Animal Rescues in Massachusetts
Listings updated 10/25/2023
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Massachusetts Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | Cats | Metro West Humane Society | 30 Pond Street (Rt.126) | 01721-2050 | (508) 875-3776 | https://metrowesthumanesociety.org/ |
| Attleboro | Cats + Dogs | Friends of Attleboro Animal Shelter | P.O Box 592 | 02703-0010 | (774) 203-1862 | https://faaspets.org/ |
| Baldwinville | Cats + Dogs + Horse +Farm | Bosler Humane Society | P.O. Box 12 | 01436-0012 | (978) 939-7316 | https://www.boslerhs.org/ |
| Boston | Cat+Dog+Horse+Small+Farm | MSPCA-Angell | 350 South Huntington Avenue (see site for other loc) | 02130-4803 | (617) 522-7400 | https://www.mspca.org/ |
| Boston | Cats + Dogs + Small+Farm | Animal Rescue League of Boston | 10 Chandler Street (see site for Cape Cod and Dedham loc) | 02116-5221 | (617) 426-9170 | https://www.arlboston.org/ |
| Braintree | Cats + Dogs | Massachusetts Humane Society | P.O. Box 850177 | 02185-0177 | (781) 335-1300 | https://masshumane.org/ |
| Brighton | Cats | Gifford Cat Shelter | 30 Undine Road | 02135-3812 | (617) 787-8872 | https://www.giffordcatshelter.org/ |
| Brockton | Cats + Dogs + Rabt Birds | Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts | 1300 West Elm Street Ext | 02301-2863 | (508) 586-2053 | https://www.apcsm.org/ |
| Buzzards Bay | Cats + Dogs | A Helping Paw Humane Society & Sanctuary for Special Needs Pets | P.O. Box 387 | 02532-0387 | (508) 291-7297 | https://www.ahelpingpaw.org/ |
| Douglas | Dogs | Dog Orphans,Inc. | 90 Webster Street (Rt. 16) | 01516-2247 | (508) 476-1855 | https://dogorphans.com/ |
| Duxbury | Cats | Standish Humane Society | 622 Congress Street | 02332-3113 | (781) 834-4663 | https://www.standishhumane.org/ |
| East Brookfield | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Second Chance Animal Services | 111 Young Road | 01515-1801 | (508) 867-5525 | https://www.secondchanceanimals.org/ |
| Edgartown | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Animal Shelter of Martha’s Vineyard | 1 Pennywise Path, P.O. Box 1829 | 02539-1829 | (508) 627-8662 | https://www.animalshelterofmv.org/ |
| Fall River | Cats + Dogs | The Animal Rescue League of Fall River | 474 Durfee Street | 02720-2510 | (508) 676-1061 | http://arlfr.com/ |
| Fall River | Cats + Dogs+ Birds+Small | Forever Paws Animal Shelter | 300 Lynwood Street | 02721-2103 | (508) 677-9154 | https://www.foreverpaws.com/ |
| Feeding Hills | Cat Sanctuary | Feline Friends Cat Sanctuary | P.O. Box 174 | 01030-0174 | (413) 786-5019 | https://felinefriendsinc.org/ |
| Gloucester | Cats + Dogs | Cape Ann Animal Aid | 4 Paws Lane | 01930-2408 | (978) 283-6055 | https://www.capeannanimalaid.org/ |
| Hopkinton | Cats + Dogs | Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton | 500 Legacy Farms North | 01748-2921 | (508) 435-6938 | https://www.baypathhumane.org/ |
| Marblehead | Cats + Dogs+ Birds+Small | The Marblehead Animal Shelter | 44 Village Street | 01945-2291 | (781) 631-8664 | https://marblehead-animal-shelter.org/ |
| Medfield | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Medfield Animal Shelter | 101 Old Bridge Street | 02052-0271 | (508) 359-8989 | https://www.medfieldshelter.com/ |
| Medfield | Dogs | Forever Home Rescue New England | 106 Adams Street | 02052-1580 | (508) 359-4465 | https://www.foreverhomerescue.org/ |
| Medford | Cats + Dogs | Kitty Connection | P.O. Box 559 | 02155-0006 | (781) 393-9995 | https://www.kittyconnection.net/ |
| Medway | Cats | The Purr-fect Cat Shelter | P.O. Box 548 | 02053-0548 | (508) 533-5855 | https://www.purrfectcatshelter.org/ |
| Melrose | Cats | Melrose Humane Society | P.O. Box 760668 | 02176-0004 | https://melrosehumanesociety.org/ | |
| Mendon | Dogs | Greyhound Rescue of N.E.,Inc. | P.O. Box 507 | 01756-0507 | (508) 478-1617 | https://greyhoundrescuene.org/ |
