Group program launched throughout Covid-19 pandemic, demand steadily growing
This week, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) is marking the 4th anniversary of a community-based program that continues to see growing demand and was initially launched through the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic to assist pet house owners in Metro Boston going through monetary hardship.
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Hold Pets S.A.F.E. (Supporting Animals and Households On a regular basis), delivers pet meals and different important pet provides to shoppers’ properties and partner-supported neighborhood housing, and likewise supplies momentary pet shelter for shoppers who’re going through housing instability or imminent homelessness.
Over the previous 4 years, this system has:
- Made 781,591 pet meals obtainable
- Assisted 3,277 pets and households
- Supported 796 pets by means of 51 neighborhood pet wellness occasions
- Helped 153 pets with momentary housing
Whereas the pandemic has largely handed, the monetary constraints for a lot of pet house owners stays and demand for ARL’s community-based applications has elevated over time.
ARL is concentrated on protecting pets in properties and out of shelters, and due to these and different initiatives, the variety of animals surrendered from the service areas of Dorchester, Roxbury, Mattapan, Hyde Park and East Boston have drastically declined over the previous few years.
To contact the Hold Pets S.A.F.E. hotline for help, please name (857) 350-8730, Monday-Saturday from 9 a.m. to five p.m.
To seek out out in case your pet is eligible for momentary housing and for extra data, name (617) 426-9170 and dial the extension of the ARL Admissions workplace nearest you: Boston x140; Dedham x404; Brewster x305.
