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.
(400)
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!
04/23/2025
meet Gilbert, the giant bunny!🐰
The sweet guy is a Flemish Giant mix who is looking for a new home to call his own! Gilbert originally came in with 4 other siblings but was recently returned after his family could no longer keep him.
This giant sweetheart has a gentle disposition, and is quite curious - he would love to have daily free roam time so he is able to explore his new environment/home!
If you’d like to know more about Gilbert, or some of our other adoptable bunnies, please fill out an application, give us a call, or visit us during our open hours.
📍1300 West Elm St. Ext. Brockton MA 02301
public hours: Tue, Thurs, Fri 1-4pm
(additional hours by appointment)
04/22/2025
🚨 BIG DOG ENERGY ALERT - ANIMAL PROTECTION CENTER OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ADDED TO EVENT🚨
We're on day two of our BIG DOG ENERGY fee-waived adoption event for all dogs over the age of 1 year and we're excited that our friends Animal Protection Center of Southeastern Massachusetts
have decided to join us! They have so many amazing dogs looking for homes - like Duke, Zeus, Delilah, Luna, Mojo, and Willow - and they have no adoption fees this week!
If you've been thinking about adopting a dog this is your moment. 🐾
Other participating shelters:
MSPCA-Boston
MSPCA-Cape Cod
MSPCA at Nevins Farm
MSPCA-Northeast Animal Shelter
Berkshire Humane Society
City of Boston Animal Care and Control
Worcester Animal Rescue League
Lowell Humane Society
Dakin Humane Society (4/25 and 4/26 only!)
Thomas J. O'Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center
Let’s get these pups home 💙
04/22/2025
🗓️ our annual calendar contest is coming up, and we are excited to see the submissions of our APCSM alumni!
💚Life Is Precious is our fund dedicated to treating the medical needs of animals that come into our care. For our 2026 Calendar, our goal is to raise $12k.
🗳️Entering and voting begins May 1st! Animals adopted from the APCSM can enter to win ; and ANYONE can vote!
🏆The top 13 winners will be featured in the 2026 calendar!
All proceeds benefit the APCSM animals 🐾 Hope to see you here!🤗
04/18/2025
MYLA🖤
Myla is an almost 2-year-old black beauty with a sweet and playful personality, She’s known to be very funny (see video) and she loves head scratches—especially around her neck, chin, ears, and top of her head. She also loves to curl up into a cozy ball for naps and enjoys cuddling!
Myla would thrive in an adult-only home with no children, where she can enjoy her peaceful, loving environment.😌
If you’d like to know more about this spunky girl, please fill out an application, give us a call, or visit us during our open hours.
📍1300 West Elm St. Ext. Brockton MA 02301
public hours: Tue, Thurs, Fri 1-4pm
(additional hours by appointment)
04/17/2025
Meet Spicy! This little man is looking to find his perfect home after landing at the shelter several weeks ago with a broken leg! Spicy is about 8 months old and is full of wild puppy energy!! He needs basic obedience training but he is extremely affectionate and a very happy little puppy. He has been recovering well but will need crate rest, additional cast changes and x-rays to ensure he is healing properly. Spicy is looking for a foster, foster to adopt or adoption placement at this time.
If you'd like to inquire about Spicy, please email [email protected], call 508-586-2053 or fill out a dog foster or adoption application on our website www.apcsm.org
04/16/2025
An update on Bee! 🐝
Bee had a successful surgery at JP Animal Clinic. This morning we gave her a little break from her cone for some head scratches. The eye is currently being biopsied. She is recovering nicely and is as sweet as ever, maybe even more so as she seems much more comfortable now! Thank you to everyone who donated toward Bee's care. It's people like you that are truly rescuing these animals in need of urgent medical treatment!
☀️ June 1st is right around the corner!
47 more days… but who’s counting? 😉
Join us at the NRT Sheep Pasture in North Easton for Paws in the Park, a family & pet friendly event that brings the community together to support homeless animals in our care. 🐾
Come enjoy a day filled with local vendors, raffles, food, music, and more!
🎟️ FREE admission
🐕 Leashed dogs welcome
🫶🏼 Family friendly
☔️ Rain or shine
All proceeds help provide food, shelter, and medical care for the animals at the APCSM. 💚
Brockton Beware🚨! Keep an eye out for Zeus, the howling bandit. This hardened criminal is wanted all across New England for various crimes and misdeeds. His most recent arrest was on account of a serious noise complaint! Zeus was last spotted here at the Animal Protection Center, so we’re asking all potential visitors to be on the lookout for this fluffy delinquent. If spotted, alert our staff immediately and we’ll be happy to tell you all about him and his history of mischief! 🐾
Zeus is currently still available for adoption here at the shelter. He’s a very good singer and he loves to cuddle! If you or anyone you know are interested in adopting, please fill out our dog adoption application and our staff will be happy to reach out. Feel free to also give our shelter a call during business hours or stop by our open hours to discuss as well!
04/14/2025
meet Duke!🤴🏽
Duke is a 4.5 year old “Sato dog” and he’s one unique pup. This mysterious boy is a little more on the shy side, which is a common characteristic of his breed. Although he is as sweet as can be, he prefers to take change slowly. He needs just a little more time than your average dog to gain his trust, but believe us when we say there’s no end to the benefit of getting to know him.
Duke has shown us little hints of his wonderful personality in some silly ways, like hopping onto our laps and even trying to steal our staff’s lunches! His joy in life is hiking and long walks on the beach, and his ideal home is a calm and patient one. He’d prefer not to live in a home with animals or kids.
For more information on this handsome guy, please fill out an application, give us a call, or visit us during our open hours.
📍1300 West Elm St. Ext. Brockton MA 02301
public hours: Tue, Thurs, Fri 1-4pm
(additional hours by appointment)
04/13/2025
pet insurance… 😅 let’s talk about it!!
🗓️ April 19th, 2025
🕐 1pm-2pm
📍 1300 West Elm St. Ext. Brockton MA 02301
Join us on Saturday, April 19th for our next Vet Tech Talk: A Pet Owner’s Guide to Picking the Right Pet Insurance!
Choosing the right pet insurance can feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! At this month’s Vet Tech Talk, we’ll break down the different options available, what to look for in a plan, and how to make the best decision for your pet and your budget.
This session is led by Chantele Dalmida, CVT & founder of P.E.T.S., who brings a wealth of experience and a practical, engaging approach to learning.
🐾🐾We wanted to update everyone on our sweet Delilah girl who had 7 puppies! She is doing great in her foster home and is a great mom! These cuties will be available for adoption within the next couple of weeks. 🐾🐾
If you are an active person or family looking for a new family member, please fill out an adoption application on our website at apcsm.org!
(These guys will be large dogs and very active!)
these guys are Australian shepherd husky mixes
04/12/2025
so awesome🥹💚🐾
Don't let the weather stop you! Swing by and drop off donations to support the . Morrissey Family Roofing is set up out front of in East Bridgewater taking collections today 04/12/2025, 12-2pm. Come help support a great organization.
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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.
Phone: 508-586-2053 
