Nantucket Island Safe Harbor for Animals (NiSHA)
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Hours: By appointment only, Monday-Saturday.
- What it is
- Shelters and rescues
- Where
- Nantucket
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Nantucket's animal shelter and rescue (MDAR license 0258). NiSHA rescues and cares for animals in need, places pets for adoption, and runs humane education and community outreach. It offers free behavior advice and counseling for owners struggling to keep their pets, safekeeping for pets of people leaving domestic violence, pet therapy visits, and a waived-fee adoption program for veterans through Pets for Patriots.
How to reach them
Where: 11 Crooked Lane, Nantucket, MA
Hours: By appointment only, Monday-Saturday.
Good to know
- How to get started: Call (508) 825-2287, ext. 1 to make an appointment to visit or to ask for help.
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
Before you go
Call or check their page for current prices, appointment availability, any income or residency rules, and which animals they see. Ask what to bring.
If cost is the barrier, Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Also from this organization
- NiSHA Lucky Whiskers and Wags Fund · Nantucket
- NiSHA Pet Food Pantry · Nantucket
- NiSHA Seniors with Pets Assistance (SPA) Fund · Nantucket
- NiSHA Spay/Neuter Island Pets Program (SNIPP) · Nantucket