Welcome to The Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire

I wanted to say thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful kitten. I adopted him back in March, when he was knows as Tom at the shelter. He is now Dexter, and is the best cat in the world (I know everyone says that). Thank you for taking such good care of him before I was able to find and adopt him. He sometimes gets confused and thinks he's a dog (he wakes me up in the morning by licking my face, plays fetch, rolls over, and loves belly scratches). But he also loves to be a lap cat and get into all sorts of mischief. His favorite activity is sprinting around the house with a straw in his mouth and then bringing it to me as a gift. He also loves crumpled up paper balls (he's a cheap pet to please). When I come home from work he bounds across the apartment to come greet me and basically leaps in to my arms. He loves to be held and carried around. He really is the perfect match for me. I love him to death, and I wanted to say thank you again for all the great work that you do, I'm lucky to have him.

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that your facility is the most beautiful facility I have ever seen. While it's always sad to see so many animals and you just wish you could adopt them all, I was so pleased with the people that work there as well as the care of the animals. What a wonderful job you guys are doing for our furry friends.

I adopted a cat on June 12th. Her name was Monica at your facility but I renamed her Molly. Molly was quite timid the first night I met her at your facility, she peed on your employee she was so scared. But reading her history about being adopted and then returned for being "too timid" I just felt like she was perfect for me to love. I went and picked her up on Saturday the 12th and like true form she immediately hit upon arrival, but by 7pm she ventured downstairs to my living room and integrated well. Week three and I am happy to report she does not hide when I come home, she welcomes me with her silent little cry (yes she has not found her voice yet) and is a complete lovebug, rubs me, butts her head against me and purrs so loud. She has even started to integrate a bit with guests when they come over, while hiding initially, she eventually comes out to investigate.

I just wanted to say that Molly is a perfect fit for the home and she has transitioned beautifully I have attached a couple pictures. Thank you for bringing her into my life.

We received a special letter about one of our transport puppy alumni to share with all the League's friends:

Kimber enjoys some sun!

May 2010

We adopted Gina from you at Pet Smart on May 1st. We've changed her name to Annie. She's doing really well, we love her so much! I thought you might like this picture of her and her daddy on a JetSki. She loves the ride to a large island on the Merrimack River in Pembroke, NH. She has many "dog friends" that she plays with when she's there. It's great exercise for her because she can run loose and enjoy the fresh air. She's such a good girl.

Well, it has been over a year since my husband and I adopted a beautiful, sweet kitty who you named Diva! We can't believe a year has gone by so quickly.

Diva has been a great addition to our family. However, the year wasn't without sadness. A month or so ago, we lost our oldest cat, Teasel. She left quite a void in our lives (and Diva's). Since Diva is a very friendly and sociable cat, we didn't want her to be the only feline in the family. So, we visited ARL-NH and decided to adopt Thistle (aka. Crazy Louise) on April 25^th. Amy Khamas was very nice and quite helpful throughout the adoption process.

It has been less than a week since Thistle joined us and already she has become a member of the family. Diva couldn't wait to meet her (and take care of her). It was hard keeping them apart. As I mentioned to Amy, Thistle was timid for about a day and a half and then a three ring circus broke out the following evening. The two girls raced around the house and played all night. Diva seems to have stepped in and become Thistle's adoptive mother! She is constantly grooming and cuddling with her. (By the way, we have a Vet follow up appointment for Thistle set up for Tuesday.)

We can't wait to see what the girls will be up to as the days go on, but what a great start!

My husband and I just wanted you to know, as far as we are concerned, the ARL-NH has two successful adoption cases with Diva and Thistle.

We adopted Shadow on February 19, 2003. Although it has taken us way too long we wanted to make sure we said thank you. Shadow has enriched not only our lives but the lives of both sets of his "grandparents." He is the type of dog that everyone loves. When we first adopted him he was around four years old and loved to run and play with other dogs in the neighborhood. Now in his senior years, he likes to go for his walks, take naps and eat Frosty Paws. Shadow loves to visit with everyone and being the ham that he is, is often the center of attention. He gives great kisses and loves to wear his bandanas. Shadow is the most amazing dog and I often wonder who really rescued who.

