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Our Adoption Center hours are Monday-Friday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, and Saturdays from 12:00 am to 4:00 pm. We are closed Sundays, and major holidays. We are located at 1708 N. Whitley Dr. (Highway 95), Fruitland, ID.
UPCOMING EVENTS!!!!
LOW-COST CAT SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC - Right now we are working with some Nampa vets and are transporting cats over for spay/neuter on a weekly basis. The cost for female cats is $49, and the cost for males is $39. Any vaccinations are an additional cost of $15. If you are interested in having your cat fixed, call the shelter at 208-452-7387 to make an appointment. If you would be interested in helping with adoptions or fundraising for our spay/neuter clinic, let us know, we would love to have you!
FREE DOG BEHAVIOR SEMINAR! - Having trouble with your dog? Behavior problems that have you tearing your hair out? Have you tried pretty much everything and still can't get your dog to behave? We will be hosting a free Dog Behavioral Seminar this year, not sure of the date yet, but keep checking back to this site for further information. The seminar will be given by Chris Larkins, the "dog miracle worker" from Baker City, and he will take an untrained shelter dog and get it to behave in less than 15 minutes. We will also choose several dogs from the community that Mr. Larkins will work with and demonstrate his unique training methods. This will be a great seminar that you don't want to miss and it will be FREE! If you have a dog you would be interested in having Mr. Larkins work with at the seminar, please drop us an email at
IdahoAnimals@hotmail.com
PAWS IN THE PARK will be held in October in 2009. Keep checking back here for more information. It is a one/half mile dog walk with some special entertainment and demonstrations. "Mr. Paws In The Park" for 2009 is "Boston" owned by Mike and Kim Hanigan of Fruitland. He will be leading the pack on a dog walk through the streets of Ontario. Each dog registered for the dog walk will receive a special bandanna. Participants will have the opportunity to get pledges from their friends and neighbors and win some nice prizes for their trouble!
BEER-TASTING PARTY - Stay tuned for more information on the Beer-Tasting Party we will be hosting in October, 2009! Not sure of the date yet, but you can bet this will be a fun and well-attended event.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
If any of you are interested in volunteering to help at our Center, helping to care for the animals or walk dogs, you can call Christine O'Mara at 208-452-PETS; she is our shelter manager.
We can also use help with our off-site adoption events and fundraisers.
If you would like to help with any of our fundraisers, please give us a call - we could really use your help, and just about any skills are needed!
Of course, one of the most important things you can do to help is become a temporary foster home for one or more dogs or cats who need some extra help. Some of these guys just need a few days of recuperation after surgery to get back on their feet, or a week or two on medication; or they have had no training or socialization and need to be worked with for a little while to get them ready for adoption; or they are pregnant or nursing a litter and they need time to raise their litle family and get them weaned and ready for adoption; or sometimes we are just very full, and can't take even one more - our foster homes can mean the lifesaving difference for an unfortunate animal who needs a place to stay for anywhere from a few days to a week or two until we get room to take them into the shelter. So how do you become a foster home for one of these special guys? We have you fill out an application and tell us what kind of animals you are willing to foster. Then we do a home visit, just to make sure the animals will be cared for in a suitable place. And then we add you to our list and call you when we get a little guy who needs some help. If you already have animals of your own, that's OK, you can usually still foster one or more. Or if you would like an animal, but for some reason cannot make a committment to an animal of your own right now, maybe fostering is for you. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have saved a life and helped them to get adopted into a great home where they will be loved for the rest of their life!
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
PEN PALS AT SRCI - In January, 2008 we started our wonderful new program called "Pen Pals" out at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario. Specially selected inmates train shelter dogs, who live out at the prison during their training period. The result is highly adoptable dogs that are house-trained, crate-trained and obedience-trained. They even know a trick or two! In 2008, we adopted out 50 dogs from the program, and project that 65 dogs will be adopted in 2009! The adoption fee for these dogs is $150 and includes their spay/neuter, all vaccinations including rabies and kennel cough, a health certificate, leash, and a bag of food. This program gives marketable job skills to the inmates and allows them to give something back to the community, it markedly lowers aggression levels in the prison, and it lowers euthanasia rates in the local shelters. The dogs can be seen at special adoption events in the area, or by appointment. Call Barb at 208-707-4663 for more information about the dogs or the program.
