IMPORT LICENSE:  A license issued to shelters and rescues who are allowed to import dogs and cats originating from outside of the Commonwealth.  The licensee is required to transport imported dogs and cats directly to a Massachusetts Isolation Facility.  Shelters and rescues holding an import license may also conduct the same activities permitted under a Local License.
LOCAL LICENSE:  Those organizations who have been issued a Local License may accept and adopt dogs and cats originating from within the Commonwealth as well as dogs and cats surrendered by their owners who reside in New England States or New York.  Owner surrendered dogs and cats from New England States and New York must be transported into Massachusetts by their owner and be surrendered to the licensed rescue in Massachusetts.  Owner surrenders do not include dogs or cats transported into Massachusetts by any rescue, shelter, or third-party transporter.
Rescues dealing in species other than dogs and cats operate under a Local License and may import animals in accordance with all applicable laws pertaining to the species the shelter or rescue deals in.
| License No. | Licensed Shelter or Rescue | Business Location | License Type | |
| 185 | 3 Dogs Rescue | ME | jennifer@3dogsrescue.org | Import |
| 142 | 4 Paws Stronger, Inc. | MA | publics20.lm@gmail.com | Import |
| 86 | A Place For Ace | MA | admin@aplaceforace.org | Import |
| 60 | Ahimsa Haven Animal Rescue, Inc. | MA | info@ahimsahaven.org | Local |
| 184 | All Dog Rescue, Inc. | MA | info@alldogrescue.org | Local |
| 58 | All Sentient Beings | MA | wishfulwhiskers2017@gmail.com | Local |
| 71 | American Lab Rescue, Inc. | CT | info@americanlabrescue.com | Import |
| 62 | Angels Helping Animals Worldwide | MA | angelshelpinganimalsmv@gmail.com | Import |
| 57 | Animal Protection Center Of Southeastern Massachusetts, Inc. | MA | k.heise@apcsm.org | Import |
| 54 | Animal Rescue Front, Inc. | MA | chris@animalrescuefront.org | Import |
| 221 | Animal Rescue League of Boston | MA | Import | |
| 70 | Animal Rescue League Of Fall River | MA | john@arlfr.org | Import |
| 40 | Animal Rescue League Of New Bedford d/b/a Humane Society & Shelter | MA | mventura6089@comcast.net | Local |
| 200 | Animal Rescue Merrimack Valley, Inc. | MA | Local | |
| 99 | Animal Rescue Of New England | RI | info@arne-ri.org | Import |
| 56 | Animal Shelter Of Martha'S Vineyard | MA | ldawley@animalshelterofmv.org | Local |
| 64 | Animal Shelter, Inc. | MA | leigh13@ix.netcom.com | Import |
| 26 | As Sweet As A Peach Animal Rescue, Inc. | MA | assweetasapeachanimalrescue@gmail.com | Import |
| 63 | Bay State Animal Cooperative, Inc. | MA | info@baystateanimals.org | Local |
| 91 | Berkshire Humane Society | MA | jperreault@berkshirehumane.org | Import |
| 92 | Better Together Dog Rescue | MA | bettertogetherdogrescue@gmail.com | Local |
| 90 | Big Wave Dog Rescue, Inc. | MA | info@bigwavedogrescue.com | Import |
| 202 | Black Feather Horse Rescue Inc. | MA | dcn@blackfeatherhorserescue.org | Local |
| 50 | Bnrs Rock N Rescue | MA | rescue@bark-n-roll.com | Import |
| 53 | Boston'S Forgotten Felines, Inc. | MA | cindy@bostonsforgottenfelines.org | Local |
| 139 | Broken Tail Rescue, Inc. | MA | info@brokentailrescue.org | Import |
| 42 | Brown Dog Coalition And Rescue | MA | adoptions@browndogcoalition.com | Import |
| 52 | Buddy And Friends Animal Rescue | MA | adoptions@buddyandfriendsma.org | Import |
| 67 | Buddy Dog Humane Society, Inc. | MA | info@buddydoghs.org | Import |
| 74 | Bullied Breeds Rescue, Inc. | MA | info@bulliedbreedsrescue.org | Local |
