Mansfield Animal Shelter, Mansfield, Massachusetts
Last Update: 5/5/08

Featuring Shelter Pets of the Month

Although ALL the pets at Mansfield Animal Shelter deserve loving homes, there are some animals that we especially hope will find homes soon. These animals have either been at the shelter too long (any amount of time in a cage is too long) or don't adjust well to shelter life. Please consider giving a home to these special animals.

Please come visit us.
We'd make great pets. We're just waiting for YOU!

Nicolas

Nicolas was surrendered last December when his owner moved into an apartment that did not allow pets. Nicolas is a loving boy who enjoys attention and petting, but he has become depressed from living in a shelter cage for so many months. Sometimes he sits with his face to the wall, probably despairing of ever being adopted. Won't you come visit him?

Brutus Went To School!!

Is this the same Brutus who was at the shelter a couple of months ago? He doesn't act like it. Brutus is still overflowing with energy, but training sessions and a corrective harness have taught him to channel his energy and obey. Brutus has learned how to "give kisses" to hands, to "leave it" when he has a toy or shoe, and to "sit." He also knows that "down" means to stay or lie down. Perhaps most important of all, he has learned to walk well on a leash, just like a gentleman.

Our Adult Cats Need Homes Too!!!!

Kitten season is tough on our adult cats. Every year, when kitten season starts in the spring, kittens get adopted quickly while adult cats at the shelter languish in their cages. Last year, with the warm weather extending late into the fall, it wasn’t until after Christmas that adult cats started being adopted again.

We have some wonderful adult cats who are just waiting for a chance to show what great pets they can be. Please give them a chance, and consider adopting an adult.

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Welcome!

The Mansfield Animal Shelter is one of the most active shelters in Southeastern Massachusetts. The shelter has one of the highest adoption rates and an excellent reputation. We adopt more animals to non-town residents than we do to Mansfield residents.

The old sludge plant maintenance building was established as the Town Shelter in 1987 after a group of concerned citizens petitioned the Board of Selectmen for a site for stray and surrendered animals. Used primarily for dogs in the early years, the shelter today handles both dogs and cats.

The shelter only takes in animals that are found stray or are surrendered in the Town of Mansfield.

If you're interested in volunteering, print and fill out our volunteer application (PDF format) and bring it to the shelter. See the How You Can Help page for more information about volunteering.

THANK YOU for Your Donations!!!!

Mansfield Shelter is very grateful to all the people who donated so generously. By sending in your checks you have made a difference in the care we can provide for the animals.

Although we would like to concentrate on the animals, not on money, fundraising is essential to achieving our goals in caring for the animals. Donations have helped to put the new shelter building account above the halfway mark for Phase I of the new shelter campaign. But we can’t stop yet. We still must reach our financial goal for Phase I before we can erect the steel shell for the new shelter. In addition, we must continue to raise money for the medical expenses and daily care of the shelter animals.

We hope that you will continue to visit this website to watch the progress of the new shelter project, and to see the wonderful animals here at the shelter. We also hope that you will continue sending your tax-deductible contributions to help the animals.

Donate to the New Mansfield Shelter Building Fund

The Mansfield Shelter Friends, Inc. are working on a replacement for the current shelter Building. Since no tax dollars are being used for the construction we are completely dependent upon private tax-deductible donations to raise this building.

While donations of any amount are welcome and needed, substantial donations will be memorialized. For a donation of $100.00 to the Building Fund, an inscription will be made on a dedication plaque that will be in the reception area of the new building. Amounts of $500.00 (a Supporter), $1,000.00 (a Benefactor), and $5,000.00 or more (a Sponsor), will have an individual Wall Plaque and the Sponsor level will include a corporate logo, or for individuals, a photo of their pet or friend engraved on their plaque.

To reserve your memorial mail your tax-deductible contribution to Mansfield Shelter Building Fund, Mansfield Shelter Friends, Inc., PO Box 25, Mansfield, MA 02048. When our project is nearing completion you will be contacted for your memorial information.

Memorials also make great birthday or a special present for that person that has everything and you never know what to get for them. A letter of acknowledgement will be mailed to them just before your chosen date with a "Do not open before" notation on the envelope. Just let us know their name, address, and date and your shopping is done!

Come See Us

The Shelter is located at 175 Fruit Street at the town composting plant next to the Mansfield Airport.

Mansfield Shelter Friends, Inc. PO Box 25, Mansfield, MA 02048

Mansfield Animal Shelter, 175 Fruit Street, Mansfield, MA 02048
Hours: Mon- Friday: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm; Sat: 9am - 12, 4:30 - 6:30 pm
Sun: 9am -12.
Tel: (508) 261-7339
e-mail: adoptions@mansfieldshelter.org