Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
Phone: 508-586-2053
Adoptions: By Appointment Only
Donation Drop-Off: Daily 9am - 6pm Since 2009, we have placed over 10,000 animals into forever homes.
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The Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts (APCSM) is a 50
1(c)(3) education and outreach animal shelter serving Plymouth, Norfolk, and Bristol counties. Our Mission is to operate a managed admission animal care and adoption facility, with focus on prevention of cruelty to animals, education and outreach. The APCSM offers a variety of programs and events throughout the year and we encourage animal lovers of all ages to participate!
07/11/2025
TOMORROW!
Bring a gift for the shelter animals tomorrow, July 12th from 12-3 and place it under our festive palm tree🌴🎁☀️🐾👙
The shelter is primarily in need of:
⭐️non-clumping cat litter
⭐️canned cat food (kitten and adult)
⭐️paper towels
⭐️bleach
We will also gladly accept any items off our wish list (see APCSM.org/donate for ideas).
While you’re here, stop by our..
BAKE SALE🧁🍪🥧
ft. goodies from LulaRoo Bakery 😋
PET YARD SALE 🐾🎾🪮
ft. aquarium tanks, crates, small animal supplies, food dishes, cat trees, x pens, carriers, bird cages, beds, ramps, stairs, clothes, harnesses, leashes, collars, litter boxes, toys and so much more!!!
Thank you for all your support💚💚💚
📍1300 W Elm St Ext, Brockton MA
07/09/2025
Seeking bakers for this weekend's bake sale. Demand will be higher due to our Christmas in July event. If you are able to donate baked goods, please drop off this Thursday or Friday between 9am-6pm (or during open hours 1-4pm), or Saturday morning from 9-11am. Thank you for your support!
07/08/2025
Currently in foster: Call to make appointment
Meet Tank— a 3-year-old teddy bear who’s looking for a home where he can be the center of someone’s world. He’s loyal, laid-back, and happiest when he’s relaxing beside you or tagging along for a nice walk.
He’s done well with other dogs before, but Tank really thrives in a one-on-one environment. He’d do best as the only pet in the home, where he can get all the love and attention he’s been waiting for.
Tank was injured as a puppy and although he fully recovered, he does have some occasional mobility challenges. He’s not always up for long hikes or lots of stairs, but he does just fine with regular outings and loves a good stretch in the sun or a soft spot on the couch. (And be warned, even though he is large, he does think of himself as a lapdog!)
If you’re looking for a steady, affectionate companion who’s ready to settle in and be your best friend, Tank could be the perfect fit!
contact info:
💌[email protected]
📞508-586-2053
📍1300 West Elm St. Ext. Brockton MA 02301
07/08/2025
Join our Agility class beginning July 22! 🐾🐕
Agility is a great confidence builder for your dog. It's a great tool to have for focus and control as well. If you’ve tried it before and want to try again or never tried it at all, AGILITY FOR FUN is for you. Your dog will gain a lot from it, and you will see great improvement from week to week. There will be several instructors to guide and assist you and your dog. Again this is for experienced or completely unexperienced agility pups and handlers. Come have fun with agility!
Tuesdays at 6pm
Next session begins 7/22
Hosted by Clear Skies Dog Training and Evaluation, LLC
This lovable bonded pair of male guinea pigs with big personalities are looking for their forever home!
These two are super talkative and will happily squeak for their favorite veggies🥕 Curious and full of energy, they love to explore their surroundings together, always on the move and sniffing out new adventures. Mocha and Hershey are best buddies who bring out the joy in each other and are looking for a forever home where they can stay side by side, loved and well-fed!
If you are interested in adopting, please give us a call at 508-586-2053, visit our shelter on Tue, Th, Fri, Sat or Sun between 1-4 PM, or email us at [email protected]. Our full adoption process can be found at apcsm.org/adoption.
07/07/2025
🎄🎅🏼🎁Christmas in July🌺☀️🦩
🎟️ ONLINE RAFFLE 🎟️
To help supplement our Christmas in July donation drive, we're launching an online raffle to help boost donations for our shelter animals!
Every raffle ticket you purchase helps us care for the shelter animals at the APCSM. Our Christmas in July donation drive was created because Summer is when our donations run low and your support now helps us keep every bowl full and every pet comfortable.
From prizes like a Romm Diamonds gift card to a 4-day clinic pass to Dana Barros Basketball Club, animal-themed baskets, and more - there’s something for everyone. And every entry brings us closer to giving animals the love and care they deserve.
The raffle will run from July 1st - 31st. Winners will be drawn on July 31 at 5 PM.
