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Store Dog Sunday! One of the dogs we had the absolute pleasure of seeing this week, was Buster Brown 😍 💚 Buster Brown is a 15 1/2 year-old rescue. His person, Mark, got him at 8 months old from the Humane Society. This sweetheart is great with other dogs & cats and is the apple of his dad’s eye! Our store dogs always remind us of why we do what we do. It would be our wish that every pet up for adoption finds an incredible forever family like Buster Brown has with Mike 💓 Every donation, every purchase, every hour given by our team, every wonderful source of support from our amazing community, and every grant made possible by YOU, helps make a difference for homeless pets hoping to have a second chance like Buster Brown. Thank you to everyone who supports our mission and our store! We look forward to seeing all our two legged and four-legged shoppers this week! 🐾 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm

SPOTTED! We've got lots of nice home decor items that are perfect for Thanksgiving and just waiting for you to find them 🦃 Whether your vibe is more casual or more formal, there's something for any occasion you might be throwing. ✅ lamps for ambient lighting ✅ platters for gathering and grazing ✅ glassware to spruce up any table ✅ so much more! Thank you for supporting our mission to help homeless pets! 🐾 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates, GA Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6 Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm

Have any last-minute Halloween decorating or costume needs? Enjoy extra savings this week on Halloween items: A whopping 50% off! Save big, help homeless pets, and help us make room in the store for more fun holiday items 💚🐾 👻 Come get these great finds before they're gone! For window items: Chucky doll, bride of chuckie, and vampire are priced as marked (no further discounts), all else 50% off marked price. Check out our stories for more items 🎃 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

HAPPY TAILS! A Second Chance for Campground Cats! A big thank you to our wonderful community for helping make a difference in the lives of homeless pets! Your donations, shopping, and support helped provide a grant to @communitycatsupportcoalition to help them begin a comprehensive TNR effort at the campground shown in the photos. The funding helped provide much-needed spay/neuter services and begin stabilizing a colony that had been reproducing with little intervention. Keep reading for more about their organization and intervention at the campground 💚🐾 _____________ Community Cat Support Coalition (CCSC) is a team of cat loving volunteers working to help every cat have the best quality of life possible by providing outreach to their community through: trap/neuter/release education, trap lending services, trap/neuter/vaccinate/release, and cat food pantry for community cat caretakers. Spay/neuter programs like theirs are so important to stopping the cycle of pet overpopulation. When CCSC learned about more than 100 community cats living in terrible conditions at a local campground, they knew they had to help. The cats had little to no consistent food or care, and there were reports of cats being shot, poisoned, trapped, and dumped elsewhere. Even their volunteers faced harassment while trying to trap the cats, but they kept showing up because the cats needed them. More than 30 kittens have since been taken into rescue, giving them the chance to grow up safe and find loving homes. For the adult cats, TNR offers a different kind of second chance by preventing more litters and helping create a safer, more stable colony. “Second Life Atlanta gave us the opportunity to say yes to these cats when their circumstances were especially difficult. Because of that support, more than 30 kittens have already left the campground for rescue, and dozens of adult cats have begun their journey toward a safer, more stable life.”- Community Cat Support Coalition. Thank you CCSC for the incredible work you do on the front lines of animal rescue and prevention, and for sharing this Happy Tail! 💞 #MissionMonday #15YearsOfBargainsAndBellyRubs

The last Sunday of every month enjoy 40% OFF our online store 😁 We've got over 1500+ items and all purchases go towards helping homeless pets get a second chance at life 💚🐾 Interested in any of the items shown? Search our online store for the product description to get to the listing. Thank you for supporting our mission to help homeless pets! https://second-life-atlanta.myshopify.com ✨ Brand new items 🏺 Home decor & housewares 🐾 Perfect pets 🏷️ Clearance 🖼️ Artwork 🔌 Electronics & appliances 🛏️ Furniture 🎃 Holiday 🍴 Kitchen 🎸 Musical instruments 🪴 Outdoor & gardening fun ⚽ Sports, fitness rec 🧸 Toys & games ✈️ Travel 🕹️ Vintage & collectibles 40% off discount is automatically applied at checkout, no code needed. Sale ends at midnight. #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Happy Saturday! October is flying by and the cool weather is thankfully here. We've had so many great donations (our donors are the best!) and Scully says the store is full of lots of great finds!! 🎃 Need any last-minute Halloween decorations? 🧥Finally ready to shop for fall now that it officially feels like sweater weather? 🖼️Searching for some unique decor that you can't get anywhere else? Come treasure hunt with us today! Thank you for supporting our mission to help homeless pets 💚🐾 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