| 102 | Cape Ann Animal Aid Association, Inc. | MA | info@capeannanimalaid.org | Import |
| 114 | Carrie A. Seaman Animal Shelter Casas | MA | casas4rescue@comcast.net | Local |
| 128 | Cat Life Rescue | MA | catliferescue@gmail.com | Local |
| 204 |
Cenla Alliance for Animals Inc |
LA | Import | |
| 115 | Chance Of A Lifetime Dachshund Rescue | MA | niccar14@yahoo.com | Import |
| 68 | Changing Tomorrow Animal Rescue, Inc. | FL | changingtomorrowanimalrescue@gmail.com | Import |
| 85 | Clover Creek Sanctuary, Inc. | MA | clovercreekcritters@gmail.com | Local |
| 205 | Crops and Flops Rescue, Inc | MA | info@cropsandflopsrescue.org | Local |
| 105 | Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society Dba Dakin Humane Society | MA | springfield@dakinhumane.org | Import |
| 83 | Dawgs Fight Back, Inc. | NH | info@dawgsfightback.com | Import |
| 179 | Dog Orphans Humane Society | MA | info@dogorphans.com | Import |
| 65 | Ella'S Feline Rescue Mission | MA | ellasfelinerescuemission@gmail.com | Local |
| 88 | Ellen M. Gifford Sheltering Home Corp | MA | giffordcats@giffordcatshelter.org | Import |
| 119 | Fine Feline Cat Rescue | MA | finefelinecatrescue@gmail.com | Local |
| 137 | Forest Guardians Animal Rescue, Inc. | MA | forestguardiansanimalrescue@gmail.com | Local |
| 180 | Forever Paws Animal Shelter | MA | asilva@foreverpaws.com | Import |
| 174 | Forgotten Angels Shelter Inc. | MA | info@forgottenagelsshelter.org | Local |
| 209 | Friends of Beverly Animals, Inc. | MA | Local | |
| 107 | Friends Of Eleanor Sonsini Animal Shelter | MA | staff@sonsinianimalshelter.org | Local |
| 136 | Friends Of The Franklin County Regional Dog Shelter, Inc. | MA | office@fcrdogkennel.org | Local |
| 219 |
Friends of the Scituate Shelter, Inc. |
MA | info@scituateanimalshelter.org | Local |
| 125 | From Alone To Home Rescue | MA | admin@fromalonetohomerescue.org | Import |
| 117 |
Furever Homes For Felines, Inc. |
MA | Local | |
| 28 | Furget Me Not Inc. | MA | unfurget@gmail.com | Local |
| 36 | Gals Best Pal | MA | team@galsbestpal.com | Import |
| 49 | Great Dog Rescue Ne, Inc. | MA | info@gdrne.com | Import |
| 24 | Greyhound Pets Of America, MA | MA | schumitzd@battelle.org | Import |
| 111 | Guardian Angels Cat Rescue, Inc. | MA | guardianangelscatrescue@gmail.com | Import |
| 108 | Guinea Pig Sanctuary | MA | guinea-pig-sanctuary@comcast.net | Local |
| 80 | Habitat For Cats No Kill Shelter, Inc. | MA | habitatforcats.ma@gmail.com | Local |
| 22 | Handsome Dan's Rescue For Pit Bull Type Dogs | RI | heather@obhounds.com | Import |
| 55 | Happy Life Beagle Rescue, Inc. | MA | info@happylifebeaglerescue.org | Import |
| 135 | Hearts4Paws Inc | MA | hearts4paws@outlook.com | Local |
| 25 | Humane Society & Shelter - Southcoast (Registered Trade Name) : Animal Rescue League Of New Bedford (Corporate Name) | MA | mventura6089@comcast.net | Import |
| 106 | In Honeys Memory Adult Cat Shelter | MA | floures1@msn.com | Local |
| 118 | It'S All About The Animals, Inc. | MA | ohnokitty1@gmail.com | Local |
| 98 | Jacks Galore, Inc. | MA | jacksgalore@gmail.com | Local |
| 113 | Korean K9 Rescue, Inc. | NY | info@koreank9rescue.org | Import |
| 141 |
Labs4Rescue, Inc. |
CT | info@labs4rescue.org | Import |
| 43 | Ladybug Cat Rescue, Inc. | MA | ladybugcats@outlook.com | Local |
| 151 | Last Hope K9 Rescue | MA | maurat@lasthopek9.org | Import |
| 134 | Legacy Rescue, Inc. | MA | egray@legacyrescue.org | Import |
| 46 | Little Bear Stables, Inc. | MA | littlebearstables@gmail.com | Local |
