Pat Brody Shelter For Cats

The Shelter's primary function is the rescue, sheltering and adoption of stray and abandoned cats. Volunteers maintain, clean and feed the animals and shelter faculty. The shelter is a clean, safe, caring refuge. Approximately 75 volunteers maintain the shelter and give needed attention to the animals. Volunteers solicit appropriate home-placement for all shelter animals, and educate the public about animal welfare issues through the distributions of a newsletter and participation on community events. Once upon a time.... Pat Brody lived in Lunenburg and had a very special love for cats. She founded the shelter in 1984 as a means to help stray cats. Pat died of cancer in 1991 and there was concern over the fate of the shelter. Priscilla, the current shelter director, had been volunteering with Pat for about a year and she stepped forward and took over the shelter with the help of a dedicated group of volunteers. Much has changed since then. In 1991 the shelter was helping 80+ cats. Today we adopt out 600 or more cats each year. We continue to improve our facilities and expand the level of services we can offer. All of this work is done by unpaid volunteers and through adoption fees and donations. It's a labor of love which is reflected in the good health and upbeat attitudes of the shelter's feline population.