The rescue of Massachusetts dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and small domestic mammals, is critical to the well-being of these companions. This page is dedicated to providing rescue lists for all Massachusetts pets. We thank all those people who give unselfishly to the saving and placement of the less fortunate, and we hope that any heartache you encounter is overwhelmed by the happiness you make.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: It is PGAA's desire to provide a list of adoption and rescue sites that rescue pets and, hopefully, place them into new loving and caring homes. While we make every effort to only publish links from reputable rescue agencies, we HAVE NOT physically reviewed these organizations. Let us know of any unfavorable experiences that you may have had with any rescue/adoption group at PGAA Rescues.
It is difficult to continually maintain a completely valid list of operating rescue agencies so some of these rescues may no longer be operating. Your cooperation in notifying us of closed rescues will also be appreciated.
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Massachusetts Adoption and Rescue Organizations.
Please use caution when considering placing an animal with any one involved in animal rescue, or if you get an animal from a rescue/adoption agency. Get references and do some investigation on your own. Long-distance/sight unseen adoptions can be risky.
A "Yes" in the No-Kill column means that the rescue is a shelter where animals are only euthanized if they are too sick to be treated or too aggressive to be suitable for adoption.
| LOCATION | TYPE | BREED | URL | NO-KILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | Birds | Parrots | Beaks and Noses | |
| Massachusetts | Birds | All | Foster Parrots, Ltd | |
| Lunenburg, MA 01462 | Cats | All | Pat Brody Shelter for Cats | Yes |
| N. Billerica, MA 01862 | Cats | All | Billerica Cat Care Coalition | |
| Revere MA | Cats | All | Animal Umbrella | Yes |
| Tyngsboro, MA 01879 | Cats | All | Kitty Angels | Yes |
| Braintree, MA 02184 | Cats and Dogs | All | Rescue Angels, Inc | |
| Braintree, MA 02185 | Cats and Dogs | All | South Shore Humane Society, Inc | |
| Baldwinville MA 01436 | Cats and Dogs | All | Bosler Humane Society | Yes |
| Bloomfield, CT 06002 | Cats and Dogs | All | Our Companians Domestic Animal Sanctuary | |
| Boston, MA 02116 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animal Rescue League of Boston | |
| Brookline, MA 02446 | Cats and Dogs | All | Calliope Rescue, Inc. | Yes |
| Dracut, MA 01826 | Cats and Dogs | All | Pets In Need | Yes |
| Fall River 02721 | Cats and Dogs | All | Forever Paws Animal Shelter,Inc | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Cats and Dogs | All | MSPCA-Angell | |
| Massachusetts | Cats and Dogs | All | PawSafe Animal Rescue | |
| Milton, MA 02186 | Cats and Dogs | All | Milton Animal League | Yes |
| New England, MA 02035 | Cats and Dogs | All | All Pets Rescue, Inc | |
| Pittsfield, MA 01201 | Cats and Dogs | All | Eleanor Sonsini Shelter | |
| Randolph, MA 02368 | Cats and Dogs | All | Hilltop Humane Society | Yes |
| Quincy, MA 02169 | Cats and Dogs | All | Quincy Animal Shelter | Yes |
| Sudbury MA 01776 | Cats and Dogs | All | Buddy Dog Humane Society | |
| Springfield, MA 01104 | Cats and Dogs | All | Thomas J. O'Connor Animal Control & Adoption Center | |
| Bondsville, Ma. 01009 | Dogs | All | New Beginnings Dog Rescue | |
| Boston, MA 02135 | Dogs | All | Underdog ResQ | |
| Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 | Dogs | All | Boston Dog Rescue | |
| Hopkinton, MA 01748 | Dogs | All | Pound Hounds | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | All | A Place For Us | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | All | New Beginnings Dog Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Toys | Beaks and Noses | |
| Granby 01033 | Dogs | All | Rover Stays Over Dog Adoption, Granby, MA 01033, 413-530-0311 | |
| West Springfield 01090 | Dogs | All | F.A.C.E.S. Dog Rescue and Adoption, 413-783-3078 | |
| Sudbury 01776 | Dogs | All | Save A Dog Rescue | |
| Boston, MA 02135 | Dogs | Special Need and Senior Dogs | Underdog ResQ | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Afghan Hound | Amy Peake - 413-268-0208 | |
| New England, Eastern NY, NJ | Dogs | American Eskimo | Eskies Online | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | American Eskimo | Chuck Bruno - 781-289-6202 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | American Pit Bull Terrier | Claudia Siniawski - 781-477-9470 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Argentine Dogo | Argentine Dogo Club of America - Robert Pruitt - 978-422-7664 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Basenji | Basenji Companions Clube - 978-458-8108 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Basenji | Andrew Fowler - 617-524-8003 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Basset Hound | Linda Fowler - 508-672-6780 | |
| New England | Dogs | Basset | Colonial Basset Hound Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bearded Collie | Barbara Marshall - 781-275-0637 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bernese Mountain Dog | Paul Emerson - 978-448-3183 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bloodhound | American Bloodhound Club - Gina Hayes - 508-693-7299 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Border Collie | Glen Highland Farm Border Collie Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Border Collie | New England Border Collie Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Border Terrier | North American Border Terrier Welfare - Kate Murphy - 978-372-1775 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Boston Terrier | Boston Terrier Tea Party | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Boston Terrier | Minuteman Boston Terrier Rescue - Jennifer Tripp - 508-753-5074 