Second Chance Pet Adoptions

Thank you SC for letting us adopt Loverboy. Now named Bunny because we fell in love with him on Easter. Also thank you for the goodie bag, it really helped with the transition.

Almost completely staffed by volunteers, SC does what it does very well.
It’s a nice facility, an open concept with several large well-​lit rooms allowing prospective adopters to see or visit with their soon to be new friend. It’s a nice place and a no pressure environment.
The minus: For insurance reasons SC (like many of its counterparts) won’t let you visit with any of the animals until you fill out an application — even if you’re not ready to adopt. I understand that. But when I did fill out the application, and wanted to do more than see the animal in the cage, I couldn’t. There were no rooms available because they were busier than expected.
The plus: the volunteer offered to meet me back at the shelter at some time during the week, when they aren’t normally open. She even sent a followup email asking me if I were still interested. That was an unexpected and great marketing technique. Nice touch.
The «huh?»: I couldn’t figure out why the followup email, since SC is temporarily closed for renovation and I was directed to a nearby pet store. Then I was told one of the animals was in a foster home. Big sigh.
I think people willing to foster animals waiting to be adopted, is beyond awesome. SC is one of many area shelters that do this. I love the idea fido or fluffy has a real home environment rather than a cage in a shelter somewhere. But for me, because those animals are already in a good home environment, even if temporary, I’d much rather adopt from a public shelter where at least I feel like I’ve done a rescue of a sort.
Still, Second Chance does what it should: finds homeless animals a good home. They’re worth visiting.

SC is an amazing pet organization. My husband and I as well as my parents have adopted four or five cats from them over the years. They have weekend hours where you can come in and socialize with the kittens and cats and dogs and there’s no pressure to adopt. An adoption counselor generally is in each room (there are a number of rooms for cats based on their personalities, etc) to answer questions you have about specific animals. SC holds regular fundraising events and supply drives. They also offer education on feline diseases like FIV and FeLV — I’m sure they do the same for dogs. If you adopt an animal but it doesn’t do well in your home, then they will take the animal back. All in all, this is a great organization made up of people who really care about animals!

Wonderful place to adopt your new best friend!