Dog & Cat Shelter

When you dog gets stolen and dropped off at the shelter and the shelter doesn't think to scan for her microchip and adopts her out to someone else and now you have to hire a lawyer. terrible.

I have nothing but respect for the folks who work at this shelter. They work very hard to find the best matches for pets that end up at their facility. I do see a significant problem with roaming pets in Sheridan, as well as neighboring towns. This puts a burden on a shelter that is not large and may not have an abundance of financial resources.

They vaccinated my cat that was in Kat jail without my consent and the gal said "you can either tell her or don't tell her" when I was already there to pick up the cat and heard her say that. He was just vaccinated and was on antibiotics at the time. ALSO they vaccinate in the shoulders. Injection site sarcoma is from vaccines. And when it's in the shoulders it's most likely inoperable. (I have a 14yro cat currently suffering from this) I'm sure they didn't use the most expensive vaccine like I do that has a lesser amount of cancer %. in the leg. I make sure they are in the leg at my amazing vet. So they wasted precious meds and cross of fingers I don't have to have another animal with Injection site sarcoma.

When someone is worried about their animal as it is lost or stolen and leaves a voicemail and calls several time during business hours with no return call! that is upsetting and then to have someone very rude on the phone when you are politely stating your concern. Awful!

The only reason I even give two stars, rather than one, is because we took a beautiful animal out of the shelter and brought him into a loving home with proper veterinary care. I suggest asking to see ALL records for the animal you are looking at before you adopt. Our family drove up from Denver to adopt a wonderful dog-which we did. However, we specifically asked his age and were told he was "around 'two-ish' years old", according to "their vets"-when we did our meet-n-greet.

The wonderful dog we adopted is a giant breed dog who was closer to seven "ish" years old, and the paperwork we got from the shelter said as much. That could be excusable, except he was transferred from the Cheyenne shelter as an owner surrender and Sheridan had his records from the Cheyenne shelter (his breed generally lives 8-10 years). I only know that because I looked at all his paperwork that they gave us while we were on our way back home, and that paperwork included the information from Cheyenne shelter.

I also looked at his teeth when we got home, which is a great indicator of age (and I admit that I should have done that at the shelter). They blatantly lied to us about his age, and I imagine it was to get us to take him. They likely didn't think we would bring him home with us if we knew his actual age, as older/senior dogs are generally more difficult to adopt out.

The dog we brought home is fabulous (and probably better off), but we have had to put a lot of money into vet bills in the few months he has been with us-money that we were not anticipating because they told us he was MUCH younger than he is. He is currently a very HAPPY and HEALTHY senior-adjacent boy with a couple fewer teeth-but much more comfortable mouth-who loves his peoples (and his pillow), and we wouldn't trade him for the world.

I don't negate that we got the perfect addition to our family. We brought home an incredible dog. It was just UNBELIEVABLY shady the way the Sheridan shelter "hid" his age to get him adopted. We will have to say goodbye to this wonderful boy earlier than we thought we would have to. If you adopt from here PLEASE ask to see ALL records PRIOR to adoption! All babies should have a home, but all adopters should also know what they are adopting!

We recently adopted a cat from this shelter and I was very pleasantly surprised by the animal accommodations! It's usually sad to go into a shelter and see all the animals trapped in their little cages-it makes me want to save all of them. But visiting this shelter was a surprise. All the cats had free roam, and lots of furniture and toys. They had an accessible outdoor area too that the cats could freely access.

We met the kitty of our dreams here and did a trial adoption to make sure he would get along with our dogs. We'll, he fits in perfectly. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. It took a little while to hear back about the cats we liked, but it all worked out great. I made a donation and I hope others will too even if you can't take home an animal!

Grateful for the services they provide! I didn't find the pet I was looking for right away but they were patient and helpful every time I was looking. After 1 1/2 years of multiple visits, they put me in touch with exactly what I was looking for and needed, the stray to service program. I'm currently training with my service dog and properly preparing to be her responsible owner! A blessing that I was happy and grateful for!

I just adopted a lovely cat at the shelter. The "cat whisperers" were kind, honest in their assessment of cat personalities and my preferences, and the process seemed, although a wee bit lengthy, thorough and intended to find good homes for all. I felt welcome and the staff was friendly and helpful.