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Humane Society & Shelter - SouthCoast

Animal shelter in Dartmouth, Massachusetts

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Address

31 Ventura Drive, Dartmouth, MA 02747

Hours of Operation

    Monday: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Tuesday: Closed
    Wednesday-Saturday: 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    Sunday: Closed
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Adoptable Pets at Humane Society & Shelter - SouthCoast

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Rocky

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 2 yrs 6 mos

Dartmouth, MA

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Rock

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr

Dartmouth, MA

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Paddy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr

Dartmouth, MA

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Caleb

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

Dartmouth, MA

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Tango

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 5 mos

Dartmouth, MA

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Angel

Wheaten Terrier

Female, 5 yrs

Dartmouth, MA

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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House-trained
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Fluffy

Domestic Mediumhair

Male, 1 yr

Dartmouth, MA

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Lola

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos

Dartmouth, MA

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Good with cats
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Sammy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr

Dartmouth, MA

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Shelter FAQs

501(c3) serving the animals of the greater New Bedford and Fall River areas.
Greater New Bedford and Fall River areas.
  1. Submit Application
  2. Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
  3. Interview
  4. Approve Application
  5. Meet the Pet
  6. Sign Adoption Contract
  7. Pay Fee

Additional adoption info

All dogs dogs/puppies- $600, *adoption fee for dogs and puppies includes, spay/neuter, age appropriate core vaccines, worming, heartworm test (over 6 months), first month heartworm preventative, rabies shot (over 3 months), flea treatment, microchip, Cats- $240 - 1 year and over Kittens -$290- 1 year and under *adoption fee for cats and kittens includes spay/neuter, rabies shot (if old enough) age appropriate core vaccines, combo testing, worming, flea treatment, and cardboard pet carrier.

Adoption application

https://hsssc.org/adoption/

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Nathan

Border Collie/Belgian Malinois

Male, 2 yrs 6 mos

Warren, RI

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(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Not good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
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Fievel

Rat

Male, 1 yr

Fall River, MA

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Cara

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 mos

Fall River, MA

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HeARTs Speak

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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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