Nevins Farm and Equine Centre

WARNING!
Be cautious when thinking about trusting these people with horses. They are unable to properly care for them. My father died and after we had to surrender three of our horses. The comments made by them were «we have never seen horses in such good condition.» They were trusted to them to be given to good homes and were in perfect health when they were picked up.
Today I discovered that do to their mishandling and poor treatment, two of the three were euthanized less than a year after their surrender. They did not correctly tend to or handled our horses correctly and ad a result they are dead. I will never donate time nor money nor good words to this organization again.
They said they’d care and save the horses, the neglected and killed them.
5−8−16 UPDATE
The lady who was responsible for the summary and wrongful death of two of our horses has «left» the business all together. We have secured the third and final horse, however this can not fix what has happened.

I got a chance to volunteer here the other day and I will be back.
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This is an enormous property, with all kinds of animals that need care. Dogs, cats, ducks, geese, pigs, goats, horses. You name it, they have it. And if you’re looking for a place to volunteer, not only will they have something for you to do, but they really need the help and are very appreciative.
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It’s a nice big property. I spent my day mucking out horse stalls, then cleaning up the fields where the horses hang out during the day. It’s easy enough work, just gets a little messy. You’ll stink like a horse when you’re done, but that beer sure will taste good.
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The horses were cool. I pet a few of them while I was out there. Many of them are very friendly and will come over to you and let you pet them. I checked out the dog and cat area and it’s one of the best I’ve seen here in Mass. Big, spacious, clean, and well-​kept. The dogs are clean and happy and exercised regularly. They have a couple runs outdoors where they can run around. Cats have a nice room — some of them have these things that look like luxury-​suites for cats! The store/​adoption area is big and beautiful and well-​staffed. A great place to go when you’re looking for a pet!
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I’m signing up to be a regular volunteer. I’ve been looking for a place that needs help and this place has plenty to do for anyone who shows up. I’m in.

They did a great job finding us the perfect cat to adopt. The staff is very caring, helpful, really listened and showed us several cats that met what we were looking for. We were able to adopt the perfect pet that has been a wonderful addition to our family. I highly recommend this shelter to anyone looking to give a pet a loving home.

I would like to warn the owners who are surrendering their animals to MSPCA Nevins Farm that their animals will most likely end up being euthanized. The Nevins farm receives nearly 1,000 roosters a year, only a handful of the exotic looking roosters get to live and make to the outside coop. 99% of them are euthanized within days, even hours of surrendering. It is not totally MSPCA’s fault. The organization simply does not have enough room to hold the roosters. However, MSPCA should honestly tell the owners that their roosters will have no chance to be adopted instead of saying «they will only be euthanized if they become aggressive.» If the organization can tell the owners of their pet rooster’s bleak future, it may end up saving the rooster’s life!!! People who love pets will exhaust every resource to save the animal’s life including lobbying the elected officials.
The root cause of roosters overwhelming the shelter is local municipalities do not allow residents to own roosters. Therefore, there is no one to adopt them. Dogs can bark, kids can shout and loud music can play. Why not allow people to own roosters if the owners can keep the birds in the basement at night and cover the cage with a piece of dark cloth, it will prevent them from crowing early in the morning.

I volunteer for a local animal welfare group and my work for this group brought me to Nevins Farm MSPCA. Hopefully they are better with animals than they are with people.
As far as human relations go, I found the place disorganized, with terrible customer service, a sour, condescending, probably burned out Director, and well meaning but poorly trained volunteers.
The best part of my visit — I was invited to have a seat in room without chairs! At least it’s good for a laugh.
From what I read, the work done here for animals is very good, but they certainly need to reevaluate their interaction with the public.

We adopted a 1 ½ year old Australian Shepherd mix here 20 years ago. He had been returned by two other families because he was a runner. But, he leaned on me as we waited to adopt him and that was that. They were very clear with us about this behavior problem, and gave us some advice on working with a dominant dog (Nothing in life is free).
Max lived with us for 11 years before his long and happy life ended. Yes, he was a runner. Yes, it was a pain. But he was also a wonderful dog that grew with us and our family in our first house. He was healthy, and we knew what we were getting. Highly recommend this shelter, but do listen to their advice!

I absolutely love this place. It’s clean, well taken care of and just a great place to visit or go to when adopting a pet. I’ve adopted several pets from here and the volunteers truly make sure the pet is going to a healthy, happy and safe new home.
What makes this place different is truly how many animals they have. Pigs, Horses and Chickens, oh my! Great place to take the kids.

could not believe the variety of animals available.
I think there should be more info available for FIV cats and other concerns
maybe they could put literature out
so everyone can educate themselves while they are there
instead of having to do research another time
there might be a class now and then that can be implemented
re: importance of spaying and neutering

I live less than ½ mile from Nevins Farm and I have an 8 mo. old Jack Russell Terrier named, Riley. Nevins Farm is not only immaculate in their grounds and the keeping of all the animals they harbor, it’s a great area for walking your pet due to the walking trails that will take you for miles north or south of Rt. 28. Love it here!

