Make a New Year's resolution to neuter your cat during the Catmobile's "Happy Neuter Year" Campaign

Salisbury, MA (December 4, 2014) – The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society’s Catmobile wants you to ring in the New Year by making a resolution to neuter your cat during their “Happy Neuter Year” campaign.

Sponsored by PetSmart Charities, the largest funder of animal welfare efforts in North America, the “Happy Neuter Year,” campaign will provide $20 neuter surgeries for cats during the month of January.

Spaying and neutering is one of the most effective ways to reduce the homeless pet population and is safe for kittens as young as eight to 10 weeks old, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.

“Neutering male cats is a simple surgery that reduces unwanted behaviors, like roaming, fighting, and urine marking territories,” says Liz Pease, Director of Operations, The Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society. “It also guarantees your cat never fathers a litter of kittens.”

This special $20 rate is even less than the organization’s normal low-cost price and is available to all residents of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Pet parents who wish to take advantage of this offer must mention the “Happy Neuter Year” campaign when they schedule their appointment. This campaign is based on availability.

The Catmobile will provide 200 “Happy Neuter Year” sterilizations for $20 in January. Please visit www.catmobile.org or call 978-465-1940 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

PetSmart Charities’ “Happy Neuter Year” campaign provides more than $713,624 to spay/neuter clinics to fund affordable, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries for 16,585 male dogs and cats across the nation during the month of January.

About the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society

The MRFRS is a nationally recognized, nonprofit, volunteer-driven organization committed to ensuring the health and welfare of feral and domestic cats and kittens by promoting pro-active, compassionate, no-kill programs. Last year the MRFRS sterilized over 8000 cats and kittens. Since its founding in 1992, the organization has assisted over 80,000 cats and kittens.

About PetSmart Charities:

PetSmart Charities, Inc. is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that saves the lives of homeless pets. More than 400,000 dogs and cats find homes each year through our adoption program in all PetSmart® stores and our sponsored adoption events. PetSmart Charities grants more money to directly help pets in need than any other animal welfare group in North America, with a focus on funding spay/neuter services that help communities solve pet overpopulation. PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization, separate from PetSmart, Inc.