Our mission is to provide cost-effective veterinary services for shelter dogs and cats, feral cats and owned dogs and cats under 6 years of age.

Our mission is to provide cost-effective veterinary services to other non-profit groups. We spay and neuter shelter cats and dogs, trap neuter and release (TNR) feral cats and provide basic veterinary needs for shelter animals. We also run low cost spay and neuter clinics for owned dogs and cats under 6 years of age.

About our Veterinarian:
Dr. Kim Trahan received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tennessee. After her graduation in 1996, Dr. Trahan began to work in private practice at Windham Animal Hospital and also with a variety of animal shelters. At Salem Animal Rescue League, Dr. Trahan started and ran the veterinary program for over 10 years. Currently the Director of Animal Rescue Veterinary Services, she has spayed and neutered over 2000 pets since the group started in June of 2010. Dr. Trahan's professional interests include feral cats, pediatric surgeries, the human-animal bond and pet over population. Dr. Trahan and her husband Don have adopted three dogs and four cats. While working, the Doctor can often be found with her "assistant" Jack Rat (a rat terrier) in tow.

About the Ethel Brant Memorial Fund:
Ethel Brant was a long time animal lover. As a mother of two she had a beloved terrier named Ginger. Later in life, Ethel had several cats as companions. She also enjoyed visits with family members' pets. The animals always loved Ethel. She had a kind and gentle way with them. Ethel was also concerned with the plight of stray cats that she would see. She often lamented the “poor kitties that had no homes” and would try to help these animals.

In 2009, it has been estimated that 4 million dogs and cats were euthanized in shelters in this country because there were not enough homes for them. Many unwanted puppies and kittens are born to households with an income of less than $35,000 a year and to animals (especially cats) that have no home. If financial assistance were available to these families, many would get the adult animals spayed or neutered and the number of homeless animals in this country could be reduced. If citizens could have feral cats in their community spayed and neutered at no cost, many would trap and care for these cats.

The Ethel Brant Memorial Fund was established in April 2011. This fund was established to provide financial resources for free or subsidized spay and neuter surgeries to needy families in Southern NH and Northern MA. The fund will also provide free spay and neuter surgeries for stray and feral cats in those areas. Donations to The Ethel Fund are tax deductible and always appreciated.

Send Your Donations To:
ARVS
194 Rockingham Rd.
Londonderry, NH 03053