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About Us
A Winning Team
Our amazing team of regular and
part-time volunteers are committed to helping MHS cats find new homes. We could not exist without them! They feed, clean and socialize the cats at PetSmart in Saugus, MA. We have 3 groups - the morning volunteers, the evening volunteers and our weekend people who assist with adoptions. Our foster parents are the BEST. Interested? Contact us and let us know.
Our Mission
MHS takes in cats only. We take injured, unwanted and abandoned cats, get them medically treated, spayed/neutered, then we hold them until we find permanent homes for them. We show cats ready for adoption at PetSmart in Saugus, MA. We have no brick-and-mortar shelter; we use our volunteers homes as foster homes. We are an all volunteer 501(C)3 organization completely dependent on donations. We are always looking for foster homes. Use the FOSTER button to let us know if you would like to be a foster home.
Melrose Humane Society helpers
Our first line of defense
Veterinarians and their techs
Bay State Animal Clinic, Danvers, MA
Dr. Dana MacNamee and his staff are a wonderful asset to MHS. Besides the professional care our cats receive, they actively help with adoptions.
Saugus Animal Hospital, Saugus, MA
All the vets and technicians are so professional and helpful. Our cats receive excellent care!
Various shelters and Rescues
Melrose Humane Society works with other shelters/rescues in the Northeast area. They take cats from us when we are overloaded and we take cats from them when they need help.
Melrose Humane Society supporters
Foster families, supporters and friends
foster families
People who foster for MHS offer our cats a safe, warm place to stay until we can get them to the vet for a checkup and vaccines - and to be spayed or neutered. Our foster families usually have only one or two cats at a time - none of them need an intervention. They also provide socialization for cats that have been on the streets for awhile. They provide substitute love for a cat that has lost a loved owner. Cats that have lived with their owners for a length of time, do grieve their loss.
Our loyal supporters
MHS is fortunate to have people who donate on a monthly basis - because we have so many cats in need! We have some people who have named MHS in their wills. We are so grateful to them. Ocean State and Bissell are companies that support MHS too. You can donate with our PayPal button: just scroll down.
Friends who understand...
There are MANY people who are kind and willing to help strays. Many feed cats in colonies, rescue kittens and reach out whenever there is a need. MHS tries to help those wonderful rescuers find new homes for their rescues. Check out Off the Beaten Path Sanctuary that we are helping for information on how to take care of ferals...they are good at it.
Painless iGive donation
Using IGive on your shopping sprees gives Melrose Humane Society a portion of whatever you pay for your goods. Just download the iGive app wherever you shop.
Amazon. Smile is ending. Thank you for your support over the years while shopping Amazon.Smile for Melrose Humane Society. Unfortunately Amazon.Smile is closing on Feb. 20, 2023. We are already set up with a great alternative....iGive. Follow this link https://www.iGive.com/melrosehumanesociety
We need volunteers
We are pretty well set for volunteers at this moment, but if you want to help, please just let us know and we will let you know if we have any openings. Our volunteers are THE BEST, but sometimes, they need to leave - for a job, for school, etc. so we sometimes have unexpected openings. Just use the CONTACT US tab to send us a message.
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More about our cats
We have many cats that have been adopted and many cats still waiting to be adopted. You can read about them on our Facebook pages. Just click the tab below.