If you have a special pet that has passed on, and you would like us to remember on this page, please send a photo and/or a short story to:
Quincy Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 690088, Quincy MA 02269
Mark your note ATTN: WEBSITE MEMORY PAGE
You may also email your information and a photo (.JPG or .GIF format please).
I adopted Cecil, my little black cocker spaniel from Quincy animal shelter on August 17th 2017. He was the love of my life. He crossed the rainbow bridge on November the 10th 2022. I will miss him immeasurably, but I will remember all the good times we had together. Thank you Quincy Animal Shelter for allowing me to adopt my best friend.
— Kimberly Knowles
Out little boy crossed the rainbow bridge on October 26,2023. Although we only had him in your lives since June 2022, we are so grateful for the time we had together. He was such a little love and had the cutest personality. Dr. Higgins and they team at Buzzards Bay Veterinary did their best to help Elvis spend more time with us, the tumors were too aggressively. He tried his very best to have more time with us, but his tumors won the battle.
Although our hearts are broken💔 and the house seems so empty, he will always be with us.
Until we meet again sweet boy 💗 you are always by my side. 🐾🐾
— NM Wilkins
Jessica’s office friends made a donation in honor of Tia. Tia was a part of their lives as well. She would sometimes show up during Zoom calls to cuddle with Jessica. She was an avid hunter and a great companion for Jessica and her family. She was loved.
We saw Dino and Shug on Petfinder 14 years ago, and immediately called to arrange for a visit. When we saw these 3 year old brother and sister twins we fell in love, the adoption process couldn’t happen fast enough! Dino and Shug quickly became our best friends. They had their own distinct personalities and were great communicators. Dino loved chattering at birds, and Shug loved relaxing in front of the fireplace.
We lost our best friends this April, only a week apart. We miss them everyday but we know we were so lucky to have them in our lives.
RIP Dino and Shug, we love you and miss you so much!
Matt and Tina
On July 31, 2020 our baby Fantasia danced on her two hind legs over rainbow bridge! We had 14 wonderful years with her and we will miss her terribly. Fantasia wasn’t just a dog, she was closest to human than any of our other previous pups. She came at a time in our lives when the kids were grown and her adoption at just 9 months old from Quincy Animal Shelter filled our home with a new child-like addition. Whether it was greeting us at the door, cuddling on our lap or getting costume ready for Halloween, she was always an enthusiastic player in our home! We love you sweet girl and will think of you every day.
— The Smith Family
In November of 2007 you chose my Mom and I to be Angel’s forever family and home. That was one of the best days of our lives. You called us and said come get Angel. That day this precious little girl became part of our family.
It is with a very heavy heart that I tell you we lost our beautiful Angel last June 16th. She had been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma cancer which is not curable. We chose pain management to keep her comfortable so that she would have quality of life for the time she had left to be with us. Quality of life was important to us for her. I was blessed to have been on vacation the last two weeks of her life which allowed me the honor of taking care of her 24/7 and all the while she was consoling me as I took care of her.
Angel LOVED to lay in Mom’s lap and help Mom with her paperwork. She would get Mom for bed every night right at 9:15pm and get her up in the morning. She loved her treats and had lots of fun with her catnip toys and sometimes she even played fetch. She loved playing with her sister Willow. She was funny and a complete love bug. I will miss our talks and love sessions.
Thank you for allowing us the honor of having her in our lives. We were blessed for 12 years having her part of our family here on earth and now she is one of our Guardian angels. She now takes residence in heaven with my Dad.
We love and miss her greatly. My heart still aches.
Sincerely,
Diane and Ethel
In March of 2011 an overweight and shy 7 year old cat named BeBe became a QAS resident. As a volunteer I saw the months go by with no one interested in adopting her. She was then fostered by volunteers for a while and when someone was needed to foster her Christmas week we offered. We were then asked to keep her a little longer and, despite having 4 cats, soon knew she was meant to be ours. It breaks my heart that this wonderful girl spent so many months unwanted. She was sweet, beautiful, funny and the most gentle cat I’ve ever known (and I told her this every day).
On July 16th we had to unexpectedly say goodbye to BeBe due to bone cancer. We miss her every day. When looking to adopt an animal please don’t overlook the ones who are a little older, or heavier or not as out going as the other ones. You could end up with the best animal in the shelter as we did.
-Karen and John Guiney
Sonja-cat, a QAS alum from 2012, passed away peacefully in the arms of her family on May 30, 2019. She was 18.
Although Sonja’s early life was a mystery, her family knew her as a sweet, loving cat who used patience and gentleness to train her family to accommodate her preferences and conform to her routines. Over the 7 years she lived with them, they learned her food and drink preferences, her consistent disdain of conventional cat toys, and her occasional willingness to indulge in a hit of catnip. She commanded the middle 50% of an expensive Swedish memory-foam bed, allowing her human-mom the 25% on each side. She enjoyed snuggling with her human-brother to watch the Patriots, right up through the Super Bowls. She insisted that her people allow her to sniff out the food they ate, just to convince herself that nothing was more delicious than her own food, which she evaluated for acceptability on a regular basis.
In exchange for these considerations, Sonja delayed her demand for breakfast by 1 hour, from 4am to 5am. She grudgingly allowed her people to use the bathroom with the door closed, but then waited for them to make sure they were OK. She helpfully told her people the minute her litter box became unacceptable, no matter the hour, day or night. She quietly lay in her leopard-print stroller and allowed herself to be wheeled around the neighborhood once she was convinced there was no veterinarian at the end of the trip.
In addition to her human-mom and human-brother, Sonja is survived by a Shih-Tzu cousin Sophie Alix-Garth, of whom she was not especially fond, and a British Shorthair cousin Bentley Garth-Hatch. Another British Shorthair cousin, Nigel Garth-Hatch, predeceased her.
Sonja’s people respectfully request that everyone contemplating bringing an animal companion into their lives consider adopting a senior pet.
I found Eddie at QAS in 2000. He had been hit by a car and dropped off in a box. It was love at 1st sight and after he healed he joined our family!
He was an extremely loyal cat and was dedicated to us…and his sidekick, Bob. Eddie’s mannerisms were more like that of a dog. He came when called, followed quite well, would sit, beg, and of course he was a fantastic sleeper!
Eddie and Bob were never far apart and often slept touching. They did everything together and particularly loved spending every August on Block Island, although Eddie was not fond of the ferry ride! We would always find them in one of two positions…seagulls: pointing and looking the same way, or bookends: back to back!
Eddie so missed Bob, after Bob passed in 2012, and we so miss Eddie, now. He passed in January, 2014 at age 16.
RIP dear friend.
Greg and Mil Mooter
Bob Mahn, formerly Buster, came into our lives in 2002. He found me one day when I was dropping of towels at QAS! He had a glorious life with his best pal, Eddie. He loved the family vacations on Block Island where he would sit in the windows and meow at the deer at night. We imagined that he thought they were giant dogs.
Bob had FIV but was very healthy otherwise. Last year we discovered a tumor on his chest. On 8-20-12 he lost his battle with cancer. We all miss him so much but none more than Eddie. RIP, Bob, we miss you so much!
Greg & Mil Mooter…and Eddie Pepper