Love and
Second
Chances
- Foster based rescue
- Northern California
- International Rescue
5,217+
dogs adopted
Receiving care during the most vulnerable time in their lives.
Adoptions without borders
Reaching dogs in Northern California, across the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, and even Canada.
No discrimination by breed, age, or special needs
Providing safe, loving temporary homes while preparing each dog for adoption.
International reach
Working with a select group of international rescuers that we trust and have evaluated to ensure that the dogs are in good health and have a good temperament.
Our mission is to help death-row, abused,
and neglected dogs find
forever homes.
My name is Melody, I was born in Taiwan where animals and dogs were not treated the same as they are here in the states. During a trip back when I was 13, I witnessed dogs with missing paws from traps, skin and bones covered in wounds from abuse and neglect. It was at that time where I met a skinny stray with eyes full of hope wanting nothing more than to fill her empty tummy. I wasn’t able to save that poor dog, but I made a promise that the moment I could, I would rescue one in her honor.
Though it took a few years, I was finally able to fulfill that promise and started the International Rescue Program including our Puppy Mill Rescue Program. Since starting we have been saving dogs from puppy mills while working to help permanently shut them down.
What Love and Second Chances does
International rescue
Hospice dog rescue
Puppy mill rescue
Owner surrender intakes
Spay & neuter initiative
Local shelter rescue intake
Stray/neglected dogs rescue
Slaughterhouse /meat farm rescue
General temperament tests
Donation distribution for encampment dogs
From puppy mills to caring families
From Northern California to communities around the world, Love and Second Chances rescues dogs from euthanasia lists, abuse, and neglect both locally and abroad, ensuring they have the chance to start over.
Every dog we save is welcomed into a caring home environment with safe spaces, emotional recovery, and the trust needed to prepare them for adoption.
With both local and international rescue programs, our team reaches across borders to help those most in need—proving that compassion has no limits, and that every act of kindness can change a life.
You can change their lives
There were many challenges through the years but our rescue continued to grow with the support we gained along the way. Since starting, we have saved and placed over 5000 dogs. We don’t discriminate by breed, age, or special needs. We rescue seniors from overcrowded shelters and give them peace through hospice so their final days are in comfort. With the help of our amazing community, we’re given the opportunity to continue making a difference every day. No one said it would be easy, they only said it would be worth it!
The story of Ara
Rescued in March 2025
When wildfire swept through leaving destruction in its path, rescue rushed to assist and found dogs burned, injured and chained with no means of escape. Many didn’t survive but Ara did. A family’s backyard dogs had all perished in the flames…except for one little survivor. According to neighbors, this puppy had always been left out, tied up away from her mom and siblings who were kept caged together on the property. It was that isolation sadly that saved her life leaving her as the sole survivor.
REVIEWS AND VOICES
What People Say
What they say
We know they can’t talk, but if they could… what would they say?
Every dog we save is a story of hope. None of it would be possible without the support of people like you.
