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Independence Day Holiday

We will close today, July 3rd, at 3:00pm, but will reopen on Monday, July 6th, at 11:00am.

Rittenhouse Flower Market

Thanks to those who joined us this May in Rittenhouse Square, in Center City Philadelphia, for the Annual Rittenhouse Flower Market.

We were there with some of our animals available for adoption. Our staff enjoyed meeting many of our supporters and some potential adopters. We sold lots of flowers and plants and raised funds to support the Refuge through our raffle.

Thanks to all who came.

The 2009 Annual Morris Animal Refuge Furball was held February 21st, in the Grand Ballroom of the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Center City Philadelphia.

The "A Night in the Jungle" evening included a sumptuous buffet style dinner, with free beer donated from Yards Brewery.

People wore animal costumes and cocktail chic, and danced the night away to the music of DJ Jesse James and the Jazztech Jazz Trio.

The MAR board, staff, and volunteers wish to thank our generous supporters who attended the Fur Ball, worked on it, and donated their time, goods and services for it, and donated auction items to make it successful.

Our Honorary Chairperson was Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham. Assistant District Attorney Barbara Paul who is Philadelphia's Special Prosecutor for Animal Abuse Cases was our honored guest.

John Bolaris from Fox 29 News, was the Fur Ball's dynamic host.

The Morris Animal Refuge kennel is approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is inspected regularly by the Commonwealth. The Refuge meets or exceeds all Commonwealth requirements for housing animals.

All of the Morris Animal Refuge's adoption policies and guidelines are derived directly from guidelines prescribed by The Humane Society of the United States.

The Morris Animal Refuge and Petsmart are adoption partners at the South Philadelphia Petsmart Store.

The Morris Animal Refuge is open to the public during the below hours*
Office and Adoption Center, 1242 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA	Monday, Saturday	Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday	Thursday, Sunday
	11:00 am - 4:00 pm	11:00 am - 7:00 pm	CLOSED
*Except during holidays

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F U N F A C T S

Chinese Crested dogs can get acne.

The Morris Animal Refuge offers innovative and high quality care for cats, dogs and other small animals. The Refuge provides a full range of preventive, protective and adoption services for abused, neglected and abandoned animals. You can make a direct, and immediate impact on the lives of one of these animals by "saving a life today", through a generous online donation to the Refuge.

The Morris Animal Refuge adoption services cover the Greater Philadelphia Pennsylvania Region only; consisting of an area in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.

In more than 120 years, no animal has ever been turned away from our door.

The Refuge, the first in the United States to care for cats, was founded by Elizabeth Morris, one of our nation's pioneers in animal welfare, in 1874. The Refuge continues to operate today in Center City Philadelphia at its home at 1242 Lombard Street.

The Refuge is run by a small and dedicated staff whose primary responsibilities include animal care, adoptions and humane education. Our volunteers provide many hours of additional support with all phases of animal care and fund raising.

The Morris Animal Refuge is a nonprofit organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service under their code, section 501(c)(3). The refuge is dependent on the community's tax-deductible contributions to provide a second chance for these deserving animals.

There are always dangers in and around our homes throughout the year which might seriously affect our animal friends.

We've added two new features to our web site to help you identify potential problems for your animal friends at home.

We now have a Household Danger list pointing out some of the many dangers to animals commonly found inside and outside our homes.

We also have added a Poisonous Plant list to our site, listing many of the most common plants found in and around the house which could poison your animal friends.

Links to both of these lists can be found on our News page.

Our Web site has been created, maintained and generously donated by NSL Associates Incorporated, the Greater Philadelphia Region's premier Internet site designer and manager.