Second Chance Animal Center 4.6 ★ 138 reviews Start an adoption application

An animal welfare organization in Arlington, Vermont, taking in homeless cats and dogs and placing them in adoptive homes. It serves Bennington County, Vermont, plus parts of Washington and Rensselaer Counties, NY, and northern Berkshire County, MA. Visiting hours: Tue-Sat 11am-3pm, Sun 12-3pm, closed Monday. Adoption fees: Kittens: $75 (2nd kitten $50) - Adult cats: $50 - Senior cats (7+): $20 - fees include spay/neuter and veterinary care.

Adoption fee From $20
Hours Tue-Sat 11am-3pm, Sun 12-3pm, closed Monday
Areas served Bennington County, Vermont, plus parts of Washington and Rensselaer Counties, NY, and northern Berkshire County, MA
Adopting

Fees, requirements & process

From $20
  • Kittens: $75 (2nd kitten $50)
  • Adult cats: $50
  • Senior cats (7+): $20
  • fees include spay/neuter and veterinary care
Requirements

Applications ask for a veterinarian reference and, for renters, landlord contact information.

How it works

Complete an Adoption Application (available on the website) with veterinary and, if renting, landlord references. Follow-up can take several days after submission before you are invited to meet the animal.

Location

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The area

Bennington County at a glance

Population 37,269
Housing units 20,903
Est. households with a cat 4,811

Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Reviews

What adopters say

Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 138 Google reviews . See the full rating above.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the Barn Cat program?

SCAC works with property owners and community-cat caretakers to trap, spay/neuter, and vaccinate cats, then place them as working cats in barns and similar spaces - improving their health and safety while preventing overpopulation.

What is the Spay-the-Mom program?

Bring in a nursing mother cat and her litter, and SCAC houses and cares for the whole family until the kittens are weaned. SCAC then spays and vaccinates the mom and returns her to your home, while the kittens are prepared for adoption.

Get involved

Support Second Chance Animal Center

Surrendering a cat

Surrender is by donation - no fixed fee. Call (802) 375-2898 to discuss intake. SCAC also runs a Spay-the-Mom program: bring in a nursing mother and litter, and SCAC houses and cares for them until the kittens are weaned, then spays/vaccinates the mom and returns her home while the kittens are prepared for adoption.

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