Mass. Animals: Shelter Taking Care of Animals Found in Blackstone Home; 16 Dogs, 2 Cats Recovered from Marlborough Home; Paws and Claws

By Charlene Arsenault

Photo credit: Paws and Claws Fun Run, courtesy of Beth Oram Photography

Clinic Accepting Donations to Help Animals Taken From Filthy Blackstone Home

Information and details continue to spill from the case of child neglect and abuse at a home in Blackstone. Four children were removed from the home and care of mother Erika Murray, and three dead babies were later discovered. Murray will face charges in concealing fetal death and child endangerment, reported the Boston Globe.

Several dead animals were found in the home. Two animals, a dog and a cat, were found alive, but in bad shape, reported WHDH. Full of sores, underweight and infested with fleas, the animals are being cared for and recovering at the Medfield Animal Shelter. While the animals are expected to recover, their care is expensive, and anyone interested in donating can do so by going to the shelter’s website.

Support Animals in Need at the Paws & Claws 5K

Join the Paws & Claws 5K Run/Walk in support of Baypath Humane Society. This beautiful course runs through Hopkinton State Park during peak foliage season.Join fellow animal lovers and four-legged pals for this fun run, taking place on Sunday morning, Oct. 26. Youngsters can also join in the fun at the half-mile Small Paw Fun Run.

All money raised supports Baypath Humane Society in its mission to provide shelter, care, and loving homes for stray and unwanted companion animals.Early registration fees are $25 (until October 9, 2014) for the 5K and just $10 for the Small Paw Fun Run.

Tufts Hosts Talk on Green Chimneys Farm, Animal-Assisted Interventions

Green Chimneys is home to 300 animals of diverse species and hundreds of children with special needs. Making ethical decisions about the lives of these animals challenges the Green Chimneys staff team daily. How do we ensure each animal has the best quality of life?

Speaker Michael Kaufmann, director of Green Chimneys Farm and Wildlife Center, discusses “Animal-Assisted Interventions That Benefit Both Humans and Animals” On Oct. 29 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Varis Lecture Hall at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton.

Buddy Dog Needs Your Donations

Buddy Dog Humane Society needs your help to help dogs and cats. The humane society, located in Sudbury, is running low on blankets, beds, sheets, towels, pillows and more. “Anything our dogs and cats can use to snuggle.”

Located on Boston Post Road in Sudbury, Buddy Dog cares for and places homeless, stray and unwanted dogs and cats in suitable homes. Find out more about this no-kill shelter and rescue group by visiting its Facebook page.

16 Dogs, 2 Cats, Rescued by MSPCA from Marlborough Home

Owing to huge demand for purebred dogs and cats in Massachusetts, the 16 Shih Tzu dogs and four Siamese cats surrendered from a Marlborough house on Monday are expected to quickly find new homes, according to the MSPCA-Angell’s Boston adoption center staffers involved in their rescue.

The animals were living in a home described as cramped and unsuitable for the number of animals living inside. The animals’ previous owner, whose identity is not being released, voluntarily surrendered them to the MSPCA’s Law Enforcement dept. upon realizing the situation in the home had become untenable. No charges have been filed.

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