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bouvier Des Flandres | Maureen Patterson - 508-358-6657 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bouvier Des Flandres | Deborah Abeles - 413-743-4084 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bouvier Des Flandres | American Bouvier des Flandres Club - Dale Cuddy - 508-948-5110 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Boxer | Jane Scott - 413-367-9292 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Boxer | Northeastern Boxer Rescue | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Briard | Marsha Clamp - 508-793-2948/508-839-5302 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Brittany | Michelle Saltzman - 781-275-1532 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Brittany | Ellyn Packard - 781-383-2595 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Brittany | Fran Phillips - 978-724-3325 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Brittany | Nancy Dempsey - 978-774-3502 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bulldog | Kathy Bernardi - 978-386-5541 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Bulldog | Pat Garrity - 508-842-8848 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Cairn Terrier | Diana Sibley - 413-533-2611 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Cane Corso | Tammy Kickey - 508-725-6945 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Caucasian Ovcharka | Audrey Chalfen - 617-361-3289 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Chesapeake Bay Retreiver | Paulette Nolan - 508-457-1537 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Chow Chow | Rita Enwright - 978-688-7288 (Referrals Only) | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Collie | Collie Network - Mary Lenertz - 978-456-8473 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Curly-Coated Retriever | Sheila Callahan-Young 978-281-3860 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Dachshund | Jeanne Fisher - 781-581-1854 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Dogue de Bordeaux | Anna - 617-776-2814 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | English Cocker Spaniel | Mrs. Jane Doty - 978-897-3883 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | English Shepherd | Mary Ann Dwight - 413-774-5888 (Referral) | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | English Springer Spaniel | Eastern English Springer Spaniel Hotline - 781-237-4751 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Fila Brasiliero | Fila Brasiliero Club of America - Ida Estep - 978-772-4892 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Fox Terrier | Jean Derench - 978-683-8361 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Fox Terrier | Holly Peterson - 978-663-8093 | |
| Brockton, MA 02305 | Dogs | French Bulldog | French Bulldog Rescue Network | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | German Shepherd Dog | German Shepherd Rescue of New England | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | German Shorthaired Pointed | Jean Ellen Kenney - 508-697-6425 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | German Wirehair Pointer | German Wirehair Pointer Club of America - Linda Strathman - 978-249-8360 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue 978-568-9700 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Gordon Setter | TarTan Gordon Setter Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Great Dane | Dianne Powers - 508 699-9104 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Great Dane | Michelle Popka - 508-476-3957 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Greyhound | Greyhound Rescue of New England | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Greyhound | Greyhound Friends - 508-435-5969 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Greyhound | Greyhound Adoption Service - 978-462-7973 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Greyhound | Millie Merritt - 617-472-4055 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Greyhound | Kathy Morrill - 508-947-3654 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Irish Setter | Irish Setter Rescue and Adoption Newtork - Paula Peckol - 413-529-9542 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Jack Russell Terrier | Mass. JRT Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Keeshound | Mary Ellen Grace - 508-222-3300 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Laura Cook - 413-568-8764 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Missy Kielbasa - 413-572-4936 | |
| New England thru Georgia | Dogs | Maltese | Atlantic Maltese Rescue, Inc | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Norfolk Terrier | Contact: Mrs. Joseph Mattison, Phone: 617-326-0950 | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Papillon | Contact: Jackie and Ray Potocki, Phone: 508-462-7607-h,-462-6534-w | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Papillon | Contact: Jan Burger, Phone: 508-948-2275 | |
| Boston, MA 02135 | Dogs | Pit Bull | Underdog ResQ | |
| Lakeville 02347 | Dogs | Pit Bull | Braveheart Pit Bull Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Pit Bull | A Place For Us | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Poodle | Poodle Rescue of New England | |
| Ware, Ma 01082 | Dogs | Schnauzer | Schnauzer Paws Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Dogs | Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | New England Sheltie Rescue | |
| New England | Dogs | Yorkshire Terrier | Yorkies Inc | |
| Massachusetts | Ferrets | All | Luv of Ferrets Shelter and Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Ferrets | All | Gimmee Ferret Shelter | |
| Massachusetts | Ferrets | All | Massachusetts Ferret Friends | |
| Massachusetts | Ferrets | All | New England Ferret Foster Education and Rescue | |
| Massachusetts | Ferrets | All | The Educated Ferret | |
| Massachusetts | Rabbits | Domestic | The Hop Line |