I went in there today to maybe find a cat. One particular cat caught my eye. She started meowing at me a bit and came to the front of the cage. I decided to take it in a room and hang out. After a hour or two of bonding they needed the room back and i filled out paper work. A family had her reserved until 2 so i waited until 230 and they never came. So I was waiting to fill out the final paperwork and some lady that was there yesterday and didnt even have an application or anything came in flipping out and just because they didnt want to hear her complain they gave her my cat. They knew they werent doing the right thing and that she should have come home with me, yet they still just let the lady take it. So if you do go there complain and you can get whatever you want.

I love this place! I’ve been going here since I was a kid. I recently adopted a cat from here and they told me that she will able to get her claws trimmed for life. They also truly love to take care for the animals here. You can know this by talking to any of the volunteers. The shelter is also incredibly clean and well kept.

I visited the Nevins Farm MSPCA for Tails and Ales and was able to tour the facility and understand what they have going on there operations-​wise. I was really impressed, firstly, with the cleanliness of the indoor area. That must be difficult to keep it that clean. All of the staff members were generous people and I had a good time helping with their fundraiser. I wanted to write this review mainly because I didn’t like animals as much as I do now when I was touring their place. It made me really sad to look and see all of the animals without a «home-​sweet-​home.» One thing that cheered me up was the fact they cycle through animals so much that many of the animals at that time were short-​term residents and were wither on their way out to their owner or just came in to replace another animal that just got adopted.
I saw many people interested in the ales but much less interested in the tails. I was more interested in the tails once I went inside. I hope everybody had that opportunity because it really helped me feel they were doing a good job sheltering these animals. I enjoyed the entire time I spent there and if I was ever going to adopt and animal I would go there no questions asked. Their super friendly staff would be a top pick for me if I owned a shelter like that, and I am happy to say they are my local MSPCA. God bless the employees and all of the animals; big, small, and in-​between.

I have adopted two dogs here. My first dog was adopted years ago when they were a kill shelter, and we rescued her 3days within her being put down… I will never forget her. July 13^th of this year, we adopted Blue. A kind old gentleman who is 9. They had him neutered, cleaned his teeth, and started treating his heartworm (which we knew he had when we adopted him). I would never go to any pet store to get an animal. I honestly think shelters are the best way into adopting a pet into your family. I also would recommend that people think about adopting the older animals, instead of going with the clique of adopting younger ones/​puppys because they are cuter… Most people I run into dont seem to give older animals a chance which is a disgrace I feel. Other than that. When we had adopted blue they told us everything that had went on with him, all his details about his surrender, and future things he will need with his heart worm. The MSPCA at Nevins Farm is professional in my opinion. People give their free time out of their own hearts to help care for these animals. I applaud them.

The favorable reviews here were written by people who adopted pets. As someone who surrendered pets here, I had a much different experience.
My mother and I rescued a female cat who brought her four kittens to us, when the kittens were between 8 – 10 weeks old and had never seen humans before. Needless to say, they were extremely frightened and my 81 year-​old mother and I worked tirelessly to care for them, give them patience and love, and get them acclimated to humans. Two months later, two of the kittens were friendlier than the others and you could pat them, but not pick them up (they would squirm out of your hands.) They were not, however, aggressive and never bit or scratched anyone.
We brought them to the MSPCA Nevins Farm on a Friday morning shortly after 11 AM. The door to the surrender area (which is on the side of the shelter) was locked. I could see workers inside, but when I knocked on the door they just ignored me. So my mother and I brought the kittens in through the front doors and I had to flag down a worker to ask about surrendering, and told her the door was locked. She said that they were understaffed and that someone would be with us shortly.
OK, a minor grievance. However, there was only one person ahead of us in the surrender area – a woman who wanted her elderly (and apparently, sick) dog put to sleep. We watched as another couple came in with a stray cat they had found were assisted with before us, their paperwork and everything processed right away. It took a whole hour before our kittens were taken and put into the kennels.
We told the girl waiting on us the whole story on these kittens, and that we had taken them as far as we could, and that someone would still need to work with them a little bit to get them ready for a home. She nodded, then took the kittens, and when she came back with the carriers told us that she «had some concerns based on how they acted when they came out of the carrriers.» Well, they were terrified for Pete’s sake. I was then informed that there «weren’t many options for cats like these» which meant they’d probably eventually be put down.
I spoke to one of the managers from Nevins Farm today who told me about the problems with rehabbing semi-​social cats once they’ve been taken out of their familiar environment and told him that I really wished the woman had told us all that BEFORE giving me the paper to sign their life away, as I never would have handed them over. She didn’t say anything until it was too late. As far as I’m concerned, Nevins Farm should not be promoting foster homes or their barn cat program if they’re not willing to work with animals that need a little more time. We had heard many times that a woman who loved cats donated a ton of money to Nevins on the promise that they would never put a cat to sleep. What has now happened is they’ve gotten arrogant and will pass the animal onto another shelter who does the dirty work of putting them down.
In general, I found the staff to be a bunch of unprofessional young girls in their 20s with no emotion, compassion or sympathy. I also believe that if you’re not surrendering a pet who is perfect with people, they have no interest in helping it.
Long story short, I will never give another dime to the MSPCA. There are many no kill shelters in Massachusetts that deserve and need the money more and never get the publicity that the MSPCA does. I am keeping the mother cat and her two remaining kittens. I will not surrender another animal here ever again.

