Additional Animal Resources

Organizations and Institutions:

Animal Rescue League of Boston
Boston, MA
617-426-9170

Animal Legal Defense Fund
Massachusetts contact: Stephanie Harris, Senior Legislative Affairs Manager
Cotati, CA (national HQ)
707-795-2533

Humane Society of the United States
Massachusetts contact: Preyel Patel, Massachusetts State Director
Washington, DC (national HQ)
877-562-3432

Massachusetts Audubon Society
Lincoln, MA
781-259-9500 or 800-283-8266

MassWildlife
Westboro, MA
508-389-6300

United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS)
Amherst, MA (Massachusetts Regional Office)
413-253-2403 or 800-352-8015

United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Hadley, MA (New England Regional Office)
413-253-8200

Animal Law & Policy Program at Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
617-496-5145

Animal Legal & Historical Center, Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
animallaw@law.msu.edu

Animal Laws and Regulations:

Massachusetts law about animals: A compilation of laws, regulations, cases and web sources on animal law (mass.gov)

State trapping restriction law: The Wildlife Protection Act (M.G.L. c.131 s80A) (malegislature.gov)

Overview: Laws that Protect Animals – Federal, State, & Local (aldf.org)