SMART volunteers have been very busy these last few months. Although things have been somewhat slow in Massachusetts (thank goodness) that has not been the case in other parts of the country. In January, a team of SMART volunteers responded to a request from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to assist with another…
On another deployment, a number of SMART volunteers were a part of a major cat rescue in Florida. At the end of February, a number of animal welfare organizations worked together to round up close to 700 cats that were living in crowded and unsanitary conditions at a cat sanctuary known as the Caboodle Ranch.…
On February 12, SMART held a special informational session at the MSPCA at Nevins Farm in Methuen. More than 80 people took time out of their weekend to learn more about SMART and the possibility of establishing a disaster animal response team (DART) in Northeastern Massachusetts. During this session, we discussed: the nature of disaster…
Given the amount of activity that has been going on over the last six months or so, there are two volunteers that we would like to acknowledge for going above and beyond the call of duty in supporting or representing SMART. Frank Taylor is our IT superstar. He has built an absolutely amazing online intake…
We’re getting ready to roll out a new training plan for 2012 that addresses basic requirements for being a SMART volunteer. In addition, the SMART teams will identify other trainings that will be pertinent to their tasks. As soon as everything is finalized, we’ll communicate the training schedule so that you can plan ahead. Stay…
SMART has been working behind the scenes to distribute equipment and supplies for emergency animal sheltering around the state. We have received a number of grants that have allowed us to provide basic sheltering supplies, emergency generators and large animal supplies. We will continue to grow our stores of supplies and establish similar caches throughout…
As SMART has become a larger organization and as our volunteer base has grown, it has become apparent to us that we need to have someone dedicated managing ongoing communications with our volunteers. If you are interested in this new volunteer communication coordinator role (or know of someone who might be), please contact us at…