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Almond, who is up for adoption through the MSPCA-Angell network of shelters, is a precious pup with a unique backstory. He made his way to Massachusetts as part of a major operation, in which over 4,000 beagles were rescued from a breeding facility in Virginia that sells beagles for animal testing in laboratories.

As we enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, a “perfect storm of factors” has put pressure on understaffed U.S. shelters.

Local dog owners gathered together Saturday at a ‘pawliday’ party in Quincy, to give back to the Quincy Animal Shelter and the MSPCA, during what’s often one of their busiest seasons. Instead of a Ho, Ho, Ho, it was a bark, bark, bark at the Victory Point Restaurant in Marina Bay in Quincy, where there was even a holiday dog...

The MSPCA and Northeast Animal Shelter expect to hold an adoption special for the cats early next week.

Kentucky is looking to make room for an anticipated influx of strays following this weekend’s storms.

One hundred cats arrived in Massachusetts on Wednesday, hoping to find their forever homes in the Bay State as Kentucky shelters seek to clear room for other animals in the wake of deadly tornadoes that blew through parts of the South and Midwest last weekend. The cats were taken from the Kentucky Humane Society in Louisville, loaded onto a charter…

Animal communicator and author Lydia Hiby gives dog owners advice on how to best introduce your new pet to the family and set everyone up for success.

A Texas animal care officer has found fame on social media after his photo on Facebook received nearly thirty thousand comments.

An animal shelter in Sterling, Massachusetts, was surprised to receive tens of thousands of dollars in a cryptocurrency called “Grumpy.”

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many animal shelters to change their practices, and some are calling for more help from families who are willing to foster.

Anna Rossi meets Callie and Moana, both adult dogs, looking for their forever home at the

Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Anna Rossi meets two pups from Georgia looking to make Massachusetts home at the Northeast Animal Shelter.

Anna Rossi is meeting a few puppy siblings and adult dog Nova looking for forever homes at the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Anna Rossi meets a few fun and furry friends at the

Northeast Animal Shelter

looking for their forever home.

The MSPCA is looking for animal lovers interested in adopting a feline after 45 Ragdoll cats were surrendered in what officials called the largest single-home cat surrender in five years. “What started out as a small and manageable breeding operation quickly got out of hand as the cats began multiplying, which made it impossible for the former owner to meet...

A paramedic with a Massachusetts fire department is fostering the dog of a sick resident with a severe medical condition. The woman would not agree to receive treatment for her condition because she was concerned about Mia, her middle-aged Labrador retriever. That is when paramedic Michael Lopriore of the Chatham Fire Department decided to step in.

Lili is the longest resident dog at Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center, the tummy-rub-loving white bulldog mix has been waiting for her fur-ever home for 6 years. The shelter was surprised with $10,000 on Tuesday morning.

A woman was reportedly roaming around Lynnway Mart, a flea market in Lynn, trying to sell her two Shih Tzus over the weekend, an activity prohibited by the state of Massachusetts. The dogs, unkempt and unhealthy, were purchased for $90 by two Good Samaritans who sought to rescue the dogs. The Good Samaritans then brought the dogs to a kennel...

A woman was reportedly roaming around Lynnway Mart, a flea market in Lynn, trying to sell her two Shih Tzus over the weekend, an activity prohibited by the state of Massachusetts. The dogs, unkempt and unhealthy, were purchased for $90 by two Good Samaritans who sought to rescue the dogs. The Good Samaritans then brought the dogs to a kennel...

A cat named Kitty and her chihuahua best friend Leila have found their “fur ever” home after being adopted by a couple at the MSPCA-Angell’s animal shelter in Boston over the weekend. The MSPCA tweeted a picture of the new family and thanked everyone for their retweets in helping find a home for the inseparable cat and dog duo. The...