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BERKSHIRE ANIMAL D.R.E.A.M.S. Celebrating Thirteen Years as
Champions for Community Cats WE NEED YOUR HELP: These wonderful cats are in urgent need of a good home:
Monumental 2013 Trap-Neuter-Release Project
>> posted March 11th, 2013
Animal DREAMS is undertaking an enormous Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) project in portions of
Pittsfield. Our goal is to catch about 225 community (abandoned or feral) cats, spay/neuter them so they can no longer increase the cat population,
and provide veternary care such as vaccinations and flea treatment. We desperately need the assistance of the community to make this effort a success.
A contingent of our volunteers will be canvasing the areas where we will be trapping to spread the word. We will be asking the local communities for
their cooperation with things like not feeding the community cats at certain times while we're trapping, and taking their outdoor pet cats inside to avoid
the possibility of them being accidentally trapped.
Volunteer Orientations
Saturday, March 23rd, from 9:45am-12:00pm &
Tuesday, March 26th, from 5:45pm-8:45pm
At our Pittsfield storefront, 441 North Street
An introduction to volunteering with Animal D.R.E.A.M.S.
First Fridays Arts Walk
Friday, April 5th, from 5:00pm-8:00pm
At our Pittsfield storefront, 441 North Street
“A visual arts focused program unifying many of downtown Pittsfield’s visual arts venues, providing a full evening for the art appreciator”
Wild Birds Cat Adoption Bake Sale
Saturday, April 27th, from 11:00am – 3:00pm
At Wild Birds Country Store, 783 South Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
Coming soon in May – our rescheduled Anniversary Celebration!
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WHAT IS ANIMAL D.R.E.A.M.S.?
Animal D.R.E.A.M.S. is a not-for-profit organization
improving the lives of feral and abandoned cats. Based in Berkshire
County, Massachusetts, Animal D.R.E.A.M.S.' mission is to have all
feral cat colonies in Berkshire County managed and stabilized, with
healthy cats and a zero reproductive rate, with kittens and non-feral
cats socialized and adopted out into loving homes. All cats are
screened, spayed/neutered, and vaccinated prior to release or adoption.
WE'RE GROWING STRONG
2013 marks the thirteenth year since Animal D.R.E.A.M.S. was
founded. It's been an incredible journey so far, with over 3500 cat rescues to date. Keeping in mind that cats are
prolific breeders, able to birth up to three litters a year, (and with
those kittens able to enter the breeding pool as early as five months
old), it is easy to see why there is such an overpopulation of cats,
and why spaying and neutering as many as we can helps to reduce the
numbers of kittens born. With our Trap-Neuter-Return (T-N-R) program,
several thousand fewer kittens have been born around Berkshire County.
WHAT DO WE DO?
We are the only organization in Berkshire County to go to
where the cats are: in barns, on the streets, under buildings. Our
dedicated volunteers work under some pretty unpleasant conditions, all
year long, to rescue and improve the lives of the forgotten felines
around us.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Our volunteers work very hard
throughout the long, bitter winter, trapping as many feral cats as
possible before the Spring kitten season begins-eighteen cats living
behind an automotive garage... 29 at a goat farm... 21 at a dairy
farm... 13 near a Pittsfield housing project... 8 in a trailer park...
one cat here, six cats there. The list goes on.
