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Second Chance is a very different animal welfare organization, and one of New England’s largest. Each year, we make a difference in the lives of 64,000+ pets through programs that keep pets out of shelters…and with the people they love.

We recently transitioned to a new communication platform, PetDesk. Unfortunately, the implementation did not go as smoothly as we had hoped, and we experienced technical issues that affected some incoming text messages and voicemail messages over the past few weeks.
We believe these issues have now been resolved and that our system is working properly.
If you contacted us recently and have not received a response, please reach out to us again. There is a chance your message never made it to our team.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we worked through these challenges. Thank you for your understanding and for trusting us with your pets.
Second Chance is a very different animal organization that provides programs to help in every way possible to make lives better for pets. We make a difference in the lives of over 64,000 pets each year.
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Second Chance Animal Services operates high quality veterinary hospitals in Southbridge, Springfield, Worcester and North Brookfield. Our hospitals are open to everyone and offer subsidized rates for qualified households as part of our Community Healthy Pet Initiative.

We need YOUR HELP to accomplish our mission.
Fostering a pet by opening your home and heart to a pet in need is a great experience.
More pets than ever need your help!
Items can be dropped off at the Adoption Center or donate through one of our online wish lists.


