Animal Rescue League of Fall River (Faxon Animal Care & Adoption Center)
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Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-3pm (closed 12-1 for lunch); closed Sunday and Monday.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Who it helps
- Surrenders of hard-to-place breeds are accepted only from certain communities.
- Where
- Greater Fall River and the South Coast
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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A shelter in Fall River (MA license 0070) that has served the area for over 100 years, placing cats and dogs for adoption and taking owner surrenders when it has space. It is a small facility without a full-time veterinarian, so it cannot take pets with ongoing medical issues. Its site lists animal control numbers for Fall River (508) 324-2037, Somerset/Swansea (508) 679-6446, Dartmouth (508) 910-1840 and New Bedford (508) 991-6366.
How to reach them
Where: 474 Durfee Street, Fall River, MA
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10am-3pm (closed 12-1 for lunch); closed Sunday and Monday.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Surrenders of hard-to-place breeds are accepted only from certain communities.
- How to get started: To adopt, fill out the adoption application on the website. To surrender, call (508) 676-1061 to see if there is space; there is no waiting list, so call weekly. Staff then ask surrender questions and set up a meet-and-greet.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
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