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Sweetpea Halloween 2019 Dog Walk thank you

Halloween Dog Walk 2019

Many thanks to all those who came out for our Halloween dog walk, to those who donated to support the shelter, and to those who put so much time and energy into the preparation and working through the day to

Sweetpea October 1, 2019November 19, 2019 News Read more

Big Y Donates $295.00 to Sweetpea for Community Bag Sales

Big Y Donates $295.00 to Sweetpea for Community Bag Sales

Sweetpea was presented with a donation of $295.00 from Holden Big Y Store Director, Karen Sultan, for the Big Y Community Bags purchased during the month of May. All donations for May were designated to go to Sweetpea, but the

Sweetpea July 24, 2019July 26, 2019 Community, Fundraising, News Read more

Sweetpea Grant Award!

Sweetpea Grant Award!

Sweetpea is extremely pleased to announce that we have received a $5000 grant from Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc./Rosemary Davis Memorial Fund “to aid in the costs necessary to rebuild and open.” We are very thankful for this grant and

Sweetpea April 2, 2019November 22, 2019 Community, Fundraising, News, Rebuild Progress Read more

Update on Shelter Progress

Update on Shelter Progress

We are now getting the animal enclosures, air conditioning, & sprinkler system in place. Unfortunately, we are running out of money, so we need your donations to get the final fittings in place, for the shelter to open again.

Sweetpea January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 News Read more

Amazon Smile – Donate By Shopping!

Amazon Smile – Donate By Shopping!

You are going to be shopping at Amazon anyway. Why not start at smile.amazon.com and designate Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals to receive a percentage of the sale. It doesn’t cost you anything at all – and you get the same great

Sweetpea December 14, 2018January 30, 2019 Fundraising Read more

The phoenix is rising!

Photo of new shelter building - shell.

Our new shelter is rising from the fire-ravaged ruins of our old building, like an aluminum-sided phoenix!

Sweetpea December 2, 2018June 19, 2019 Community, News, Rebuild Progress, Shelter Read more

Sweetpea Shelter Building Delivered!

Sweetpea Shelter Building Delivered!

Today, we took delivery of the new shelter building — our building is coming in the driveway! See the video of the first truck pulling in, with update photos on the Shelter page!

Sweetpea August 22, 2018 Fundraising, News, Rebuild Progress, Shelter Read more

Help Sweetpea Rebuild

Help Sweetpea Rebuild

Our building will be delivered in less than 2 weeks. We need you! The interior must be finished: Dog Pens, Cat Condos, Free Roam Cat Room Furnishings, Large Grooming Equipment, and more. Rebuilding costs a lot more than anticipated. It

Sweetpea August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Fundraising, News, Shelter Read more

Sweetpea Progress Update

Sweetpea Progress Update

Sweetpea Update For those who may not know our history, Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals, Inc. was founded in 2000 by the then Rutland Animal Control Officer, Richard (Dick) Clark. After rescuing a sick and pregnant dog in Rutland State

Sweetpea April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 News, Rebuild Progress, Shelter Read more

Groundbreaking Ceremony Held For New Shelter

The Board of Directors celebrating groundbreaking for the new shelter.

Groundbreaking Ceremony February 22, 2018. The Sweetpea Board and Volunteers have just held the groundbreaking ceremony for the new shelter. The pin has been set and the construction crew are preparing for the foundation to be poured.  See the Shelter page

Sweetpea February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 News Read more
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Donate through PayPal

Amazon shut down their Smile program in February 2023 but you can still support Sweetpea through your online shopping! Like Amazon Smile, iGive makes a donation based on the amount your purchase. Check them out here!

Shelter & Boarding Kennels Temporarily Closed

Our animal shelter and the boarding kennels are temporarily closed while we rebuild our fire-damaged shelter. We will post updates on the Shelter page. We value your continued support.

Contact Us

Sweetpea F.O.R. Animals, Inc.
1090 Pleasant Street
(Route 122)
Paxton, MA 01612
Phone: 508-757-7959
sweetpeafora@verizon.net

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We are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization [EIN 04-3550699]. Donations are fully tax deductible. Thank you for your generosity.

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