Kingston Animal Control/Shelter

12/01/2025

Tomorrow, Dec 2nd is Giving Tuesday!

Giving Tuesday, is an annual day of giving, designed to encourage people to give back to their communities.

Supporting your local animal shelter is a great way to participate in such a great cause. Monetary gifts can be made directly to your local animal shelter to help defray the high cost of veterinarian services and other necessary items needed to fulfill its mission of helping needy animals in your community.

Please consider donating to the Kingston Animal Shelter’s “Animal Care Fund”. 100% of donated proceeds goes to pay for vet care for its shelter’s furry residents.

Monetary donations can be made or sent to the Kingston Animal Shelter 28 Evergreen Street, Kingston, MA 02364. They can also be made directly at the Kingston Animal Hospital 192 Main Street Kingston. Please mention a donation is being made to the Kingston Animal Shelters Animal Care Fund.

Your donations are greatly appreciated and may be tax deductible.

Thank you for your support!

11/30/2025

UPDATE: REUNITED WITH OWNER.

Safe at the shelter. Owners can reclaim by 9 AM tomorrow, Monday Dec 1st

Send a message to learn more

11/26/2025

Kingston Animal Shelter will be closed on Thursday November 27th & Friday November 28th for the Thanksgiving holiday. If you have an animal related emergency during that time, please contact the Kingston Police Dept. at 781-585-0523 and an ACO will be dispatched.
We will resume normal business hours on Monday Dec. 1st.
Wishing you a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving. Remember, "Paws" to give thanks.

11/26/2025

We want to give a huge thank you to the director of the Silver Lake High School Key Club, Kristin Shoaf and her son Jeremiah for their donation collections and delivery. From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

Keep your pets safe this holiday season!

With Thanksgiving right around the corner and Christmas/New Years coming up fast, please remember to keep your pets from getting into things they should not and reduce the risk of them getting stressed or escaping outside. 🍗🥧🎉☃️🦃🎅

11/25/2025

Never a dull moment at Animal Control. We received a call of a dolphin washed up on Grey's Beach this morning. Unfortunately, she had already passed but thanks to the amazing work of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation and Animal Control's brute strength, we were able to safely carry her to their truck for transport to the rescues facility in Plymouth. Great work team!

11/20/2025

UPDATE: CAT FOOD CLAIMED. THANK YOU!

11/20/2025

Thank you Kingston Massachusetts Police Department comfort dog, Mabel (and Officer Hurley) for these lovely donations from the Middle School. Our shelter animals are happy to have them!

11/20/2025

We hate to quill your vibe, but… porcupines can’t shoot their quills — no matter what cartoons told you.

Their quills are just modified hairs that detach easily if a predator (or unlucky dog) gets too close.

So if you see a porcupine, don’t panic — it’s not loading ammo. It just wants to snack on tree bark and slowly (but pointedly) go about its business.

Do you know what animal is the main predator of porcupines in Massachusetts? 👇 Share your guess in the comments!

11/19/2025

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

Our Wishlist is now on Amazon! Click the link to bring you to everything we use at the shelter. The link is now under our applications on our page as well as the town's website. As always, thank you for keeping our animals fed and happy. We couldn't do it without your generous donations!