Second Chance Animal Sanctuaries

The main focus of the center is to assist stray and abandoned dogs and cats, providing them with a healthy, nurturing environment until a forever home can be found that matches their personalities and needs. While Second Chance prioritizes stray animals with no where else to go, we also take in owner-surrendered animals as space allows. All animals are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, flea treated, dewormed, and treated for any other medical needs before being adopted. 

DOGS - The building is equipped with 12 dog kennels, 9 of which have 24-7 indoor/outdoor access. One separate dog “tiny home” with a private fenced yard is reserved for a resident needing extra care or privacy from other dogs. Puppies or senior dogs are set up in our lobby/office areas. The building is heated with radiant floor heat, making for a comfortable surface for all animals. Each dog is provided with a sturdy, elevated bed and blankets (as long as they don't chew them up!).  Volunteers come daily to walk/exercise dogs in two fenced play yards and acres of walking trails and to provide enrichment activities. The dog warden and other law enforcement personnel are able to bring stray dogs to the center 24/7. 

CATS - Cats live in two open colony rooms equipped with perches, climbing apparatus, stimulating toys, a cat walk around the ceiling, and access to an enclosed outdoor catio when weather permits. Kittens are housed in another room with a mini window catio, and a separate Kitten Cottage houses overflow in the spring and summer. Volunteers come daily to care for and socialize with cats and kittens, readying them for their new homes. 

Mione Outreach Center

In 2022, Second Chance added another building to its campus - the Mione Outreach Center. This new venture made possible by the Mione Family Animal Care Fund, established by the family of Flavio R. Mione, a resident of Osceola and lifelong animal-lover. The center currently serves as an outreach center for learning, meeting and inspiring ways to further help dogs and cats of Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Long-term goals are for the building to serve as a low-cost veterinary clinic for Second Chance animals and local pets as soon as a veterinarian is secured.