Serina Atuahene

Serina started volunteering for MRR in August of 2019 and was a vital part of an extremely large intake from an animal dumping situation in Ithaca, NY in November of 2019, when the rescue took in almost 200 rats.

In 2020, she expanded her role in MRR, joined MRR’s Board of Directors, and serves as the Animal Care Coordinator doing many tasks such as gathering updates, medical needs/updates, and supporting/guiding other fosters, among many other tasks as needed. As with the large Ithaca intake, Serina continues to act as a “hub,” providing emergency shelter for intakes of all sizes, assessing them for medical needs, temperament, sexes, and groups, and then matching and distributing them to other foster homes.

Serina lives in Massachusetts and shares her fostering journey, extreme love and compassion for all animals with her two children. They currently have six rats of their own (five of which were adopted through MRR), one dwarf hamster (MRR), continuous incoming fosters, and plans on adding green anoles to their family at some point.