Animals shelters across Massachusetts will waive adoption fees for dogs. (MSPCA-Angell)NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WLNE) — The ...

Massachusetts bans cat declawing and restricts the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old, aiming to improve ...

Massachusetts has some of the strongest and oldest protections for animals in the country. But the Supreme Judicial Court ...

A Marlboro man previously arrested on animal cruelty charges is in trouble again after authorities found 96 dead animals on a property he was renting, prompting a call for “additional tools ...

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, service animals, specifically dogs, are trained to perform specific tasks that ...

Here's what's blowing our way in the news: Paw and order: A slate of new rules aimed at protecting the welfare of cats and dogs takes effect Tuesday in Massachusetts, thanks to a pair of laws ...

Two new animal welfare laws in Massachusetts are taking effect Tuesday, designed to protect animals and their owners.

Police officers last year tranquilized this bear and moved the animal to a forested area. (Massachusetts State Police photo) In recent years, MassWildlife officials have responded to bear reports ...

Officials with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are supporting a proposal on Beacon Hill that would “ban those convicted of animal cruelty crimes from owning an ...