We are hoping that even though Shadow was adopted so long ago that maybe he might earn a spot on your Alumni page. Thank you for giving us our best friend and companion.

January 2010

Dear Animal Rescue League of NH:

Our names are Mellow and Mina (although our new mom spells it Meena.) We spent the first few months of our lives in your care until you found us a new home with our new mom. We were very happy to be able to go to a new home together, it made us that more secure. Our new mom has had cats for a long time so she knew what to expect when she brought us home and had everything ready for us - even a wonderful climbing "tree" which we love. We are well protected as we do not go outside at all, but we have the full run of the house, and boy do we run! Mom has made sure that there are no things that we can get into trouble with and even given us lots of things to keep us entertained!

We had our first trip to the vet a couple of weeks ago and even that did not phase us, as we just went to sleep in the carrier. The vet gave us some medicine for our runny eyes but said we got really good care before we came home. We have discovered that we LOVE canned food as well as the dry kibble and have filled out and grown so much since we came to live here. Mellow weighs almost 6 pounds and Meena is almost 5 pounds. Our coats are nice and shiny and full and we make sure we keep them that way.

Our favorite pastimes are playing in the empty bathtub, chasing each other around the house and curling up on mom's bed with her at night. We have learned that there are some things that are out of bounds and we now know that the word "no" means just that. Mom says we are smart little ones, and she also says we are adorable, wonderful, sweet, cute little hellions! We are not sure what hellions mean, but mom always says it lots of love and warmth in her voice, so we know it can't be bad!

We have a wonderful new home and a great new mom who is also very grateful to the ARL for providing such great care and a wonderful adoption experience. We asked mom to attach some pictures so let you see how happy we are and we will send some more later if mom can get us to sit still long enough!

Thank you again and love,
Mellow and Meena

PS Dear ARL as you can see the kids are very happy and well settled in. Thank you for providing such wonderful care to these great kittens and making it easy for me to adopt them! They bring smiles to my face each day and fill the house with love. At night they race me for the bed and once I am in they curl up on either side of me and are there for the night! This adoption was a definite success!

Lois

It's been 3 years since I was adopted and I wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

My Mom really loves me very much and she spoils me every chance she gets. She always shares her fish with me at dinner and she never complains when I bug her all night to sleep under the covers with her. She is always hugging me and telling me how much she loves me.

Mom travels a lot and she is very sad when she has to leave me. But it is actually kind of fun because all of the neighbors know I am alone and they always stop by to visit me and take really good care of me. I never go out, so they always come over and play with me and give me lots of love. Sometimes, I just like following the sun around the house and sleeping. Or in the summertime, Mom leaves the sunroom open for me so I can sit out there in the sun and watch the birds.

Occasionally, I catch a mouse (Mom finally makes me give it to her so she can set it free outside). But I really only like chasing bright pink things. Mom is always buying me new little pink mice since I keep hiding and/or losing them all. I don't know where they all go!

Now that it is cold, Mom always makes sure she lights the woodstove for me. Even if she goes out, she comes home first and starts a fire for me so I can lay near the warmth. Mom likes taking my picture 'cause she says I am a real heartbreaker. I just think she needs something to practice her photography skills on.

It's hard to believe it has been 3 years since I found my new home. When I was at the shelter for 4 months, I did not think anyone would adopt me. It seemed that everyone wanted kittens and not an older cat like me. Both Danielle Hastings & Danielle Hebert did a wonderful job in matching me up with my Mom and home. Mom was sure that upon my arrival she fattened me up 'cause I was real skinny. I think now she is worried I will get too fat!

Anyway, Mom tells me how lucky she is that I rescued her and that I am her best pal. She is always telling me she has to send a donation to the shelter because she really believes in what you are doing over there. She would like to spend time at the shelter to do more, but she is very busy and is gone a lot. She says she knows that donations are important and it is important to her to give back to the community.

Well, that is all for now. Mom started me a fire so I have to go get cozy next to it.

Merry Christmas to you all and Happy New Year -
Punkie (formerly Pumkin)
adopted December 2006
(as translated by my Mom, Grace)