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14 Dec Second Chance: Home for the Holidays
My greatest wish this holiday season is to find a home. I seek your support in creating a holiday miracle. I have been waiting for a home for over 2.5 years. Yeah, that’s right – I have been here at the Second Chance Shelter for...
07 Dec Second Chance: Gifting a Humane World
Someday animal shelters will no longer be necessary. When people better understand and connect to animals like me we will no longer be mistreated or discarded. Ok, so that day is a probably a bit into the future – but if this vision inspires you,...
01 Dec TIO SE Asia: Art With A Heart & Summing Up
In Siem Reap, Cambodia and in Luang Prabang, Laos, we encountered a phenomenon Paul Hawken described in a book of the same name as “blessed unrest.” “Blessed Unrest” is the umbrella Hawken hangs over grassroots movements all over the world, comprised of not-so-ordinary individuals and groups busily working to ensure social justice,...
01 Dec Second Chance: Gifting a Pet
Dear Pet Column, I was thinking of getting my boyfriend a new puppy for Christmas. Whenever we go hiking or skiing he mentions how great it would be to have a dog. He seems to like Labs best, but I am wondering if I adopt...
23 Nov Second Chance: A Moment Of Thanks-Giving
A lonely kitten is hiding in a ditch, left to fend for himself. The sun is sinking. He is cold, frightened, hungry, and generally miserable. A woman jogs by and the kitten decides to squeak out a plea for help. She hears him. Her arms are warm and...
16 Nov Second Chance: Shelter Seniors
Hi my name is Keaghan. I’m a 10- year-old Border Collie without a home. That just sounds so wrong, right?!? Like getting along in years isn’t bad enough – let’s just take your home away too… Well good thing November is Adopt-A-Senior Shelter Pet Month. Here is...
13 Nov The Short Version: Election Reactions & Women Who Ran
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. In some of the most recent iterations of The Short Version, Cleo Abram looked at the pros and cons...
09 Nov Second Chance: A Microchip Is Your Friend
My name is Glory, a homeless dog here at the Second Chance Humane Society Shelter. I am one of many pets who arrived without any identification, making it pretty difficult for me to be returned to my family. The lesson of the Pet Column today:...