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ALERT!!! Don?t be Fooled and Buy Puppies on ANY Websites

In addition to the PET STORE PUPPIES - Most all puppies purchased online come from puppy mills. Don?t be fooled by websites! If you can?t visit the puppy first, you may very well be getting one from a puppy mill. There are lots of great dogs out there. Know where yours is coming from. Don't Shop - Adopt locally! For every puppy that is purchased...one will die in a shelter... What is a Puppy Mill? Puppy mills are dog breeding facilities that put profits ahead of the welfare of dogs. They don?t care about filth, disease, socialization, overcrowding. They don?t…
director
September 10, 2012
EVENTSNewsPet Behavior

Our shelter is NOW selling Doggie DNA TEST KITS!!

How many times has someone approached you and said "OH MY GOSH!!! YOUR DOG IS SO CUTE! What type of dog is that?" NOW you can tell them WHAT your mixed breed dog is mixed with! In 5 minutes and 2-3 weeks YOU'LL find out WHAT BREED IS MY DOG?? BUY ONE today for only $80 (if you'd like us to ship it directly to your home/work the total would be $90 and includes shipping - if you can't pick one up at the shelter just email STAFF@STERLINGSHELTER.ORG and make arrangements for payment and mailing info! We accept Visa or…
director
July 10, 2012
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Bardot is Getting Her New Heart thanks to our supporters!

5/6/12 Update on Bardot :) I would like to Thank everyone at the shelter for allowing me the opportunity to foster "Bardot", now Ziva and fall madly in love with her. I am now her proud owner and I am grateful everyday she chose me to be her furever home. Also a huge thanks and appreciation to the amazing women at the Northboro VCA for saving her life from PDA. Now the only PDA she has is Public Dispays of Affection from all she meets. Thank you!!!!! 4/4/12 - Update on Bardot... Bardot's surgery had to be moved back 1…
director
March 26, 2012
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Providing for Your Pet’s Future Without You – Estate Plans for Fluffy and Fido

Providing for Fluffy and Fido in Your Estate Plans - The Massachusetts Pet Trust Law " An Act Relative to Trusts for the Care of Animals? Mass. Laws ch. 203, ? 3C Have?you ever asked yourself ?Who will care for my pet/s when I?m gone or if I can?no longer care for them?? Thanks to the Animal Shelter Inc. of Sterling?s ?Safe?Shelter Surviving Pet Care Plan? you no longer have to worry about what happens to your pet/s should you no ? longer be able to care for them AND there won?t be a burden to find family or?friends to…
director
January 8, 2012