We are a cat only humane society located in Lancaster, Mass.
Our main missions are to care for the cats that are currently in our care and to place them in loving homes, and to promote the spay and neuter of cats.

Description:
We are no-kill for population only. We can hold up to 30-40 cats at any time. All are vet checked and up to date on vaccines, and are very friendly. We are open to the public three day a week, currently, but would like to expand in the future. The shelter is staffed though, everyday.

History:
We have been in business for over 32 years. We have been at our current location in Lancaster for 17 years, and we were located in Harvard before that.

Contact people:

Jennifer Bellrose, Veterinary Director, (phone), (email) Christina Brodeur, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Address:

505 Center Bridge Road Lancaster, MA 01523 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.vhscatshelter.org

North Central Ma Network of Nonprofit Organizational Profile

Organization Type:
	Regional
What is your organization trying to change; whose lives; and the impact that you seek?
	We seek to lower the amount of unfixed cats and homeless cats.
What are major challenges/obstacles your organization faces in trying to meet your mission?
	Our lack of volunteers limits how many animals we are able to care for.
Please describe some of the major accomplishments and successes of your organization.
	We are able to fix and find homes for over 1000 each year!
Have partnerships with nonprofit/forprofit/government helped you to advance your mission?
	Yes, we do our spay/neuter program with the help of the MSPCA, which has helped keep costs low for people to have their own animals fixed, along with helping in keeping the vet costs for our own shelter animals low.

Overall Experience   
I have volunteered in different areas like volunteering at Leominster's Boy's and Girl's club and a Mount Monadnock Religious Retreat but I would like to further that by volunteering for the Humane Society.

posted on December 10, 2006