Find 02420 animal shelters, puppy dog and cat shelters, pet adoption centers, dog pounds, and humane societies. Animal shelters provide information on adopting dogs, cats, and pets, animal care and rescue, and animal control.
Arlington Animal Control 51 Grove Street Arlington MA 02476 3.7 miles from 02420 781-316-3950
House Rabbit Network PO Box 2602 Woburn MA 01888 3.8 miles from 02420 781-431-1211
Pawsafe Animal Rescue 820 Pleasant Street Belmont MA 02478 4.8 miles from 02420
Kitty Haven PO Box 541522 Waltham MA 02454 4.9 miles from 02420 617-332-9020
The Cat Connection PO Box 541435 Waltham MA 02454 4.9 miles from 02420 781-899-4610
Crested Guardians, Inc. 7 Cynthia Road Billerica MA 01821 5.4 miles from 02420 978-375-2942
Beaks and Noses, Inc. 19 Fuller Road Billerica MA 01821 5.8 miles from 02420 978-663-4547
Adopt-A-Cat 13 Peter Spring Road Concord MA 01742 5.9 miles from 02420 978-369-9467
Pet Placements 33 Doonan Street Medford MA 02155 6.6 miles from 02420
Grey2k Usa PO Box 442117 Somerville MA 02144 7.4 miles from 02420 866-247-3925
Saint Meows PO Box 380462 Cambridge MA 02238 7.5 miles from 02420 617-767-6294
Reading Animal Control 15 Union Street Reading MA 01867 7.5 miles from 02420 781-944-1212
West Newton Animal Control 25 Chestnut Street Newton MA 02465 7.5 miles from 02420 617-796-2109
Billerica Cat Care Coalition PO Box 141 Billerica MA 01821 7.5 miles from 02420
Somerville Animal Shelter 2 Bradley Street Somerville MA 02145 7.8 miles from 02420 617-718-0943
Kitty Love Cat Shelter PO Box 383 Wilmington MA 01887 7.9 miles from 02420 978-657-0967
House Rabbit Society PO Box 999 Melrose MA 02174 8.0 miles from 02420 781-663-9962
Melrose Humane Society PO Box 102 Melrose MA 02176 8.0 miles from 02420 781-662-3224
Animal Control of Wakefield & Stoneham 1 Lafayette Street Wakefield MA 01880 8.0 miles from 02420 781-231-0474
Cambridge Animal Control 344 Broadway Cambridge MA 02139 8.3 miles from 02420 617-349-4376
Some animals are brought to shelters by owners who cannot care for them. Others are rescued from abuse or neglect. Stray or lost animals may be brought to shelters by the general public or animal control agencies.
Do Animal Shelters euthanize unwanted or hard-to-adopt animals?Some shelters have a firm no-kill policy and will strive to find homes for every animal they receive. Due to limited space and resources, other shelters may have to euthanize certain animals that are less suitable for adoption because of health or behavioral issues. Animal control agencies may euthanize animals that have not been adopted within a certain timeframe or animals that have shown aggression.
Can anyone adopt a pet from an Animal Shelter?Generally, any member of the public may adopt a pet from an Animal Shelter. Some Animal Shelters will first screen or interview an individual in order to assess their suitability as a pet owner.