Rescue organizations

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Animal Rescue League of Boston

Boston, MA

The Animal Rescue League of Boston is an unwavering champion for animals in need, committed to keeping them safe and healthy in homes through innovative, award-winning programs that address root causes of issues facing animals and the people who love them.

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Bay State Animal Cooperative

Home-based / foster network — serves the Norwood, MA area

A no-kill rescue organization practicing a cooperative approach to animal welfare, providing adoption services, low-cost spay/neuter assistance, trap-neuter-return (TNR), and long-term foster care for cats that cannot be adopted.

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PALS Animal Life Savers

Salem, MA

A nonprofit, no-kill, all-volunteer feline rescue group committed to finding loving, permanent homes for stray, abandoned, abused, neglected, or surrendered cats. For 30 years, PALS has upheld high standards of animal care with a belief that every cat deserves a second chance.

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Protection of Animals in Wakefield Society, Inc. (PAWS)

Wakefield, MA

Founded in 1982, PAWS is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit that rescues, fosters, and facilitates cat and kitten adoptions while providing animal welfare programs and community cat management in the greater Wakefield area.

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Animal Protection Center of Southeastern MA

Brockton, MA

A nonprofit animal shelter helping homeless animals in Massachusetts since 2009, offering adoption services, foster programs, and community support.

Offers fostering501(c)(3)
Foster network

Attleboro Friends of Cats

Home-based / foster network — serves the Attleboro, MA area

A no-kill cat rescue and foster care organization operating through foster homes with volunteers throughout the area, focused on temporary care and permanent adoption placement.

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Lowell Humane Society

Lowell, MA

A privately funded animal shelter providing shelter, preventing cruelty to animals, and advocating for their welfare through humane education and adoption services. The organization has been serving animals and people for over 150 years.

Offers fostering501(c)(3)
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Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society

Salisbury, MA

MRFRS is a nationally recognized, non-profit volunteer organization committed to ensuring the health and welfare of feral & domestic cats and kittens by promoting, pro-active, compassionate, no-kill programs. MRFRS was founded in 1992 in response to growth in the feral or homeless cat population alo

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MetroWest Humane Society

Ashland, MA

MetroWest Humane Society is a volunteer-led, no-kill shelter focused on the well-being of cats in the Metrowest Boston area, finding loving homes, providing lifetime care, and reducing the feral/stray cat population through community education.

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MSPCA Adoption Center Boston

Boston, MA

The MSPCA Boston Adoption Center is an adoption-focused facility offering rehoming services for animals in need. The organization provides adoption services, accepts animal surrenders by appointment, and operates a 24/7 emergency veterinary care facility.

Offers fostering501(c)(3)
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Stray Pets in Need

Natick, MA

A volunteer-run shelter formed in 1991 to promote the well-being of local animals and responsible human-animal relationships, placing over 400 animals annually in carefully selected adoptive homes.

Offers fostering501(c)(3)
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Whiskers of Hope

Bedford, MA

Whiskers of Hope is a no-kill adoption organization for cats and kittens operated by volunteers. We operate a virtual shelter with all cats in foster homes and are committed to finding loving permanent homes for homeless cats.

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