[caption id="attachment_36994" align="alignright" width="300"] Ladybug[/caption] The first Second Chance Pet Column of 2013 promoted making positive and empowering resolutions – as opposed to resolving to NOT doing something, which rhymes with just setting yourself up for failure: for example, last year Boris resolved "I will not eat...
[caption id="attachment_36665" align="alignright" width="200"] Boris[/caption] Recently, here at the Second Chance Shelter, a nice couple was checking out the other adoptable cats. And we, well, we were all were preening and purring and secretly crossing our toes hoping to be The Chosen One. I heard the...
[caption id="attachment_36529" align="alignright" width="199"] Shay[/caption] “The Hills are Alive….With the Sound of Muuuusic…!” My favorite song from my favorite movie musical, "The Sound of Music" and the first thing that entered my head when I heard about the dude climbing the BIG mountain in Argentina (Aconcagua, one of...
As is always the case during the holidays, adoptions have slowed down significantly at Second Chance Humane Society. Understandably, people don’t consider this busy season a good time to adopt a pet because they are on the go or traveling. But I am writing today...
[caption id="attachment_36188" align="alignright" width="200"] FOX[/caption] A recent survey, conducted by Best Friends Animal Society, the Utah sanctuary that's one of the leaders in the no-kill movement, shed light on pet owners' attitudes toward the sources of pets. The study focused on people 18 to 34 years old...
[caption id="attachment_36051" align="alignright" width="300"] Hobbes[/caption] There are some myths out there regarding caring and training pets. Here at Second Chance Humane Society, as part of our outreach and education to make the world a more petcentric place, we would like to dispel these myths for the...
My name is Calypso, and I speak for the trees. Oh wait, that is the Lorax. Start again…my name is Calypso and I speak for the cats. Not sure how to speak feline? The Humane Society of the United States has developed a tool to...
Almost 20 years ago, when Second Chance Humane Society got its start and was years away from having a shelter facility, homeless pets were cared for in local foster homes until they could be adopted out. Fostering a pet in need of shelter, love, and...
[caption id="attachment_35641" align="alignright" width="300"] Kodiak[/caption] About 5 years ago I was abandoned by my people. They had to leave town-- I am sure for very good reason-- and they felt that they couldn’t bring me along. Fortunately, I was found and taken to Second Chance Humane...
[caption id="attachment_35501" align="alignright" width="200"] Juniper[/caption] So what is the deal with Halloween and black cats? Do you people still think we are the vessels of evil witchcraft or minions of the devil? Seriously? People, this is the 21st century. Can we please get over those superstitions already? True,...
