Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals, Veterinary Services

Mission: The mission of the mspca is to protect animals, relieve their suffering, advance their health and welfare, prevent cruelty and work for a just and compassionate society.

Programs: Our angell medical centers in boston and waltham treated 66,501 animals in 2014.Emergency care was provided to 16,665 patients at angell. There were 15,679 surgeries performed, 1,142 animals received advanced imaging, 4,247 ultrasounds were performed and 859 dental surgeries were performed. Eighty-five full-time vetenerians, many of them board certified in various specialities, provide clinincal excellance enhanced by state-of-the art technologies. Angell animal medical centers have earned the accredition of the american animal hospital association, and stand proudly among the best vetinary hopsitals in the country.

our three animal care and adoption centers take in and adopt out thousands of homeless animals every year - cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, turtles, and all kinds of small animals. In 2014,7,601 animals were placed into loving homes; our network of 510 foster homes provided care for animals who were not quite ready for adoption; 1,450 volunteers donated their time to help with animal care, special events and office work; 2,354 people and their dogs attended training and agility classes; 566 people attended 20 training classes for equine and large animal rescue; our equine ambulance staff traveled to 7 sport horse events throughout the us and canada to provide support and medical care for horses; and our nevins summer camp provided an educational experience for about 348 school children. 702 preschoolers attended the "little bookworms" story hours in boston and at nevins farm. In addition to finding homes for homeless animals, our adoption centers strive to provide their surrounding communities with animal-related information and assistance in order to help create a more compassionate society.

our mspca law enforcement officers, fully commissioned by the commonwealth of massachusetts, meet a host of challenges every day in their quest to make this a better world for animals. During 2014, our law enforcement officers investigated 1,883 complaints about alleged abuse or neglect, resulting in 662 warnings; performed 2,895 case re-checks to ensure compliance; accepted the voluntary surrender of 1543 animals; participated in 724 educational or advisory sessions with animal owners and made 355 court appearances.

advocacy - our advocacy team works to improve animal protection laws and regulations. Their work is sustained through our volunteer animal action team members who write letters, make phone calls, attend lobby days at the state house, and meet with legislators to help improve the lives of animals. Snap - our spay/neuter assistance program (snap), as part of an effort to meet this challenge effectively, collaborates with the massachusetts veterinary medical association to offer reduced-cost pet sterilization to low-income pet owners by means of a discount certificate redeemable at participating veterinary practices.