When the weather finally dips and you come RUNNING to the fall decor section… Scully understands!! Who else is immediately ready for all things fall?? 🍁🥳 Feeling the pull to decorate for the season? Come check out our home decor and seasonal sections to save big and help homeless pets 💚🐾 💬 Tell us in the comments: What are your fall decor favorites? 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ScullyAtSecondLife #FallFinds #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Happy Store Dog Sunday! We hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend, and are enjoying this finally cool fall weather!! While we are closed, we wanted to brighten your feed with these sweet pups that we had the pleasure of seeing at our store. They always make our day and remind us why we do what we do. Keep reading for a little bit about them: 💚Willow Grace was very excited for her treats from Violeta, and her mom is friends with our volunteer, Rita. 💚Scout is a super happy five year-old golden retriever mix adopted from a north Georgia shelter. 💚Rosie is a puppy and was endearingly wiggly during picture taking. 💚Squid Ink is four years old and one of our lovely regulars! 💚Rey is a super sweet 9 year old miniature Australian shepherd, and belongs to our awesome team member, Jonathan. 💚Millie is a Great Pyrenees in training to be a therapy dog. 💚Daphne is a three year-old border collie. To the owners of these sweet pups, if you have an account you'd like tagged, comment below! 🤗💗 We look forward to seeing all of our four-legged and two-legged shoppers this week! Thank you for supporting our store and helping homeless pets 🐾

The perfect finishing touch doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag! 👜💎 From everyday to upscale, our accessories section has a little something for everyone, no matter your style or budget! Whether you’re refreshing your everyday look or searching for something extra special, we have a wide range of accessories with new items getting added to the floor daily. Shop your style, save, and feel good knowing every purchase helps homeless pets! 🐾💚👏 _______ 🐈‍⬛ Our favorite accessory at Second Life? Our sweet store foster cat, Wren! She goes with everything and is purrfect for every season! She is truly a special cat– cuddly, lets you hold her, loves to play, is curious and as close to perfect as possible. Wren is FIV+ but she can live a long, healthy life with other cats. Just ask our managers Carrie or Violeta! 📸 Swipe through to see her having the BEST time with her favorite toy, fall in love, then fill out an application with @pawsatlanta ! 🥹💕 Don’t miss the last photo or your chance to make this sweet girl a permanent part of your family! She's the best!! 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

New Wardrobe Wednesday has Scully feeling alive! He’s been busy with the team getting the store ready for another day of amazing thrift finds and savings... and picking out a few of his favorite clothes along the way 😆 💚 In case you missed it, Scully is a new volunteer that will be with us through the month of October, and he’s excited to be helping out at Second Life! Today, Wednesday, enjoy: ✨ 50% OFF regular-priced clothing & shoes ✨ 25% OFF Luckydog Boutique clothing & shoes Some exclusions apply. Come find something you love and make a difference for homeless pets with every purchase 🐾 We are open until 6pm! 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ScullyAtSecondLife #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Good finds. Great grooves. Even better prices! 🎶 Whether you’re hunting for a favorite album, adding a little nostalgia to your collection, or discovering your next musical obsession, our records section is worth a browse! 💿🎵 MONTHLY MEDIA SALE Tuesday - Friday through October ✨ 50% OFF books, music, and movies with tag color: GREEN! You never know what treasures you’ll find, and the best part? Every purchase helps give homeless pets a second chance at life 💚🐾 Come flip through the shelves, find your next favorite, and let the good times spin! 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

👋 Welcome! We are a nonprofit upscale thrift store where every donation and purchase makes a difference. When you shop with us, you’re not just scoring amazing finds at great deals, you’re helping support animal rescue organizations and spay/neuter programs-- helping homeless pets get a second chance at life 💚 🛍️ From clothing, home décor, furniture, collectibles, books, pet supplies, to so much more, our store has grown so much in the last 15 years-- all thanks to our incredible community of supporters. In January we reached an amazing milestone having gifted $3 million in grants to over 100 animal rescue organizations and spay/neuter programs. 😻 We also partner with PAWS Atlanta for our store foster cat program. They pick which cats would benefit most and together we have helped more than 156 cats find there forever homes-- including sweet Ferb! To shop and support homeless pets, visit us in-store (address and hours below) or online (we ship!) at: secondlifeatlanta.online 💞 Thank you for following! 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #AnimalRescue #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

