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ToggleHere is a list of senior dog rescue Massachusetts: (Last updated on Jun 25, 2022)
Worcester Animal Rescue League
Sanctuary Name
Worcester Animal Rescue League
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
04-2133247
IRS Ruling Year
1930
Hours
12:00 – 16:00
About
Worcester Animal Rescue League, also known as WARL, was founded in 1912 by a group of Worcester women to help over-worked horses, stray cats and dogs. They were dedicated women who remained with WARL for the remainder of their lives.
The mission of the Worcester Animal Rescue League is to give compassion to every being that turns to us for help, providing shelter and care for animals as well as respect and resources for people.
WARL is a limited-intake shelter with 96 dog and 41 cat kennels. Space or time limits are not placed on adoptable animals, and we can only take in animals when a kennel is available.
info@worcesterarl.org
Phone
508-853-0030
Address
139 Holden St, Worcester, MA 01606
Forever Home Rescue New England
Sanctuary Name
Forever Home Rescue New England
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
26-2077869
IRS Ruling Year
2008
Hours
15:00 – 17:00 (Mon)
Closed on Tue-Sun
About
Forever Home Rescue New England is a 501c organization devoted to saving the lives of dogs. We follow all the rules of the state of MA in doing transports and adoptions.
foreverhomerescue@gmail.com
Phone
508-359-4465
Address
106 Adams St, Medfield, MA 02052
Last Hope K9 Rescue
Sanctuary Name
Last Hope K9 Rescue
Organization Type
501(c)(3) non-profit
EIN
45-4862800
IRS Ruling Year
2013
Hours
9:00 – 17:00
About
LHK9 is a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit all-breed dog rescue based in Massachusetts.
We are dedicated to saving abandoned, neglected, and abused dogs from high-kill shelters in Central Arkansas and beyond. Though our rescue efforts are focused in the Central Arkansas area, we also serve as a resource for local dog surrenders, shelters, and special rescue efforts in other areas. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, pre-existing medical conditions, or breed, because every dog deserves to know love.
As the literal “last hope” of the dogs we serve, our southern fosters pull dogs and puppies from partner shelters in Arkansas. While in foster, each dog receives love, care, and medical treatment, then receives a health clearance and transports to New England. After a mandatory 48-hour quarantine stay and an additional health clearance, each dog is picked up and fostered by a northern foster family who serves as a gateway to his/her adoptive home, affectionately known as a FURever home.
postadoptions@lasthopek9.org
Phone
617-300-8944
Address
71 Commercial Street, #184, Boston, MA 02109
Great Dog Rescue Ne Inc.
Sanctuary Name
Great Dog Rescue Ne Inc.
Organization Type
501(c)(3) non-profit
EIN
16-1706490
IRS Ruling Year
2004
Hours
24 hours
About
Great Dog Rescue New England (GDRNE) is a 501(C)(3) non-profit, shelterless, all-breed rescue group headquartered in Massachusetts. Our group is comprised of volunteers from all over New England who love dogs and want to help those that end up homeless through no fault of their own. Loyal and loving dogs turn up every day in New England and Southern shelters, as owners turn them in or they’re found roaming the streets after being dumped.
To the best of our abilities, we evaluate all of our Great Dogs’ temperament and suitability for living with other dogs, cats, and children. A dog’s health is checked, and we make sure they are up-to-date on all shots and are spayed or neutered. Then, we place them in loving foster homes until they find their very own family. Our goal is to meet the needs of each dog as an individual and to assure proper placement in a loving forever home.
info@gdrne.com
Phone
978-470-3383
Address
9 BARTLET ST, Andover, MA 01810-3655
Shultz’s Guest House
Sanctuary Name
Shultz’s Guest House
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
47-2697761
IRS Ruling Year
2015
Hours
Unknown
About
Shultz’s Guest House is a 501c3 dog rescue shelter, located on 200 private acres in Dedham, MA. It’s hard to imagine that such a place exists for homeless dogs, but it does! Surrounded by forests, ponds, with the Charles River running through it, dogs and visitors have a sense of stepping into paradise.
Our mission is to provide rescue for lost, homeless and abandoned dogs in the southern part of the country, where both veterinary care remains commonly unaffordable and animal protection laws remain dormant; to provide for the medical care, sheltering, and transport of such dogs to our Dedham, MA facility, where we can further manage their healthcare, provide socialization, introduce human trust, and promote spaying/neutering as a means to end the suffering of pet overpopulation and unwanted dogs; and to focus on adoption of healthy puppies and dogs into loving, forever homes.
Our shelter is also a private quarantine facility, fully licensed by the state of Massachusetts. We have accommodations for up to 80 dogs. SGH provides its dogs with comfortable ‘guest’ accommodations in our state-of-the-art shelter facility. Each dog has access to large outdoor play yards, fully and daily monitored by our staff of dedicated volunteers, who provide daily stimulation within a structured schedule – and a lot of attention and love! We believe that allowing a dog to thrive in this quiet, stress free and natural setting, helps the transition into a permanent home, a smooth and happy experience for all!
info@sghrescue.org
Phone
781-690-5610
Address
13 Burgess Ln, Dedham, MA 02026
Poodle Rescue of New England Inc.
Sanctuary Name
Poodle Rescue of New England Inc.
