Cat Rescue Group Serving Newton Wants New Shelter
The Cat Connection says it needs a new shelter to keep up with rescue services.
A Waltham-based cat rescue organization that serves Newton has proposed a new shelter in Waltham. The Cat Connection, a cat rescue and adoption organization, has proposed taking over the former North Waltham Library branch next to the Kennedy Middle School as a shelter for rescued cats. Currently, the city does not have an animal shelter. The group, which services Waltham, Newton, Belmont, Watertown, Brighton and Allston, says it needs the facility in order to resume rescuing cats, according to group officials. The Cat Connection was forced to stop rescuing felines on Jan. 1 because it does not have enough foster homes or an adequate facility in which to rehabilitate cats. “We have exhausted that as a resource,” the group said in an open …
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