🐾 Plot twist! We typically do Store Dog Sunday, but Wren was itching to get back on our socials in the hopes of finding her forever family, so... Happy Store Cat* Sunday! Wren has been building her confidence and showing off her playful personality here at Second Life, and now she’s hoping someone out there will fall in love with her and take her home! 💚 7 months old 💚 FIV+ but she can live a long, healthy life with other cats. Just ask our managers Carrie or Violeta! 💚 Sweet as can be! Could you be her person? Come meet her at our store this week (we open on Tuesday), then fill out an application with @pawsatlanta 💞 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #AdoptDontShop #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Happy Tails! Wren found her forever family and it is with one of our longtime volunteers! We are so happy this loving, playful, cuddly sweetheart gets to be loved and snuggled every day! Thank you to @pawsatlanta for giving her a second chance at life, and to our amazing volunteer for giving her a second chance at love. 💚🐾 #AdoptDontShop #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Come adopt this amazing cat! Wren was found as a tiny kitten in an outdoor colony. She was simply too sweet to go back outside, so this little girl got her lucky break! 🥹 Now she’s looking for her FIRST forever home where she can spend her days playing, cuddling, and being part of a family. 🐱 7 month old Tuxedo beauty 🎀 Playful, sweet & affectionate 🏡 Looking for her FIRST home 💚 FIV+ And don’t let that last one scare you! FIV+ cats can live long, happy, healthy lives right alongside FIV-negative cats. Just ask our managers - Carrie or Violeta! They both have a mixed household and can answer any questions. We love playing with Wren… but we’d love even more to see her playing with her very own family. 🥰 Could that be with you? 🐾 Meet her at our store, fall in love, then fill out an application with @pawsatlanta ! 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Happy National Cat Day! Enjoy this photo of Scully and Wren from earlier this month 😻 We absolutely love cats at Second Life, and are so happy we've gotten to help so many incredible cats find their forever family through our store foster program with @pawsatlanta . 156 and counting, including sweet Wren! If you have a special cat in your life, we would love to see a picture of them in the comments! 💚🐾

Even though our donation intake is postponed today due to weather, our store is nice and dry! 🛍️🐾 Beat the rain and gloomy weather with some good old-fashioned retail therapy 😌 You never know what treasures you’ll find at Second Life! From unique finds to everyday favorites, there’s always something new to discover. And the best part? Every purchase helps fund grants for animal rescue organizations and spay/neuter programs! While you are here, say hello to our store foster cat, Wren, who is looking for her forever home! She can't wait to meet her forever family 💞 📸 Don’t miss the second and last photos to see some Wren shenanigans throughout the store. 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Have you ever been curious about the donation process at Second Life? Scully was a little busy helping us get ready for Halloween last week, but for his final sendoff post we wanted to walk you through the donation process. Swipe through the photos to follow Scully as he gives a behind-the-scenes look 📦 A big thank you to our incredible team for their hard work every day! Everyone from donation intake, to organizing, pricing, cleaning items, and keeping our store fully stocked and running smoothly- we appreciate all that you do! We've had millions of items dropped off over the last 15 years and we couldn't be more grateful for our community's generosity!! Together we've been able to donate over $3 million to animal rescue and spay/neuter organizations. Swipe to the last photo to see all the amazing organizations we were able to give grants to in 2025. 💚 If you're interested in donating, come see us behind our store, Tuesday through Saturday from 12 to 4 PM. 💚💚 If you are interested in volunteering like Scully, click the link below for more information then fill out a volunteer form. We are always looking for more volunteers and would love to have your help! https://secondlifeatlanta.org/volunteering/ 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm #15YearsOfBargainsAndBellyRubs #ThriftingAtlanta #Atlanta #AvondaleEstates #DecaturGA

Are you a nonprofit lawyer or know somebody you could recommend? We have some fairly simple opportunities on the horizon and are looking for a lawyer with nonprofit experience to review an agreement and provide some guidance. A short free or reduced cost consultation would be a great help! Interested or know somebody who could help? Please send us a message on Facebook or email your information to: contactus@secondlifeatlanta.org Thank you!!