ANGEL FUND - These are funds that are earmarked to help sick or injured animals. Thanks to your generous donations, and the kindness of Dr. Holderman at Eastern Oregon Animal Health in Ontario, in addition to a wonderful grant from the Mary Bradof Foundation, we were able to help Jesse, the border collie, who had been found wandering the streets of Ontario. His right rear leg had been severely injured sometime in his previous life and had never been treated. So it healed with the leg bent at a very awkward angle, sticking out to the side, which prevented Jesse from running or moving around without bumping it into everything he came into contact with. Unfortunately there was much nerve damage, but thanks to the Angel Fund, Jesse's leg was amputated and he now is able to run FAST again. And he found a wonderful home with a very caring woman who adores him and showers him with love and treats! What a great new life for this "formerly" unfortunate guy! Then there was Roscoe, a little 9 month old Chihuahua-dachshund mix, who was found with a severely infected wound that ran around his whole neck. During surgery it was discovered that someone had put a rubber band around his neck when he was a small puppy, and it had grown right into his neck as he got bigger. Now he is as good as new and his neck has healed nicely. And the 5 week old kitten who was brought in after a dog had attacked him and bitten off one of his hind feet. After receiving special medical care and lots of TLC, Jonah has recovered and is running around and playing and never even noticing that he is missing a foot! And the list of dogs and cats we have been able to help goes on, thanks to everyone who has donated to our "Angel Fund". THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! You are special people and you mean the world to these poor suffering dogs and cats! If you would like to be part of this life-saving effort, please mail your donation to: 2nd Chance Angel Fund, 1708 N. Whitley Dr., Fruitland, ID 83619 or click the button below.
Your donation will allow us to continue to provide care for helpless animals who have no where else to turn. Every little bit helps to provide the lifesaving medication a sick or injured homeless animal needs to get well.
WHO WE ARE
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 No-Kill organization and we receive all our funds from private donations. Our shelter is staffed almost 100% by volunteers. Since 2nd Chance's humble beginnings in 2001, we have found homes for over 3,000 dogs and cats, puppies and kittens. We have spayed or neutered over 4,500 dogs and cats, preventing the birth of over 22,500 unwanted animals (figuring that each unaltered dog and cat will bring 5 more animals into the world in their lifetime - and, as anyone who has watched their cat give birth to three litters in a year can attest, that figure could easily be on the low side!) We have many ways you can help:
The easiest way is to become a member of our organization. All it takes is a donation of whatever amount you can send. All members receive a free subscription to our newsletter. Please send your donation to 2nd Chance Animal Shelter, 1708 N. Whitley Dr., Fruitland, ID 83619, or click the button below.
You can also help the animals by giving them some of your time. We need volunteers to work hands on with the animals in our Adoption Center, and in our frequent community Adoption Events. For more information, contact us by email
IdahoAnimals@hotmail.com or telephone us at 208-452-PETS (7387).
You can become a foster home and provide a temporary "safety net" for an animal who needs some special help for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks (the choice is yours).
You can donate your car or other sellable merchandise (and receive a tax write-off, too!)
You can help us raise funds for various programs by volunteering to help plan our "Paws In The Park" or our other fundraising activities.
You can leave us a bequest in your will. This is a wonderful way to help insure that our work helping animals can continue. For more information on how to do this, please call us or contact your attorney or financial advisor.
We need donations of building materials and labor (any carpenters, plumbers, electricians, masons, etc. out there who are willing to help?) for remodeling projects and maintenance on our building
Contact us by email
IdahoAnimals@hotmail.com or telephone and we will send you more information on becoming a member or volunteer. Your charitable gift will make a lifesaving difference for the animals!
Donate a git certificate to 2nd Chance! Click below:
ADOPT A FRIEND
For information on any of our animals, please contact us by email
IdahoAnimals@hotmail.com or telephone us at 208-452-PETS (7387).
2nd Chance Animal Shelter Inc. 1708 N. Whitley (Highway 95)
Fruitland, ID 83619
Phone: 208-452-PETS (7387)
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 No-Kill organization and we receive all our funds from private donations. Our shelter is staffed almost 100% by volunteers. Since 2nd Chance's humble beginnings in 2001, we have found homes for over 3,000 dogs and cats, puppies and kittens. We have spayed or neutered over 4,500 dogs and cats, preventing the birth of over 22,500 unwanted animals (figuring that each unaltered dog and cat will bring 5 more animals into the world in their lifetime - and, as anyone who has watched their cat give birth to three litters in a year can attest, that figure could easily be on the low side!) We have many ways you can help:
The easiest way is to become a member of our organization. All it takes is a donation of whatever amount you can send. All members receive a free subscription to our newsletter. Please send your donation to 2nd Chance Animal Shelter, 1708 N. Whitley Dr., Fruitland, ID 83619, or click the button below.
For information on any of our animals, please contact us by email
IdahoAnimals@hotmail.com 