At Second Chance, we make families. We're a privately-funded animal rescue organization dedicated to rehoming animals and supporting relationships between people and pets. We do this through acts of rescue, adoption and education. We're always striving to increase the number of animals we help every year, and we wouldn't be where we are today without our amazing staff, donors, volunteers and foster families.
Mission and Vision
To advance and support relationships between people and companion pets, specifically dogs and cats, through the acts of rescue, adoption, prevention, and education.
Adoption Policy
Once your application is approved, which typically takes a few days, one of our adoption counselors will contact you and begin working to find the right pet for your particular lifestyle. We know our animals well and can give you important information regarding their individual personalities, energy levels, particular quirks, how they respond with other animals, and whether or not they do well around children.Meet the animal(s) you are considering. This, also, is a process. Please understand that all of our dogs and most of our cats are located in foster homes spread out in the mid-Missouri area. If you are interested in meeting many animals to find the perfect fit, it likely will take some time to contact foster homes to schedule the transportation of the animals to the Adoption Center to meet you. A pet is a lifetime commitment, so please take your time and meet as many animals as you would like. Please be patient and remember we are a volunteer organization with members who maybe will be taking time away from their own family and/or paid job responsibilities to work with you.Once you have decided upon your new family member, you will pay our adoption fee associated with the particular animal and sign a contract promising to provide good care to your new pet. All of our animals are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on relevant vaccinations before they are adopted out. We strongly believe in being transparent about any health or behavioral problems noted during the animal's time with us; however, please understand that some of our animals are in our care for a very short time and certain issues might not be detected during our routine medical care.We encourage adopters to take advantage of our sleepover period lasting 7 days after the adoption contract is signed to ensure that the animal is a good fit for your home and lifestyle. After the sleepover period, contact the adoption counselor or foster home you have been working with to finalize the adoption and we will mail you full medical records for your email. If you choose to return the pet you adopted, don't stress! We want the best for our animals and for our adopters, so we are happy to continue working with you to find an animal who is a better fit for your home. In order to receive a refund on your adoption fee, you must contact us within the 7 day sleepover period about returning the animal.
https://www.columbia2ndchance.org/adoptable-dogs
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