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01 Jan Second Chance: 2014 Predictions
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 kitty litter snacks for...
25 Dec Second Chance 2.0: George Clooney Is Drooling Again
Kelly Goodin, executive director of Second Chance is taking a well-deserved time out for the Holly Daze. However her column is so popular, we felt her fans, gonzo dog and cat lovers, would miss their weekly fix. Hope this blog about furry friends from the...
18 Dec Second Chance: Why We Love Pets
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 less enthusiastic half of...
11 Dec Second Chance: Aconcagua & the Dog Den
“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 the Seven Summits;...
04 Dec Second Chance: Holiday Adoptions
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...
27 Nov Second Chance: Educating the Younger Generation
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 and, although details...
20 Nov Second Chance: Myth Busters
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 greater good of humanity...
13 Nov Second Chance: The Cat Shrink
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...