About 2 years ago, my wife and I adopted 2 rabbits from the MSPCA @ Nevins Farm and we really can’t speak higher of the staff. The assistance we received was really above and beyond. These people really care!!!
Our rabbits were sick when we adopted them — something we were aware of when we made the decision to adopt. (They were from a hording situation) The people at Nevins were on top of things and helped us get our rabbits healthy. They’re doing great now!!!
They don’t just give you an animal. They provide a support system for questions and concerns.
Also, because we have to buy hay for the rabbits we always buy it here. Why? It’s FRESH and much cheaper than store bought hay. We usually go up once every 4 or 5 weeks and buy 5 bags that we store at our home. The rabbits really do love it and the couple times we’ve had to buy some at a pet store, they hate it… won’t eat it or just nibble a little.
Have to add that they also have farm animals… in case you didn’t know.
Forget pet stores… go here and adopt!!!

Brought my 2 year old female rabbit here for a spay during the special May clinic for just $ 75.
The staff and volunteers are amazing. Very helpful, kind, and considerate. They called me with an update after the surgery to let me know everything was going well, which was much appreciated. She even stayed over night to make sure she recovered adequately. I was provided with all of the essential information, medication, and follow up support that went far beyond my expectations.
The facility is very cleanly, welcoming and well maintained. I would highly recommend adopting a pet or bringing your bunny for a spay/​neuter during their clinic month.
The Nevins farm also offers lectures to teach you about caring for a variety of farm animals. I will be attending the clinic with hands-​on interaction tomorrow to learn about raising my own chickens. Can’t wait!

A very humane shelter and animal adoption center, also extremely clean. Each dog has its own huge apartment, about five times bigger than any animal adoption center I’ve ever visited. There are many knowledgeable, enthusiastic volunteers and staff walking, feeding, interacting with the animals. In the cat adoption area, the cats also are given generous room. They are usually paired with a cat roommate. There are detailed descriptions of each cat, including its history and unique personality. The shelter goes out of its way to be there is a good match between owner and pet. There are two large rooms where potential adopters can take the cats to get to know them better, before bringing them home. Looking for a smaller or larger pet, there is everything from farm animals, horses and rabbits too. It is a pleasure to see animals that are healthy, happy and well loved even before they find their permanent people.

This shelter is great! Please stop by and visit or adopt a pet from here. They take very good care of all the aninmals and the staff is very friendly and helpful.

Hit on his head by an acorn, Chicken Little runs to tell the king that the sky is falling. Along his way, he is joined by his eclectic band of barnyard friends: Henny Penny, Cocky Locky, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Loosey, Rabbit Habit, Lilly Piggy, Myrtle Turtle and other animals who are acutely aware of the falling infrastructure, thanks to Chicken Little and their own hardship experiences. It is with great remorse I tell you this story’s end. They head straight into Foxy Loxy’s lair and are swallowed into his gullet. The king is never told that the sky is falling.
Well, consider me Chicken Little’s advocate, homelessness Foxy Loxy, and yourself the king. The sky is falling! Help this fantastic animal shelter to which all others should aspire. (It’s operated so brilliantly they should charge admission.) Volunteer, donate, spread the word… You’ve never seen an animal rescue and adoption facility like this… Dog enclosures so big, they dwarf your office cubicle. Their cats are purrrtasticly lovable. Lilly the pig is smart, über-​friendly, and up for adoption! Each species has its own sun-​lit room. So, there’s a rabbit room. A room that houses cats only. There’s an aviary, a stable and corrals for the horses, pigs, goats, and fowl. How has this facility escaped the Unilocal radar?
Before bringing yourself, the kids, or your local, lovable, animal enthusiast, check their wish list for things to bring
. Everyone LOVES, LOVES, LOVES it here! You will not see a frowning face — except on the little boy who wanted a rodent and was told «No» by his mean, mean, mean, old Mommy. Prepare to get your heart strings strummed.