#8-13 came from Second Chance Fund working with Worcester Animal Rescue League (delivered to Fairhaven MA; Orleans MA; and Mason New Hampshire)
2 ran off from the Fairhaven barn almost immediately
#14-17 are the siblings our friend Lori rescued from the Malden Diner basement (delivered to Mendon MA and North Easton MA)
#18-19 were two unrelated feral strays from Billerica Cat Care Coalition and MRFRS that we added to a barn we had previously worked with in Upton MA
2 ran off from the Upton MA barn (We have not had luck placing unrelated strays together)
#20-27 were ‘unadoptable’ cats from MRFRS in Salisbury (delivered to Groton MA, Plympton MA, Upton MA, and Northfield Connecticut)
2 from the Upton barn (different from the one above) spent a year living together and disappeared at separate times, believed to have been taken by coyotes.
#28-30 Male & female from MRFRS to Bedford, New Hampshire and male to Contoocook,NH.
The male in Contoocook disappeared after six months, believed to have been taken by coyotes.
#31-32 were cats that were returned to MSPCA Methuen because of litter box problems (delivered to Sturbridge MA)
2 cats moved out of the barn and ‘went wild’ on the property.
#33-35 were kittens that our president Sara Carlisle rescued and paid to neuter (delivered to Groton MA)
#36 was a feral kitten that Morene took home from her vet (delivered to Upton MA)
#37 was a stray cat who ended up at the MSPCA in Methuen after Shelter Me paid to neuter him (delivered to Abington MA)
#38-39 were two black female kittens that Kitty Kats rescued from the streets of Brighton, MA (delivered to Upton MA)
#40-41 were two orange male kittens that Kitty Kats rescued from a dumpster in Rosalindale, MA (delivered to Boxford MA)
#42-43 were a grey and a black male kitten that KittyKats rescued from the dumpster in Roslindale (delivered to Ashby, MA)
#44 was a tortie female that Billerica Cat Care Coalition rescued - we placed her with the grey and black male kitten (delivered to Ashby MA)
2009
Shelter Me Inc placed 35 “unadoptable” cats in barns
#45-46 were a black & white male named Don and a calico female named Butterfly that were trapped in Acton, an area we cover, and brought in by a neighbor. Delivered to Berlin, MA
#47-48-49 were an orange female and her two orange female kittens rescued by KittyKats from a DPW site south of Dorchester, MA. Delivered to Newbury, MA
#50-51 - 2 orange cats male and female rescued by Charles River Alleycats. Delivered to Derry, NH.
#52 - a male black and white cat rescued from the streets of Charlestown by KittyKats and placed on the farm that has Tiny, Felix and the Calico in Upton, MA.
#53-54- a male orange cat named Marmalade and a black cat named Nira trapped by KittyKats in the South End and Dorchester.Renamed Sonny and Buddy by their new owners.
#55-56 - Found a barn for two cats, a grey male and a black female, both long-hair and 1 year old. Trapped by Standish Humane Society in Plympton after the barn they were living in was closed down and cleaned out. Placed in Billerica.
#57-58 - Placed Petunia, a 5 yr old Calico with Kiki, a 1 yr old black cat, both females picked up by Animal Rescue League. They had been in the shelter for more than 2 months and were not likely to be adopted for behavioral reasons.
#59 - placed a 1 yr old black cat Violet. She has been in the shelter at ARL and was returned for attacking her owner. We attempted to place her with Petunia and Kiki but she growled so much, we took her back and on the way home to pick up a cage, another barn owner took pity on her and gave her a home. We had a heck of a time getting Violet out of the carrier and finally gave up and put it (with her in it) inside the cage.
Violet sadly disappeared and was believed to have been taken by a coyote
#60-61 - Placed two orange male cats, both named Garfield, unrelated but very fond of one another. They were not being adopted at the Animal Rescue League for behavioral reasons.
#62-63 - Placed 2 females, a feral white cat and a feral tortie cat, captured on the streets of Everett by Cindy Dever of Charles River Alleycats, in a barn in Auburn, NH.
#64 -Placed a black & white female cat named Shasta in a barn that houses two very friendly goats and a couple horses. She had been at the Animal Rescue League in Boston since early March when we placed her on June 6th in a barn in West Bridgewater.
#65 - Placed a grey cat named Elmo in the barn next door to Shasta’s place. She also had been at Animal Rescue League for several months. She lucked out big-time in her new home.
#66 Placed a black & white female cat named Precious - saved by Laurence Van Atten of International Animal Rescue on behalf of WARL - in Hollis, NH.
Precious is believed to have been taken by a coyote.
#67 Placed Melborn, a 3 year old male grey tabby (13 pounds) saved by Laurence Van Atten, Delivered to a barn in Cape Cod. He was featured in the Cape Cod Times in a story titled, “Shelter Me gives stray cats a fresh start.”
Melborn is believed to have been taken by a coyote.
#68-69 Kimball & Bushy - 1 3yr old orange male and 1 grey tabby from ARL to Carlisle, MA
Bushy ran off after the acclimation period.
#70-71 Thelma & Louis - siblings black & white - 1 five month old female and 1 five month old male. They were too timid for ARL to adopt out - they could be petted but preferred to hide from humans. Delivered to Ashby, MA
#72-73 Sierra Echo - 1 yr old grey female and 1 yr old gray tabby male -delivered to us by Jill Sullivan, a volunteer at Scituate Animal Shelter and taken to Ashby, MA
#74 Muriel - female black & white 1 yr old female saved by Jill Sullivan, volunteer for Scituate Animal Shelter and taken to Ashby, MA
#75-76 -two 1 1/2 year old calico kittens, Fiesta and Stella, saved by Julia at Standish Humane Society who delivered the cats to a farm we found for them in Cape Cod.
#77-78 - 2 female siblings - 4 1/2 months old, an orange female (unusual) and a tortie given to us by Jill Sullivan who got them from Quincy Animal Shelter. We placed them in Lunenberg, MA.
One cat became ill and died several months after placement.
#79 - 1 female black & white cat - 6-7 months old rescued from the streets of Worcester by Laurence Van Atten of International Animal Rescue. Delivered to Lunenberg.
2010
#80 - 1 black & white male - 3 yrs old former stray - adopted once and returned to ARL Boston- delivered to Haverhill, MA
