The Animal Rescue League is a great organization that was established over 100 years ago. It is dedicated to rescuing and caring for animals. They still do it, providing an animal shelter, adoption services, an animal clinic, an emergency rescue service, behavior evaluation and training, and many more services and programs.

We met with Dr. Amy Marder, a veterinarian behaviorist and Dr Martha Smith, the director of the Veterinary Medicine division.

Among others, Dr. Marder does research on how common certain misbehaviors are in homes and, together with her staff, she has developed a program that helps animals and people to live together in harmony.

If you need advise about your pet’s behavior you can call the ARL Behavior Helpline or set up a individual appointment with Dr. Marder. Here you can find the contact info: www.arlboston.org/Main/training.aspx

Dr Martha Smith showed us around in the shelter facilities and the animal clinic. We met many cute animals, from cats and dogs to rabbits and birds. They are all waiting to be adopted. I was so lucky to be allowed to name a cute kitty, so I named it after my own cat Oscar.

Here is Oscar!

June is the National Adopt-a-Cat Month. So for the rest of this month you will be able to a adopt a cat over one year of age at a reduced adoption fee.

In the pic below Dr Martha Smith together with a Cacadu.

And here with a dog called Dirty (because of all the spots!).

A volunteer worker at the center together with the dog Murphy.

You can also become a volunteer like Silvia, one of Sniffy Girls. Just check the ARL web page on how you can get involved. You can become, for instance, a Canine Companion or an Adoption Assistant.

You can visit the Animal Rescue League at 10 Chandler Street, Boston, MA 02116 or the centers in Dedham and East Brewster.

Check out the Animal Rescue League website at http://www.arlboston.org for more information.

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