New Fairfield Sherman Animal Welfare Society

New Fairfield/Sherman Animal Welfare Society is a private, non-profit organization established in 1977. Our Animal Shelter is located just north of Danbury, CT off of I-84 in the vicinity of Candlewood Lake.

The mission of our Shelter is to offer refuge, medical care and the opportunity for a second chance for life to needy animals, primarily dogs and cats in our community; to protect animals from cruelty or neglect; to foster a public sentiment of humanity and gentleness toward all living creatures; to encourage and promote responsible pet ownership; and to reduce companion animal overpopulation through human education and spay/neuter advocacy.

The Society's charitable services are funded entirely by people who care about animals. Your contributions are always very much needed and greatly appreciated!

If you live locally, stop by to see our Shelter! Though we are open to the public, a phone call to schedule an appointment is recommended in order to best accomodate our visitors.

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Shelter Hours are:
Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays from 10am - 4pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:30pm - 6:30pm.
We are closed on Wednesdays and Fridays.

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Adoption process:
When you come to the shelter you will need to fill out our application and give the shelter a few days to review the application for approval before taking your new pet home. Senior citizens, ask us about our Senior to Senior adoption program. We will waive the adoption fee for any senior citizen who adopts a senior cat or dog.

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Although our mission is primarily to help the animals of New Fairfield and Sherman, we also want to help as many animals as possible. We are currently working with 3 rescue groups in Tennessee, where the euthanasia rate is extremely high. As space permits, we bring dogs from Tennessee to our shelter so that other dogs in Tennessee can be rescued from overcrowded shelters there. The dogs that come from Tennessee have been fully vetted and are transported via a network of volunteer drivers. Please call or e-mail us for more information. There are many other dogs available besides the dogs posted on our Petfinder page.

Adoption prices are as follows:
Adult dog - $200
Puppy - $200
Adult Cat - $100
Kitten - $125

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Adoption price for cats/kittens includes feline AIDS/Leukemia test, distemper vaccine, rabies vaccine, deworming, and spay or neuter surgery. Adoption price for dogs/puppies includes distemper, rabies, and kennel cough vaccines, heartworm test and spay/neuter surgery. All of our dogs and puppies receive monthly heartworm and flea/tick preventatives.

Interested in becoming a volunteer?
The shelter would love some new volunteers to spend time with our wonderful dogs and cats. If you are interested, please contact us for more information. We are also looking for people who may be interested in fostering animals at home. Often times we have special needs animals who would be much happier in the comfort of a "real home" rather than the shelter. Please call or email for more details.

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New Fairfield Sherman Animal Welfare Society
P.O. Box 8232
New Fairfield, CT 06812
Main Phone: 203-746-2925;

We use Patented Kuranda Dog Beds because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. If you would like to donate a bed to us, click here.

Click here for a list of pets at this shelter

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