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Boston Animal Care and Control

Roslindale, MA

A municipal animal services shelter in Roslindale, Massachusetts, taking in homeless cats and dogs and placing them in adoptive homes. It serves City of Boston, Massachusetts. Visiting hours: Adoptions Tue-Sat 11am-3pm. Adoption fees: Cats 1 year and over: $100; Cats under 1 year: $150. Includes a veterinary exam, spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccine if old enough, microchip with lifetime registration, deworming, flea and tick preventative, and necessary vaccines and tests.

Adoption fee From $100
Hours Adoptions Tue-Sat 11am-3pm
Areas served City of Boston, Massachusetts
Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

From $100

Cats 1 year and over: $100; Cats under 1 year: $150. Includes a veterinary exam, spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccine if old enough, microchip with lifetime registration, deworming, flea and tick preventative, and necessary vaccines and tests.

How it works

Visit during opening hours to meet available cats, or contact Boston Animal Care and Control at 617-635-1800 or animalshelter@boston.gov first to check which cats are currently available.

Location

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The area

Suffolk County at a glance

Population 785,121
Housing units 357,290
Est. households with a cat 105,021

Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does it cost to adopt a cat?

Cats 1 year and over are $100; cats under 1 year are $150. Includes a vet exam, spay/neuter, rabies vaccine if old enough, microchip, deworming, and flea/tick preventative.

What are your hours?

Adoptions Tuesday-Saturday, 11am to 3pm.

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Surrendering a cat

Contact Boston Animal Care and Control at 617-635-1800 or animalshelter@boston.gov to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.

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