From a ban on declawing cats to an eight-week age minimum for kitten and puppy sales, here's what Massachusetts' new animal ...

City and state leaders gathered Tuesday for the groundbreaking of the Animal Rescue League of Boston's new facility.

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

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

Massachusetts lawmakers advocate the need for more concrete policies governing service animals, as evidenced by a recent incident in which a small dog was dressed as a service animal in a local ...

A Marlboro man previously arrested on animal cruelty charges is in trouble again after authorities found 96 dead animals on a ...

A law ending the practice of declawing cats and a law prohibiting the sale of dogs and cats under 8-weeks-old went into effect in Massachusetts on April 8. The laws could help keep animals out of ...

“Bears are emerging from their dens, and they’re out and active,” Dave Wattles, black bear and furbearer biologist with ...

One “resilient” puppy recently rescued from an animal cruelty case in the Mississippi is ready to find a loving home in the ...

Massachusetts statute 330 CMR 12.00 governs the sale of animals in the state from licensed pet shops. It does not apply to purchases from breeders or adoptions from animal shelters or rescues.