animal control

A New Bedford man has been arrested and faces nine animal cruelty charges after police stumble upon multiple malnourished animals while investigating a hit and run.

A man sustained serious injuries after he was attacked by a pit bull on Wednesday.

Two people have been arrested in connection to a "house of animal horrors" in Westport. Westport Police Sgt. Antonio Cestodio says the one of the owners of the home at 644 Sanford Road contacted the Town's Animal Control Officer on September 25 in order to have several cats removed because of a flea infestation...

We are gearing up for our annual food drive "Cans Across The Park" this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The food we collect will go to the Red Cross and the United Way of greater New Bedford.

Animal control officials are asking for the public's help in finding the owner of an abandoned and malnourished dog. The French mastiff was found in Acushnet last Thursday, rooting through a resident's garbage. Mattapoisett Animal Control officer Kathy Massey was called to the scene to assess the animal and possibly identify the owner who may be criminally charged if found...

Among the animal control world, it's one of the busiest weekends of the year. New Bedford Animal Control Officer Manny Maciel says he'll likely spend the few days after the 4th of July looking for pets that were frightened by firework booms...

Acushnet Police and the Animal Control Officer continue to investigate the death of a four year old female pit bull found in a garbage bag several weeks ago off of Slocum Street.

April 7-13 is National Animal Control Officers Association Week when we are reminded to give a collective THANK YOU to all our Animal Control employees, who handle so many different issues throughout the year!

Former Wareham Animal Control Officer, Anna Nelson, will be facing arraignment April 24 on violating Massachusetts animal cruelty laws.

New Bedford Animal Control and Police officers swept through the first floor of a North end tenement yesterday afternoon, seizing two dogs, a cat and a dead snake that had been living in a feces-covered apartment and arrested the animals' owner.