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A small kitten is recuperating after being found injured under the wheel of a truck in Lawrence, Massachusetts, last week, the MSPCA said.

The MSPCA is looking for a forever home for Sophie, a 4-year-old pitbull mix who has been at the shelter for several months after she was surrendered during a criminal investigation. Sophie was found emaciated in Agawam, Massachusetts, in June. Her owner is currently facing animal cruelty charges. When she first arrived Sophie had “unique behavior challenges” due to the…

Dozens more rescued beagles – part of a group that’s drawn international attention after they were rescued from a Virginia breeding facility – were brought to Massachusetts this week, according to the MSPCA-Angell. MSPCA officials said 42 of the dogs will be cared for by the MSPCA and the Northeast Animal Shelter (NEAS) in Salem. Another six will go to…

A sick puppy found abandoned near a cemetery in Boston has been adopted by a loving family, the MSPCA said. PJ the pit bull, also known as Pickles, was found in a crate near Mount Hope Cemetery on June 15 and brought to the Angell Animal Medical Center, the MSPCA has said. Emaciated, the 5-month-old pup had parvovirus, which is…

A sick puppy abandoned near a cemetery in Boston this month has recovered to the point that he’s up for adoption. PJ the pit bull, also known as Pickles, is available to be adopted at MSPCA-Angell, the animal rescue said Thursday. The 5-month-old dog was found in a crate near Mount Hope Cemetery on June 15 and brought to the…

An emaciated pit bull puppy, sick with a potentially deadly virus, was abandoned in a crate near a Boston cemetery last week, a local animal rescue group said Wednesday, asking for the public’s help finding who left the dog. There are no leads into finding whoever left the puppy, who was just 5 months old, was all alone, according to…

A Massachusetts man is facing felony animal cruelty charges after a pit bull mix was found emaciated, the MSPCA said Friday. A forever home is being sought for Sophie, a 4-and-a-half-year-old dog surrendered last month by Carl Moglika Jr. of Agawam. Neighbors told Moglika’s condominium management office they could hear Sophie “being hit, and crying in pain,” the MSPCA...

Dozens of beagles are now up for adoption in Massachusetts after being rescued from an out-of-state breeder, the MSPCA announced Thursday. The MSPCA-Angell partnered with the Humane Society of the U.S. to provide the dogs with safe homes until they are placed in more permanent ones. There are 76 dogs currently at the Northeast Animal Shelter and MSPCA Adoption Centers….

Several exotic animals — that are illegal to own as a pet in Massachusetts — were found Monday night inside “dirty” cages in the back of a U-Haul in Cambridge, officials announced. The MSPCA-Angell said in a press release Thursday that four coatis were discovered in the rental company vehicle at the corner of Pacific and Sydney streets. One of…

An exotic, young cat found outside a home in Worcester is on the mend after getting surgery and an outpouring of support from the Massachusetts community. And the Bengal kitten, who was unable to walk and in when she was brought in by a good Samaritan to the MSPCA-Angell Shelter in Boston last month, didn’t just get a new...

An exotic Bengal cat found injured outside a Worcester, Massachusetts, home is expected to undergo surgery this week and will need a new home once she’s fully recovered. The MSPCA-Angell Shelter in Boston said a good Samaritan brought the cat to their shelter two weeks ago. Shelter staff determined the cat is likely less than a year old. The...

Help us Clear the Shelters! This week’s highlighted furry friends: a precious puppy, beautiful bunny, and friendly ferrets — all looking for a forever home. For more information, mspca.org.

Princess Loo was adopted by a woman named Donna who lives in western Massachusetts, MSPCA officials said Monday.

Seventy-five cats and dogs were evacuated from Louisiana to Massachusetts on Saturday as Hurricane Ida approached the Gulf Coast. The pets included 36 dogs and 39 cats, according to MSPCA-Angell. There were 20 puppies and a 13-year-old poodle named Bronx who was living at Jefferson Animal Welfare Services’ shelter just outside New Orleans. The transport of these animals to Massachusetts…

Three dogs seized in a large-scale animal cruelty case in South Carolina have arrived in Massachusetts and will soon need homes. The dogs — two beagles and a hound mix — were part of a group of 20 dogs sent to the Northeastern Animal Shelter and MSPCA-Angell from the Charleston Animal Society in South Carolina. According to the groups, the…

MSPCA-Angell and Northeast Animal Shelter are help raise money to save adorable Georgia transplant Bradley. The three-month-old pit bull mix puppy has come so far — but his most dangerous journey is still ahead of him.

Dozens of sugar gliders, a kind of adorable flying possum, are in need of new homes after being relinquished to a Boston-area organization. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell on Friday said the 44 sugar gliders were surrendered from a home in Hampshire County after the owner found it overwhelming to care for them once they…

Twenty cats and one dog were rescued from what was described as a “hoarding house” in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood on July 31, MSPCA-Angell announced Wednesday. The animal shelter said that Boston animal control officers removed the cats and dogs from the home after the owner voluntarily surrendered them. The unidentified owner will not face charges. “This is one of those…

Thirty chickens have been rescued from squalid conditions on a property in Middleboro, Massachusetts, the MSPCA said Friday. The chickens — 14 roosters and 16 hens — were kept in cramped, dirty pet carriers without access to fresh water and food, the MSPCA said. Some suffered from overgrown spurs, bacterial infections and lice. The chickens were voluntarily surrendered by the…

The story of a pit bull that nearly died of heatstroke this month after being abandoned at an MPSCA animal hospital was being shared as a warning to put owners amid a local heatwave Tuesday. MSPCA-Angell offered tips on how to keep pets safe in extreme heat and said that the 3-year-old pit bull, Rocco, is up for adoption from…