| 156 | Massachusetts Humane Society, Inc. | MA | masshumane@aol.com | Local |
| 170 | Massachusetts Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals | MA | adoption@mspca.org | Import |
| 160 | Medfield Animal Shelter | MA | info@medfieldshelter.com | Local |
| 187 | Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society | MA | info@mrfrs.org | Local |
| 198 | Mutt Rescue, Inc. | MA | muttrescueofmassachusetts@gmail.com | Import |
| 159 | National Brussels Griffon Rescue, Inc | MA | conniel@andell.com | Local |
| 176 | National 9Great Pyrenees Rescue | CT | director@nationalpyr.org | Import |
| 149 | New England Equine Rescue North, Inc. | MA | mary.martin@neernorth.org | Local |
| 112 | New England Old English Sheepdog Rescue, Inc. | MA | placement@neoesr.org | Import |
| 75 | New Hope Rescue, Inc. | AL | nhrescueinc@gmail.com | Import |
| 182 | Norfolk County Humane Society, Inc. | MA | helynspierdowis@gmail.com | Local |
| 166 | Northeast Coonhound Rescue | MA | alambertus99@gmail.com | Import |
| 152 | Paw-Affection Dachshund Rescue, Inc. | MA | aguyan@paw-affectionrescue.org | Local |
| 76 | Pawfect Life Rescue | MA | julie.pawfect@gmail.com | Import |
| 103 | Paws & Pets & Prayers Rescue, Inc. | MA | pawspetsprayers@gmail.com | Import |
| 104 | Paws And Claws Rescue Humane Society For Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals | AR | hmnichols@yahoo.com | Import |
| 143 | Paws For Love International, Inc. | NH | pawsinternational.inc@gmail.com | Import |
| 162 | Paws New England | MA | joanne@pawsnewengland.com | Import |
| 178 | Peace For All Animals, Inc. | MA | peaceforponys@aol.com | Local |
| 226 |
People for Cats |
MA | Import | |
| 206 |
Pibbles & More Animal Rescue Inc |
MA | pibblesrus33@gmail.com |
Import |
| 155 | PittieLove Rescue, Inc. | MA |
Import |
|
| 181 | Project Spay, Inc. | MA | projectspayrescue@gmail.com | Local |
| 168 | Protection Of Animals In Wakefield Society, Inc. (Paws) | MA | paws01880@gmail.com | Local |
| 48 | Rescue Inc | MA | hello@rescueinc.dog | Import |
| 79 | Save A Dog, Inc. | MA | shirley@saveadog.org | Import |
| 199 | Scargo Wags And Wiggles Rescue, Inc. | MA | sylvia@scargowagsandwiggles.com | Import |
| 157 | Second Chance Animal Rescue, Inc. | MA | scarofmv@gmail.com | Import |
| 147 | Second Chance Animal Services, Inc. | MA | info@secondchanceanimals.org | Import |
| 41 | Second Chance Stables & Draft Rescue, Inc. | MA | scsdrinfo@gmail.com | Local |
| 122 | Senior Tales Animal Rescue, Inc. | MA | waksteinjulie@gmail.com | Local |
| 191 | Shultz's Guest House Services | MA | Import | |
| 175 | South Shore Ferret Care A/K/A Fortunate Ferrets, Inc. | MA | southshoreferretcare@comcast.net | Local |
| 144 | Standish Humane Society | MA | standishhumane@comcast.net | Import |
| 87 | Sunny Paws Rescue | MA | info@sunnypawsrescue.org | Import |
| 78 | Sweet Paws Rescue | MA | cynthia@sweetpawsrescue.org | Import |
| 146 | The Boxer Rescue, Inc. | MA | lisa@theboxerrescue.org | Import |
| 167 | The Cat Connection Rescue Shelter | MA | garvangiltinan13@gmail.com | Import |
| 31 | The Dog House K9 Rescue | MA | sarahvholmes@gmail.com | Import |
| 132 | Unchain America, Inc. | MA | robin@robinbudin.com | Local |
| 44 | Vintage Pet Rescue | RI | vintagepetrescue@gmail.com | Import |
| 77 | Westfield Homeless Cat Project | MA | denisesinico@hotmail.com | Local |
| 169 | Woburn Feral Cat Coalition | MA | woburncats@gmail.com | Local |
| 165 |
Yorkies Inc |
MA | Local | |
| 171 | Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue | MA | executivedirector@ygrr.org | Import |