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Britney Fox Hover, the shelter director at the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) in Salisbury, Massachusetts, began at MRFRS as a volunteer in 2009. In addition to now running the group's shelter and medical programs, Brit also oversees the adoption program, including a very successful Feline Leukemia (FeLV+) adoption program.
Brit and Stacy talk a bit about how Brit came to love cats and get involved at MRFRS, and about MRFRS's history and programs and what makes the organization unique. As Brit puts it, MRFRS "took in animals that other shelters maybe just didn't know a lot about or didn't have resources to care for," including FeLV+, chronically ill, and behaviorally challenges cats.
Brit and Stacy also discuss the MRFRS's FARS program, a financial assistance program for lower-income owners of injured or ill pet cats, and how that program helps keeps cats in the loving homes they already have. "You see the stress and the heartbreak that goes along with surrendering a pet … for the people and for the animal," Brit says. "Being able to prevent that and keep people and their animals together is really, really important."
To learn more about the MRFRS and its programs, visit the MRFRS website, or email the organization's general email address.
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Britney Fox Hover, the shelter director at the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society (MRFRS) in Salisbury, Massachusetts, began at MRFRS as a volunteer in 2009. In addition to now running the group's shelter and medical programs, Brit also oversees the adoption program, including a very successful Feline Leukemia (FeLV+) adoption program.
Brit and Stacy talk a bit about how Brit came to love cats and get involved at MRFRS, and about MRFRS's history and programs and what makes the organization unique. As Brit puts it, MRFRS "took in animals that other shelters maybe just didn't know a lot about or didn't have resources to care for," including FeLV+, chronically ill, and behaviorally challenges cats.
Brit and Stacy also discuss the MRFRS's FARS program, a financial assistance program for lower-income owners of injured or ill pet cats, and how that program helps keeps cats in the loving homes they already have. "You see the stress and the heartbreak that goes along with surrendering a pet … for the people and for the animal," Brit says. "Being able to prevent that and keep people and their animals together is really, really important."
To learn more about the MRFRS and its programs, visit the MRFRS website, or email the organization's general email address.

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