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Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals

Animal rescue in Nantucket, Massachusetts

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11 Crooked Lane, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Andrea Morris

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Rescue FAQs

The mission of Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals, NiSHA, is to provide shelter and care for animals in need and to promote animal welfare through humane education, outreach and advocacy.
Nantucket - NiSHA is the town’s contracted stray dog shelter. All lost dogs brought in by Nantucket’s Animal Control Officer or citizens are cared for and safe until their owners can be located. With our public Facebook page and Twitter account, strays go home more quickly than ever.

Additional adoption info

Our Adoption Fees Dogs, $250 Puppies, $300 Little Mountain Rescue Dogs, $475 Senior Dogs, $100 Cats, $150 Kittens, $250 Senior Cats, $50 Rabbits, $50 Small & Furries and Birds, $25 Included with Every Adoption  Microchip  Neuter  Rabies Vaccine  Bordatella and DHPP vaccines (dogs)  FVRCP Vaccine (cats)  Heartworm test (dogs)  FELV/FIV test (cats)  Parasite test  Heartguard (dogs)  Frontline  Wormer  Pet resource for life
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Rat Terrier

Male, 6 yrs 10 mos

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(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
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Effexor

Labrador Retriever/Australian Shepherd

Female, 7 mos

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Good with kids
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Koda

Australian Cattle Dog/Alaskan Malamute

Male, 4 mos

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(when grown) Large 61-100 lbs (28-45 kg)
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Good with dogs
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Animal Charities in Nantucket, MA

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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