🐾 MISSION MONDAY: EVERY DOG DESERVES A HOME! 🐾 October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month and Pit Bull Awareness Month, and we’re celebrating all the wonderful dogs out there waiting for a place to call home! From playful puppies to sweet seniors, big personalities to gentle souls, shelter dogs come in all shapes, sizes, breeds, and ages. Every single one deserves the chance to be loved. 💚 This month is also a great reminder to look beyond stereotypes, including those surrounding Pit Bulls. A dog’s breed doesn’t tell their whole story. Getting to know their individual personality, needs, and quirks is what really matters, and so many pitbulls are incredible, loving, and perfect companions. 🐶 Dog feature: Nieve! This sweet girl was adopted from one of our grantees: @nchsrescue . She came to them as Nieve, but they renamed her to Snow for the English translation. As Destiny would have it, her adopters decided to rename her Nieve, without knowing that was her original name! Talk about fate! #MissionMonday #HappyTails #AdoptDontShop

🐾 Happy Tails: From Georgia Stray to Maine’s Sweetest Sidekick! 💕 When June arrived as a stray at Chattooga County Animal Control Shelter in northwest Georgia, she was heartworm positive and needed some extra love and care. A grant from Second Life was able to help June receive her heartworm treatment ❤️ But her story didn’t end there! June, now named Avalon, made her way to Maine, where she found her forever family at Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland. 🏡 Her new dad, Knate, says they bonded instantly, and Avalon has settled into her new life beautifully! From weekly hikes and watching people pass by her window in historic Portland to cozy evenings watching British comedies (especially Murder, She Wrote!) with her dad, she’s living the life she deserves. She even discovered a new love for the ocean! 🌊🐶 Knate describes Avalon as a gentle, loving absolute gem, and we couldn’t be happier knowing this sweet girl has found her person. 🥹💗 Avalon’s journey is a beautiful reminder of what’s possible when compassionate people, dedicated rescue partners, and community support come together. A big thank you to our community who help make Happy Tails like Avalon's possible! Every purchase, donation, volunteered hour, like, follow, share, and support at Second Life helps write new Happy Tails every day 💚🐾 #MissionMonday #HappyTails #15YearsOfBargainsAndBellyRubs Animal Advocates of Chattooga County

🎉 We have some exciting news! 🎉 We’re honored to be nominated for Best Consignment Store in 2026 Best of Decaturish 🥳 Now, we need YOUR help! 🗳️✨ We’d love your vote! If you love finding amazing bargains while giving back to animals in need, please take a moment to vote for Second Life! https://www.decaturish.com/best_of_decaturish_2026/#/gallery?group=557011 Thank you for shopping with purpose, supporting our mission, and being part of our Second Life community. We couldn’t do it without you! 💚🐾

Happy Halloween everybody!! We hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday! 🖤🧡 If anyone has any last-minute Halloween needs, there are a few hours left to shop our Halloween costumes and decor (50% off!) before we close at 5 PM. We have costumes for both humans and pets, yard decor, and fun indoor decorations that will make any last-minute plans perfectly spooky! 1 N. Clarendon Ave. | Avondale Estates Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat: 12-5pm | Wed 11-6pm Call 678.975.5671 | Text 404.434.9856 Donations accepted 12-4 pm

Today's Happy Tail is about this adorable furball, Luxury, and was submitted by @transitionspetcare . Transitions Pet Care (TPC) is a wonderful organization that provides free pet care for pet owners facing a major illness, injury, or decline in mobility who need help caring for their pets... and that was the kind of help Luxury's owner desperately needed. TPC received an email from an owner needing veterinary care assistance for their dog after she had lost her job and was having difficulty finding a new one. Job hunting is stressful enough without the added weight of needing to care for your dog, and all that worry about Luxury's health began to weigh heavily on her owner. After reading her story and her love for her dog, TPC felt like she could use some extra support that would not only ensure her dog would get the care that she needed, but also to uplift the owners spirits and help her get back on her feet. It also helped ensure that she was able to keep her dog instead of surrendering her to the shelter. Win-win all around!! 🥰 "Thanks to the grant we received from Second Life we were able to cover Luxury's an annual visit, treat her ear infection, and ensure that she would have a year worth of flea and heartworm preventative." - Transitions Pet Care A big thank you to our donors, shoppers, team, and community for making grants and Happy Tails like these possible 💚🐾 #15YearsOfBargainsAndBellyRubs #MissionMonday

Store Dog Sunday! We loved seeing all the store dogs this week and got pictures with these two cuties!! 💚 Meet Allora- She was an absolute sweetheart and came dressed in her Halloween best! 💚 This is Annie- Her owners got her from a rescue called Little Orphan Annie and she is an 11 year old Pomeranian!! She has the cutest little smile. We can't wait to see all our two and four-legged shoppers this next week. Thank you for supporting our store and helping give homeless pets a second chance at life 🐾 We couldn't do it without you!