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Celebrating 125 years of helping animals in need

Our Mission

The Animal Rescue League of Boston is an unwavering champion for animals in need, committed to keeping them safe and healthy in habitats and homes.

Our Vision

Animals are safe and healthy in the communities where they live.

Adopt

Matching adoptable
animals with a permanent home

Dog Training

Courses are offered
in Boston and Dedham

Medical Care

We offer high-quality, affordable
veterinary services

Community Programs

Serving animals and people
where they live

ARL In Action

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DOUBLE Your Impact This Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global day for giving to causes that are nearest and dearest to your heart. We’re feline extra excited because you have a chance to make DOUBLE the impact! Thanks to some fur-tastic supporters—ARL’s Board of Directors, our President & CEO, and Friends of ARL—your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $173,950 until midnight on 12/3. Your gift, made before midnight tomorrow will do twice the good by: Healing sick or injured animals Keeping pets and people together Protecting animals from cruelty and neglect across Massachusetts Your support will be paws-itively life-changing! Giving Tuesday and the match

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ARL’s Wellness Waggin’ Visits Senior Pet Owners in Dorchester

ARL partnership with Boston Senior Home Care expands to seven locations This past week, the Animal Rescue League of Boston’s (ARL) Welness Waggin’ made a stop at a Dorchester apartment development to provide more than a dozen pet owners with low-cost pet wellness services. The newest stop expands ARL’s growing list of senior housing developments the organization visits regularly through an ongoing partnership with Boston Senior Home Care. For many pet owners in Boston, accessibility to services is a major barrier to maintaining overall pet health, however, ARL’s Wellness Waggin’ is just one program that bring services directly to where

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Severely Injured and Burned Stray Kitten in Care of ARL 

Burned kitten likely injured in vehicle engine compartment  A three-month-old kitten is in the care of the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL), after being found in a Dorchester parking lot with injuries likely due to being inside a vehicle engine compartment. The kitten sustained a multitude of injuries, including burns, and ARL is asking for the public’s support to help provide her with the care she needs. Cynthia was found in a grocery store parking lot in Dorchester in late October, with the Good Samaritan finder realizing the kitten was in distress and needed help. The finder took the

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In 2023, your donations made a huge impact for animals in need

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animals helped with your support in 2023

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animals adopted

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of animals were adopted, returned to field/owner, or transferred

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animals were given access to high-quality, affordable veterinary care right in their community

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animals helped in cases of cruelty and neglect