About the Red Acre Foundation: A little over one hundred years ago, Miss Harriet G. Bird started her Red Acre Farm with one black horse, $8, and vision. Through her energy and determination, others were made to see what she foresaw, that there was a place and a need for a humane organization that not only cared, but took care. The marriage of action and funding through a century of oversight by the Bird family has resulted in a foundation that still cares, and still takes care, of as many recipients as it can reach.

Red Acre's grants support a wide variety of organizations across the region, the nation, and the world. Some of these grant recipients include equine rescue organizations, therapeutic horseback riding organizations, humane societies and animal shelters, various dog breed rescue groups, a pot bellied pig sanctuary, raptor centers, the New England Aquarium, a crippled children's clinic, and many more. For more information, www.redacrefoundation.org

About New England Society for Abandoned Animals NESAA is a charitable 501 (c) (3) organization, registered with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, with the following mission: To advocate, protect and rescue, abandoned and abused animals using a proactive, humane approach. NESAA is committed to its "no kill" programs, increasing community awareness and creating progressive changes in animal welfare. NESAA gets called often to help take care of animals that have been abandoned or not well cared for. To volunteer, become a Foster Parent and offer an Animal Foster Home, or if you are interested in adopting a cat or kitten, go online to www.nesaa.org to download an application. You can also CALL 508-771-7800 or fax the application to (508) 771-7801. For more information or to make a donation, contact the New England Society for Abandoned Animals, PO Box 1041, Osterville, MA 02655, call (508) 771-7800 or go online to www.nesaa.org.