| Milford | Cats | Milford Humane Society | 289 West Street (Rt.140) | 01757-1245 | (508) 473-7008 | http://milfordhumane.org/ |
| Milton | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Milton Animal League Animal Shelter | 181 Governor Stoughton Lane | 02186-3712 | (617) 698-0413 | https://www.miltonanimalleague.org/ |
| North Billerica | Cats | BCCC (Billerica Cat Care Coalition) | P.O. Box 141 | 01862-0141 | https://www.billericacatcarecoalition.org/ | |
| Norwood | Cats | Neponset Valley Humane Society | P.O. Box 544 | 02062-0544 | (781) 769-1990 | https://www.neponsethumane.org/ |
| Oakham | Horses | Bay State Equine Rescue | 415 Hunt Road | 01068-9776 | (508) 882-3704 | https://www.baystateequinerescue.com/ |
| Osterville | Cats | NESAA (New England Society for Abandoned Animals) | P.O. Box 626 | 02655-0626 | (508) 771-7800 | https://www.nesaa.org/ |
| Paxton | Cats + Dogs | Sweetpea F.O.R. Animals | 1090 Pleasant Street (Rt. 122) | 01612-1069 | (508) 757-7959 | https://www.sweetpeafora.org/ |
| Peabody | Cats | Animal Umbrella | 150 R Main Street (Rear of Plaza) | 01960-5644 | (508) 877-1194 | http://www.animalumbrella.org/ |
| Pittsfield | Cats + Dogs | Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter | 875 Crane Avenue | 01201-1709 | (413) 448-9800 | https://www.sonsinianimalshelter.org/ |
| Provincetown | Cats | CASAS (Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter) | 5 Sandy Hill Lane | 02657-1527 | (508) 487-4243 | https://www.casasanimalshelter.org/ |
| Quincy | Cats + Dogs | Quincy Animal Shelter | 440R East Squantum Street | 02171-2759 | (617) 376-1349 | https://www.quincyanimalshelter.org/ |
| Salem | Cats | PALS Animal Life Savers | 10 Traders Way | 01970-1866 | (978) 531-7478 | https://www.facebook.com/palscats/ |
| Salem | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Northeast Animal Shelter | 347 Highland Avenue | 01970-1738 | (978) 745-9888 | https://www.northeastanimalshelter.org/ |
| Salisbury | Cats | Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society | 63 Elm Street (Rt.110) | 01952-1936 | (978) 462-0760 | https://mrfrs.org/ |
| Scituate | Cats + Dogs+ Birds+Small | Scituate Animal Shelter | 780 Chief Justice Cushing Highway | 02066-1845 | (781) 544-4533 | https://scituateanimalshelter.org/ |
| Springfield | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center | 627 Cottage Street | 01104-3220 | (413) 781-1484 | https://www.tjoconnoradoptioncenter.com/ |
| Sterling | Cats + Dogs | Sterling Animal Shelter,Inc. | 17 Laurelwood Road | 01564-2220 | (978) 422-8585 | https://www.sterlingshelter.org/ |
| Sudbury | Cats + Dogs | Buddy Dog Humane Society,Inc. | 151 Boston Post Road | 01776-3173 | (978) 443-6990 | https://www.buddydoghs.com/ |
| Sudbury | Cats + Dogs | Save A Dog | 604 Boston Post Road | 01776-3333 | (978) 443-7282 | https://www.saveadog.org/ |
| Tyngsboro | Cats | Kitty Angels | P.O. Box 638 | 01879-0638 | (978) 649-4681 | https://www.kittyangels.org/ |
| Waltham | Cats | The Cat Connection | P.O. Box 541435 | 02454-1435 | (781) 899-4610 | https://thecatconnection.org/ |
| West Brookfield | Horses | Central New England Equine Rescue | 96 New Braintree Road | 01585-3215 | (978) 621-6717 | https://centralnewenglandequinerescue.com/ |
| West Newbury | Horses + Donkeys | NEER North (New England Equine Rescue – North) | 52 Ash Street | 01985-2126 | (978) 510-1031 | https://neernorth.org/ |
| Westfield | Cats + Dogs | Westfield Regional Animal Shelter | 178 Apremont Way | 01085-5330 | (413) 564-3129 | http://cityofwestfield.animalshelternet.com/ |
| Winthrop | Dogs | MassPAWS (Massachusetts Progressive Animal Watchdog Society) | P.O. Box 520136 | 02152-0003 | (617) 846-5586 | http://masspaws.org/ |
| Worcester | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | WARL (Worcester Animal Rescue League) | 139 Holden Street | 01606-3441 | (508) 853-0030 | https://worcesterarl.org/ |