Look at some of our cute friends waiting for their forever homes !! Please come to the shelter on our open days to talk more about dog adoption ! 🐾
We are open to the public from 1-4 every day besides Mondays and Wednesdays ❤️
07/04/2025
Happy Fourth of July from the APCSM and from Sugar! 🎆🐾
Meet Sugar! This 2 year old wiggle monster is exactly as her name suggests- the sweetest! Sugar’s wonderful wiggles and goofy personality come from a lifetime of gratitude. Poor Sugar was abandoned by her first owner, and thankfully was cared for by a kind person for as long as they possibly could. Now the time has come for her to find her permanent home, and we couldn’t be happier to help!
Sugar is as snuggly as a bug can get, and she’s full of energy and warmth. She’s a spirited girl who loves to talk and spend her days riding shotgun in the car with her loved ones. At times her energy can get the best of her, leading to some mouthy behaviors and leash pulling but she is a quick learner, so with a bit of positive reinforcement training, she will catch on quick.
Sugar will do best with someone who can give her continued structure, love, and a bit of patience as she settles in. She could do well in a home with dog saavy cats, and has a good history with other dogs! After such a difficult journey, all this little sweet treat is asking for is a family of her own to love and spend her days with. If that sounds like you, please stop by our open hours or reach out for more info!
contact info:
💌[email protected]
📞508-586-2053
📍1300 West Elm St. Ext. Brockton MA 02301
07/03/2025
Your pet relies on you to keep them safe - be prepared for fireworks!
The APCSM will be closed on Friday, July 4. Wishing our supporters a safe and happy holiday! 🎆
07/03/2025
We are currently caring for over a dozen parakeets and are fast running out of parakeet food! Please help!! If anyone is in the area and could drop some by, it would be greatly appreciated!
07/03/2025
We’re gearing up for Christmas in July! Bring a gift for the shelter animals on July 12th from 12-3 and place it under our festive palm tree🌴🎁🐾
The shelter is primarily in need of
- non-clumping cat litter
- canned cat food (kitten and adult)
- paper towels
- bleach
We will also gladly accept any items off our wish list (see APCSM.org/donate for ideas). While you’re here, stop by our bake sale featuring goodies from LulaRoo Bakery & our pet yard sale tables!
Thank you for helping suppprt your local animal shelter, the APCSM ❤️🐾
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Let me tell you a story. Way way back in 2009, when the economy was in mid-tank and non-profits across the board were feeling the pinch of people who could volunteer their time, their talent, but not their treasure because, let’s face it, no one had any, the MSPCA was faced with a terrible problem. It simply didn’t have the resources to keep all of its locations open and serving the communities. It was a smart non-profit doing good work but like any organization it needed money to function and animal shelters need more than most. You see, not only do animals have daily needs that can’t be put of if there isn’t enough money for food, litter, or medicines but the amount of personnel required to keep a shelter clean, stocked, and in good working order is mind-boggling.
Faced with this situation and with the great recession continuing into its second year the MSPCA made a difficult choice. They would close 3 of their locations. Brockton, Springfield, and Martha’s Vineyard. This was kind of like the equivalent of a doctor amputating an arm to save the patient and it had to be done but it hit the communities of Southeastern Massachusetts hard, especially Easton and Brockton.
After the initial shock of it wore off a small group of Brockton shelter volunteers started talking and eventually found themselves in the finished basement of one of their own houses. Around the room sat a couple of business people, a veterinarian, the executive director of the Brockton shelter, and a few other dedicated volunteers who began to discuss an alternative plan. Could they, themselves, raise the funds to keep the shelter going as an independent entity? The talk led to research, the research led to a plan, and on October 1, 2009 the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts incorporated as an independent shelter. Our friends at the MSPCA not only blessed the venture but eventually sold us the land the shelter occupied for $1, land it still stands on now.
Today the APCSM is it’s own shelter with no ties to the MSPCA except for a friendly relationship. That’s an important distinction so I’ll say it again. We love them and the work they do but we are NOT the MSPCA. We receive no money from them, no food or supplies, no animals. We cannot use their veterinarians or medicines, their machines or resources. When you donate to them we do not get a dime and when you donate to us it all stays here. We both do good work for animals and we both passionately serve our missions to educate and serve the community. We love them but we’re not them. We’re you.
Our volunteers outnumber our staff 15 to 1. Visit our bake sale? Those are volunteers behind the table, most likely two friends who live in Brockton and Stoughton. That yoga teacher doing Meow-Ga? A volunteer who teaches professionally in Arlington. The lady patiently petting the scared kitty to help socialize her? She comes in from West Bridgewater. The Santa doing our holiday photos? Straight from the North Pole! We love the MSPCA but we are the Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts. We are Southeastern Massachusetts’ community animal shelter.
