Who we are:

MAC, Inc. is a statewide, not-for-profit organization of animal professionals. It was formed in February of 2000 to help promote collaboration among animal care professionals.

By joining together, MAC members have created strong alliances and developed new programs and initiatives. Ever increasing numbers of Massachusetts animals have benefited from this cooperation.

MAC members include:

•Animal control officers
•Veterinarians
•Representatives from other shelters (open admission and no-kill)
•Canine breed rescue
•Feline rescue
•Pet supply retailers
•Cruelty investigators
•Attorneys
•Representatives of state agencies, humane societies, state veterinary associations, and veterinary schools

What we do:

MAC members have initiated task forces on a number of fronts. MAC members and volunteers have joined together to create Task Forces to work on a specific project collaboratively as a group. Projects include:

• Feral Cats
• Reshaping the Shelter Image
• Behavioral Evaluation of Shelter Dogs
• ACO/Shelter Support
• Foster Care
• Resource Directory
• Advocacy Council

Meetings:

Members meet four times a year.

Meetings feature invited speakers. Each meeting includes an opportunity for members to update others about progress with their task forces.

MAC meetings promote vigorous discussion and positive interactions, and the animals benefit as a result.

Membership:

MAC membership opportunities include "Voting member" and "Honorary" categories.

Answers to common questions about MAC membership are in our Membership FAQ.

For more information, please contact MAC.

MAC Volunteers:

We are always searching for volunteers to serve on MAC task forces.

If you are not an animal care professional, we can still use your help!

You don't need lots of experience. The only requirement is that you care about helping our animal friends.

Click here to learn about volunteer opportunities with MAC!

Please contact us for more information.

How to reach us:

Massachusetts Animal Coalition
P.O. Box 766
Westborough, MA 01581

Website: www.massanimalcoalition.org

Email: Info@massanimalcoalition.org

Phone: (978) 779-9880

Members are affiliated with many organizations:

Alliance for Animals

Animal Advocates
www.animaladvocatesmass.org/

Animal Legal Defense Fund
www.aldf.org

Animal Rescue League of Boston
www.arlboston.org

Attleboro Animal Shelter
http://ci.attleboro.ma.us/shelter/index.html

Berkshire Humane Society
www.BerkshireHumane.org

Citizens to End Animal Suffering and Exploitation
www.CEASEboston.org

Foster Parrots, Ltd.
www.fosterparrots.com

German Shepherd Rescue of New England, Inc.
www.gsrne.org

Humane Society of the United States
www.hsus.org

MA Department of Food and Agriculture
www.massdfa.org

Massachusetts Emergency Animal Response Team
www.state.ma.us/mema/

Massachusetts Federation of Dog Clubs and Responsible Dog Owners
www.masfeddogs.org

MSPCA
www.mspca.org

Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society
www.mrfrs.org

MetroWest Humane Society
www.webpaws.com/mwhs

Milford Humane Society 
milfordhumane.org

New England Wildlife
www.newildlife.com

Northeast Animal Shelter
www.NorthEastAnimalShelter.org

North East Rottweiler Rescue and Referral
www.rottrescue.org

Petco
www.petco.com

Petfinder
www.petfinder.com

PoundHounds
www.poundhounds.org

Save A Dog
www.saveadog.org

Stray Pets In Need
www.straypetsinneed.info

Search Dogs Northeast
www.searchdogsne.org

Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
www.tufts.edu/vet/cfa/index.html

Underdog ResQ 
www.underdogresq.org