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
04-3477906
IRS Ruling Year
2001
Hours
9:00 – 17:00
About
Poodle Rescue of New England is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue and placement of homeless poodles, providing services throughout New England (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island).
We are an all-volunteer organization that works with veterinarians, shelters, families and other rescue organizations to care for and re-home poodles. Before placement, all dogs are spayed or neutered, heartworm tested, vaccinated and groomed.
Each dog is evaluated to ensure a long and loving relationship between poodle and owner. Poodle Rescue of New England is a member of Petfinder which lists more than 200,000 animals available for adoption.
poodlerescue@poodlerescuene.org
Phone
617-628-1425
Address
PO Box 441447, Somerville, MA 02144
Save A Dog Inc.
Sanctuary Name
Save A Dog Inc.
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
04-3476937
IRS Ruling Year
2000
Hours
9:00 – 15:00
About
Save A Dog is a humane society whose primary focus is rescuing and rehoming abandoned dogs. We began in 1999 as an all-breed, all-volunteer dog rescue group and ran out of our founder’s home for nine years. Finally we have a lovely facility and kennel which we are renting to own in Sudbury, Mass.
With millions of pets being euthanized annually, our goal is to save as many lives as we can even though we are a relatively small humane society. One way to maximize the number of lives we can save at one time is to bring in groups of a dozen or so dogs at one time. In rural West Virginia and Tennessee, the plight of dogs is heart-breaking. Puppies are thrown in dumpsters, drowned, or left in a box in the woods to die. We work with several humane societies in the south who are overwhelmed with dogs. They foster the dogs for us prior to sending them up for adoption. The dogs we receive from rural humane societies all would otherwise have been put to sleep. We also take in local dogs who are in need on a regular basis.
adoptions@saveadog.org
Phone
978-443-7282
Address
604 Boston Post Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776
New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue Inc.
Sanctuary Name
New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue Inc.
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
04-3251169
IRS Ruling Year
1995
Hours
24 hours
About
“Our shelter is small and we cannot accommodate drop-in visits at this time. If you would like to meet our rescued dogs, please fill out an application and we will send you the next steps. If you have additional questions, the best way to reach us is via email.
Save A Dog, Inc. is a Massachusetts-based humane society whose focus is abandoned dogs. We take in dogs of all breeds, sizes, and shapes who have become homeless for one reason or another. We work with animal shelters in MA as well as out of state. With millions of pets being abandoned each year, we try to maximize the number of dogs we can save at once, so we work with several rescue organizations in rural parts of the country where there is a pet overpopulation, hence pets in danger of euthanasia due to lack of resources. Save A Dog incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit in 1999 and our shelter is located in Sudbury, Massachusetts. We have used foster homes as well as the shelter to house and show our rescued dogs. We try to make the best match for applicant and dog.
To date we have rescued and adopted over 8,000 dogs. We offer education to our adopters on how to use natural supplements and a good quality food to care for the new dog or pup. We offer on-site puppy kindergarten classes for our adopters during the months when the weather is favorable. We send our rescued dogs home with an adoption contract that ensures the dog will never again end up in a shelter again. Our dogs are up to date on vaccinations, and we educate the adopters not to over-vaccinate as we know that this can lead to immune deficiency problems. We use a combination of homeopathy and conventional medical as our veterinary protocol. We advocate positive reinforcement training for dogs and obedience training is a requirement for all dog adopters.
We are privately funded via donations. We charge an adoption fee, but it is not enough to cover our operating expenses, so we hold several fund raisers per year to stay afloat and keep the dog rescue work going. “
placement@neoesr.org
Phone
781-819-0131
Address
5201, 49 Stonehedge Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773
Second Chance Animal Services Adoption Center
Sanctuary Name
Second Chance Animal Services Adoption Center
Organization Type
501(c)3 non-profit
EIN
04-3490671
IRS Ruling Year
1999
Hours
10:00 – 15:00 (Mon-Fri)
11:00 – 16:00 (Sat)
Closed on Sun
About
Second Chance Animal Services is a nonprofit animal welfare organization founded in 1999. Second Chance began as an animal shelter and grew to help more pets in need. Today Second Chance operates Community Veterinary Hospitals in North Brookfield, Southbridge, Springfield, and Worcester providing access to the highest-quality veterinary care for all. Subsidized rates are provided to underserved communities to ensure access to care for all pets in need. Second Chance helps over 40,000 pets a year through full-service veterinary care, spay/neuter services, adoption services, community & educational outreach programs, training, and a pet food pantry.
adoptions@secondchanceanimals.org
Phone
508-867-5525
Address
111 Young Rd, East Brookfield, MA 01515
Mutt Rescue, Inc
Sanctuary Name
Mutt Rescue, Inc
Organization Type
501(c)(3) non-profit
EIN
81-3355744
IRS Ruling Year
2016
Hours
12:00 – 18:00
Closed on Sat & Sun
About
Mutt Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, no kill, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the care, rehabilitation and adoption of animals. With staffing by Founder and Owner, Lori Jerusik, and volunteers, our main goals are:
Remove animals from homeless situations.
Rescue animals from high kill, abusive and terrible places.
Provide medical care and rehabilitation as neccessary.
Place animals in secure, loving adoptive homes.
muttrescueofmassachusetts@gmail.com
Phone
413-594-8144
Address
102 Grove St, Chicopee, MA 01020
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