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Melissa's Second Chances

11015 W 75th Street, Shawnee, KS 66214

Contact Adoption Appointments
Email adopt@mscrescue.org
Phone (913) 364-1822
cats, dogs, rabbits & small animals at Melissa's Second Chances
1 - 10 of 129 adoptable pets at this shelter

Areas Melissa's Second Chances serves

Kansas City, the state of KS, MO, and any area someone wants to travel from in the US.

Melissa's Second Chances's adoption process

1.

Submit Application

2.

Approve Application

3.

Meet the Pet

4.

Visit the Facility and Find a Pet

5.

Sign Adoption Contract

6.

Pay Fee

7.

Take the Pet Home

Additional adoption info

Our adoption team vets all applications prior to approval

Adoption application

About Melissa's Second Chances

Melissa's Second Chances is a non-profit animal shelter/rescue that strives to help find homes and refuge for animals in need of a second chance.

Melissa's Second Chances's adopted pets

Adopt a Pet is the easiest way for you to search for a new pet in Shawnee, KS.

Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?

Why should you adopt?

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.

What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?

When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.

So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.