Every year, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) helps hundreds of community cats across Massachusetts—but as the weather warms up, we face a growing crisis: a surge in kittens born in need of intensive care.

These kittens are at high risk from the moment they’re born, facing threats like:

• • Harsh weather
  • Illness and injury
  • Predators
  • Lack of food and shelter

These fragile babies urgently need your help!

Double Your Impact During the Kitten Shower

Join us for this year’s Kitten Shower, as we bring awareness of the reality of kitten season and rally support to help them.

Now through June 30, 2025, your donation can go twice as far to help stray kittens and community cats in need. A generous donor is matching all gifts—up to $20,000!

Your $9 to help local cats will become $18 and can provide TWICE as many:

• • Nutritious meals, including kitten formula
  • Life-saving vaccines and medication
  • Heating pads and supplies for comfort and warmth

Give $100 or more and be honored on our Kitten Kuddler Wall of Honor!

Donate Now to help community cats

Send Supplies from Our Wish Lists

Want to help in another way? You can send urgently needed items directly to us by shopping our Kitten Shower Registry via:

• Amazon Wish List
• Chewy Wish List

These supplies go directly to kittens and cats in our care.

ARL’s Lifesaving Community Cats Program

ARL is proud to be the only large animal welfare organization in Massachusetts with a full-time Community Cat Agent. Since 2017, our Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program has helped over 3,000 community cats.

An ARL community cat agent setting up humane cat traps.

Here’s how it works:

1. Our Community Cat Agent identifies and evaluates colonies across the state.
2. Cats are humanely trapped and brought to an ARL Animal Care and Adoption Center.
3. They receive essential veterinary care: vaccinations, spay/neuter surgery, and behavioral assessments.
4. Socialized cats are placed for adoption. Others are safely returned to their colonies.