Sterling Animal Shelter

Sterling Animal Shelter Every Nose Needs a Home...
Our shelter has many programs for pets and people. History: The Animal Shelter Inc. The Animal Shelter, Inc.

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Donate online https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/sterlingshelter of Sterling, MA (also referred to as the Sterling Shelter) EIN # 04-3236868 is a non-profit organization (formed in 1988 - incorporated in 1996) and no-kill animal shelter with no time or age restrictions. The shelter exists

to provide humane sheltering and high quality medical care for stray, unwanted, abused and neglected animals and to find loving, lifelong homes for orphaned pets. Our staff is dedicated to finding good homes for adoptable pets and we continue to promote responsible pet ownership and to improve the quality of life for the animals and people in our community. The Shelter is supported entirely by donations from private individuals and through surrender and adoption fees. does not receive support from the United Way or from federal, state or local governments. Our on-site veterinary clinic cares for over 2,000+ animals that come through our shelter yearly and provides a low/no cost spay/neuter, general wellness program assisting local animal control officers, shelters and breed rescues. Just some of Our Many programs for Pets and People http://www.sterlingshelter.org/humane-society

06/06/2026

We currently have many wonderful dogs waiting for their forever homes! To help them find their perfect matches, we are offering 50% off adoption fees for all puppies over 6 months old. Come visit us and meet your new best friend today!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE DONATED MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES! We are so blessed to have such ama...
06/03/2026

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR AMAZING SUPPORTERS WHO HAVE DONATED MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES! We are so blessed to have such amazing shelter friends ❤️🐾

Weekends? Holidays? Days off? Not in the life of those of us caring for animals… meet our boy Wrangler… and the reason w...
05/31/2026

Weekends? Holidays? Days off? Not in the life of those of us caring for animals… meet our boy Wrangler… and the reason we are raising money - he was rescued from the euthanasia list down south… he was so happy to get a new leash on life he fractured a bone in his foot running around jumping around playing with the other babies! 🤦‍♀️ off to our amazing partners at Vca Abbott animal hospital and A HUGE shoutout out to their Dr Kara Fischer for coming in on her day off to care for Wrangler and splint his leg! Dr Kara is also going to be fostering our boy as he recovers…. Dr Kara your our angel 😇!!! The money we raise will go towards his vet bills and medical care. If you’d like to help us wrangle up Wrangler’s medical care pls consider donating to help him out… we have a secure online account at https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/sterlingshelter … pls send puppy prayers for a speedy recovery! Thanks to everyone who supports us with our work ❤️🐾

Update- we want to thank everyone for their amazing food donations ❤️🐾if anyone is hoping to help we are still in much n...
05/30/2026

Update- we want to thank everyone for their amazing food donations ❤️🐾if anyone is hoping to help we are still in much need of the other supplies listed in this post to keep them clean and healthy… all the basics from extra large trash bags to paper towels… our Amazon wish list has everything…

These babies will be coming back weekly for weigh ins and vet checks and to restock the supplies for the foster families… we believe rhey maybe rotti mixes but hard to tell at only 2-3 weeks old. They won’t be available for adoption for at least 6 weeks after our vet team clears them… we’ve also attached a couple pics of Wrangler one of our southern rescues pulled from the euthanasia list…. This boy somehow fractured his foot and will now require a splint and foster and recheck / recast every couple weeks until healed…. Poor boy

These beautiful babies were abandoned this week at our shelter … six very young puppies abandoned in a hot cardboard box wrapped in a comforter without air holes… thankfully our amazing vet team was here to care for them as they were suffering from mild heat stroke. Now we have safely placed them into two foster homes to be loved and cared for but we are in great need of supplies to help care for them… if you’d like to help we are in need of the following items - we are in need of several things to care for these incredibly adorable BUT SUPER MESSY little angels… these babies need high quality pate puppy canned food (it’s basically a pate without chunks in it just ground up canned food) -paper towels- liquid laundry detergent HE (high energy) - paper plates and plastic silverware (forks spoons and knives)

We are also fostering out SEVERAL litters of kittens… some of which are bottle babies and all ages which are always in need of - canned kitten food - Milk replacement formula for kittens and puppies dry or wet- cat litter (we have many litters of kittens in foster that we send these supplies home with so our fosters can take care of them it’s hard work and messy work but incredibly rewarding 🐾❤️) these babies will start being available for adoption soon! Please watch our website for pix and info!

pls also check our Amazon wishlist to easily order. In addition we are raising money to care for and treat one of our dogs Wrangler who has a broken foot just confirmed by X-rays. We are currently waiting for his medical splint and will be going to foster and posted when we get a chance…It’s been a rough couple days for our furry friends.. thank you to all our amazing supporters ❤️

Our Amazon wishlist
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2I36B0Q301SBG
To donate to Wranglers medical care
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/sterlingshelter

From our family to yours thank you for your amazing support 🐾❤️🐾🐾❤️

Huge shout-out to the awesome students from the Bromfield School National Honor Society for donating $1,000 to our shelt...
05/30/2026

Huge shout-out to the awesome students from the Bromfield School National Honor Society for donating $1,000 to our shelter! We’re so grateful for your hard work and kindness—thanks for being such great friends to our animals! 🐾❤️

05/30/2026

Good morning! The weather might be gloomy, but our puppies are ready to brighten your day. We’ve got some sweet pups looking for their forever homes, so we’re taking $100 off adoption fees for all puppies 6 months and older! Come by the shelter and meet your new best friend.🫶🐾🐾☔️

05/29/2026

We have lowered the adoption fees for all puppies aged 6 months and older by $100. Stop by and meet your new best friend! We are hoping these babies will find a loving new family and make space for the many others that need our help so desperately…

05/28/2026

Good afternoon, the shelter is in need of pate puppy food if anyone is able to donate. You can purchase online or drop off during our open hours.

05/27/2026

Come on down and check out our awesome collection of super cute pups from all over! You might just find your new best friend here!🥰

05/27/2026

Hello! My name is Storm, and I'm a little over one year old. My family brought me to the shelter, and since then, I've been patiently waiting to embark on my next exciting adventure. As a friendly girl, I get along wonderfully with both dogs and cats. I'm also fully potty-trained and no longer need pull-ups. If you have the time and are searching for a loving, forever companion, know that I'm also on the lookout for my own special someone!

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17 Laurelwood Road
Sterling, MA
01564

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Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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+19784228585

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