Group cats want you now! A beneficiant donor is matching all donations for group cats, as much as $20,000, now via July 15, 2026!
Your $9 to assist native cats will turn into $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
ARL is the one massive animal welfare org in MA with a devoted agent working with group cats and kittens.
However, with no authorities funding for this vital work, cats should depend on monetary help from individuals such as you to get the care they want, after they want it most, 12 months a yr.
Why Your Assist Issues
Group cats and kittens are feral, stray, and deserted cats who reside outside within the harsh parts. It’s estimated over 700,00 cats roam free in Massachusetts with 70,000 in Boston alone.
With out correct shelter and care, group cats are at critical danger of sickness and damage. Excessive climate, like what we see in the summertime and winter months, will be devasting for these weak animals.
Together with your assist, we will assess colonies and develop TNR (Entice-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 security and well being of those cats in addition to the group as an entire. The plan additionally contains vaccines, and whether or not every cat will probably 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 Affect
Because of the generosity of cat lovers, the next progress has been made attainable:
208 TNR’s in 2025
1,138 TNR’s within the final 5 years
697 Adoptions in 2025
3,115 adoptions within the final 5 years
Group Cat Adoptions 2021-2025
A Group Cat Adoption Story
Yogurt, now referred to as Yogi, got here to ARL in July 2022 in very poor situation: underweight, flea-infested, with a distended stomach, a fractured leg, and a extreme tail wound. After a leg amputation and 4 months in WUO (wound of unknown origin) quarantine, he was adopted and rapidly settled into his new house with Cupcake, one other ARL alum. Now speedy and mischievous, Yogi loves toys, tunnels, cat towers, and looking forward to his household on the entrance window, then racing to the door to greet them. His household says he’s been a enjoyable, particular addition to their house.
Yogurt, now named “Yogi”
