We are the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization.
Take Us Home
Every year, an estimated 2,000,000 homeless pets are euthanized. Our goal: a no-kill world where all homeless pets find loving homes.
Our Mission
Our Impact
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Animals Saved
Since 1944, more than 1.1 million animal lives saved.
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Exams Performed
In a single year, our medical staff performed 58,000 exams and vaccinated 65,000 animals.
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Pets Placed
On average, we place nearly 18,000 pets into loving homes each year.
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Schools, Libraries, and
After-School Programs
After-School Programs
Reaching students, advancing and enhancing learning.
Something to Bark About
A pet is one of life’s greatest gifts. Here’s a gift list so you can brighten the season for shelter pets while they wait for a home of their own.
North Shore Animal League America will hold A Virtual Celebration of Rescue on Thursday, November 19, 2020 featuring live musical performances, celebrity adopters – some offering unique experiences that will be featured during a live auction and, of course, plenty of dog, cat, kitten and puppy love.
If you think about it, all of my fosters have the same special need: the need for a loving home. But some face extra challenges too. By most standards, these cats and kittens are not “normal.” Something is “wrong.” Amazingly, they don’t seem to notice their differences.
Keep track of important dates in 2021 with our Life Through Their Eyes calendar. Each month features our adorable—rescued and adopted—dogs and cats. In the process, you will be helping us continue our no-kill mission to rescue, nurture, adopt, and educate in 2021 and well into the future.
Are you a dog lover? Have you rescued your pooch? Well, these Animal Rescue Dog Park Socks are perfect for you. Just like your pup, these socks will steal the show. They are from John’s Crazy Socks and they’ll donate 10% from each pair sold to Animal League America.
After being in our care for three months recovering from multiple surgeries, Puffin was finally ready for a home of her very own. She was transferred over to Bianca’s Furry Friends Feline Adoption Center where she didn't wait long before finding her purr-fect match.
Here is some helpful information regarding the diagnosis and treatment of canine and feline diabetes, and how you can help your pet live a quality life if they have, or if they develop this disease.
For many of us, Halloween can be a ghostly good time, but not always for our pets. Here are some Halloween safety tips so pet lovers can enjoy their trick-or-treating and keep their animals safe from things that go bump in the night.
Happy Tails
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Share your story on social media using #GetYourRescueOn or on our Family Album!