I just adopted a Black Labrador 4 months old. I drove from Waltham, MA and I have to say I went to different places from Sudbury to Salem MA. And no luck at all this place their staff is so professional and so nice. I am very happy with my dog I love him. Thank you so much, great Animal Shelter ♥

After driving an hour to arrive with my two children and my wife to look for a new companion for our family we left feeling humiliated and degraded. We also left without a dog. After two hours of playing and searching and choosing which was the right fit for our family we attempted to adopt an animal. We went through the typical questions that were asked of any expected animal owner. However, they then asked me whether or not I owned my own home. I replied that we leased a home and I didn't understand why it was relevant. They told me that not only was it relevant but it was "like living with my parents" and I needed permission. I didn't bring the lease with me and I was not made aware that I needed to. More importantly, I was humiliated. I thought it was terribly elitist and discriminatory. I explained that I was capable of having animals within my lease and they asked me to verify it. They suggested that I call my landlord, as if a strange voice on the end of the phone should be any more comforting if their concerns are real. As a result, I had to hug my son in the parking lot for 20 minutes to get him to stop crying because we didn't have the ability to get in touch with our landlord that day. The fact that I can be expected to pay $500 for a donated dog, to be able to help a worthwhile cause, and provide a home to an animal, and expand my family, but only if I can prove I own my home? This is a discriminatory practice and should be abolished. It is a matter of convenience and probably discourages people from adopting.

We adopted a female, lab mix puppy from the Sterling Animal Shelter back in June 2013. Having a young child, it was important to us to get to spend some time with the animals before deciding which one was a good fit for us, which is not something you can do if you get a puppy through Petfinder. There were plenty of puppies to choose from and the staff brought us to an outside kennel so we could spend time seeing how each of the puppies got along with our son. We took out 4 different puppies and they gave us plenty of time with each. The adoption process was very easy. Answer a few questions, pay the fee and you're all set. My only complaint is that the puppy we adopted needed to be treated for mange. It wasn't a big deal though, and the voucher the shelter gave us covered the medication. All in all, we were very satisfied :)

I have nothing but such great things to say about the Animal Shelter! They really guided my wife and I along the whole process and were very patient with us when we were visiting with the dogs. First, the whole shelter is very clean, the very friendly volunteers are always cleaning, feeding and walking the dogs around. We ended up adopting a little (for now) lab mix named Gracie (formally Gypsy) and she has been such a great addition to our family. I highly recommend that anyone looking for a dog or cat, rescue one or more from the Sterling Animal Shelter. All their dogs and cats are spayed/neutered and you are really making a difference when you adopt instead of buying from a breeder.

i had traveled one hour to see a dog my family had in mind and me and my fiance went witout my child to make sure he didnt get to attatched but planned to travel back home another hour and back another hour and back home another hour so we went home got my son and i also called first to make sure i should still drive down i called at 4:15 arrived at 5:10 sign outside along with online says all adoptions must be done 15 min prior to closing which is 6 when i arrived they informed me they could not do no more adoptions for the night keep in mind it is 30 min before the time they list you must show up before adoption nvm the fact they said yes please come so as the manger was pulled aside to ask if we could still adopt the response receive is we don't stay a minute past 6 and adoptions take 30 min and there is three POSSIBLE adoptions looking as im here to give this dog a home right away the fact they told me they wont stay a minute late for a dog who has a life in a kenell cant have a good home proves this place is the last place on earth that should shelter dogs i will report to leigh grady the director who i mind you is running a animal shelter who is more about the humans work time than the animals they have it made me sick to my stomach knowing if they cant stay 5 min past closing for a dog to receive a good home what kind of care are these animals getting ?!? this place has no care for the animals they are all about $$$$$$$$$ so sad!!