New England Society for Abandoned Animals

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Proactive Humane Programs forAbandoned Animals

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged on the way its animals are treated."- Mahatma Gandhi

NESAA's Mission Statement:
To advocate, protectand rescue, abandoned and abused animals usinga proactive, humane approach. We are committed to our "no kill" programs, increasing community awareness and creating progressive changes in animal welfare.
Supportive words fromMariel Hemingway, a member of NESAA's Board of Directors.

Rescued from living in a basement inPepperell, NH, Blackie came to us with such severe untreated ear infections his ear canals had turned to bone. Blackie is now in a loving foster care recovering and gaining weight.

To see the latest list of adoptable kittensand cats, please go our adoption tab. We have all new photos.
NESAA rescues 55 cats,from Hyannisport, MA home - see articles below

NESSA's belief isthatinforming individuals aboutaboutthe real issues within theircommunity is critical.With their new- found knowledge, this will inspire themtojoin our"no kill" efforts for compassionate, humane changes.

In the span of seven years, an unspayed cat and her offspring can produce 370,000 kittens!
Each year, over 7 million animal friends are euthanized (needlessly killed).
Massachusetts is ranked 16th in the U.S. for cat ownership and 50th in dog ownership for the US (American Veterinary Medical Association - 1/07 survey).
Despite the above statistic the cat is the least valued pet in the state of Massachusetts (MSPCA)
The state of Massachusettshas over 800,000 free roaming cats (MSPCA).
The state of Massachusettshas no known free roaming dogs to even create a statistic (Animal Rescue League). Free-roaming does not mean surrendered to a shelter