We’ve seen an enormous enhance within the variety of neighborhood cats in want of assist. As a result of the necessity is so nice, a beneficiant donor has supplied to match all donations for neighborhood cats, as much as $20,000, now by June 30, 2025!
Your $9 to assist native cats will turn out to be $18 and might present TWICE as many:
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- ️Nutritious meals
- Life-saving vaccines and medicine
- Toys and scratch pads that assist cats have interaction and play
What’s a Group Cat?
Group cats and kittens are feral, stray, and deserted cats who dwell open air within the harsh parts. It’s estimated over 700,00 cats roam free in Massachusetts with 70,000 in Boston alone.
Why Your Help Issues
With out correct shelter and care, neighborhood cats are at severe threat of sickness and damage. Excessive climate, like what we see in the summertime and winter months, could be devasting for these susceptible animals.
ARL is the one massive animal welfare org in MA with a devoted agent working with neighborhood cats and kittens.
However, with no authorities funding for this vital work, cats should depend on monetary help from folks such as you to get the care they want, once they want it most, twelve months a yr.
Together with your assist, we will assess colonies and develop TNR (Lure-Neuter-Return) plans for every cat. TNR is among the most humane and efficient methods to cease the cycle of homelessness amongst cats. Spay and neuter surgical procedures are low-risk and confirmed to enhance the protection and well being of those cats in addition to the neighborhood as a complete. The plan additionally consists of vaccines, and whether or not every cat will likely be returned to the colony, returned to their proprietor if microchipped, or admitted to an ARL shelter to be put up for adoption if they’re pleasant.
Meow-o-meter: Monitoring Impression
Due to cat lovers, the next progress has been made attainable:
267 TNR’s in 2024
1,075 TNR’s within the final 5 years
798 Adoptions in 2024
2,713 adoptions within the final 5 years
Group Cat Adoptions 2020-2024
