Celebrate the 12 Days of Second Chances with us. Throughout the year, your support has changed lives. Join us as we look back at amazing stories made possible by caring supporters like you.

DAY 1
January 2025 – Freckle’s Reunion

Freckles, a two-year-old cat, went missing in April of 2024, leaving his family devastated and searching for months with no answers. In January of this year, a quiet gray cat arrived at our Southbridge hospital for what was supposed to be a routine neuter appointment. To our surprise, he was already neutered. A quick microchip scan revealed the truth. It was Freckles.

From the moment we identified him, the entire team felt the excitement build. While he waited with us, Freckles was calm and quiet. Suddenly, he began meowing at the top of his lungs.

We soon learned why. His family had just walked through the door. He knew they were there before we did. There was not a dry eye in the building as Freckles leapt back into the arms of the people who never stopped loving him. Thanks to a simple microchip and a little luck, he is home again. Seeing this family reunited reminds us why we work so hard to keep pets out of shelters and with the families they love.

Check back tomorrow for another story…

This holiday season, you can help a nonprofit that can help animals in a truly unique way. We are so much more than a shelter. It’s our mission to make it affordable to people to care for their pets so they never have to face the heartbreak of surrendering a pet.

Your gift fuels our pet food pantry, helps seniors keep their beloved pets fed, provides low-cost vet care, and livesaving shelter services. Donate now to jumpstart our holiday support and transform an injured pet’s life and get its tail wagging. Thanks to our supporters we have already helped more than 59,000 pets this year and hope to increase that number next year with your support.

Donate now and your money will go twice as far thanks to a generous match from a longtime supporter.