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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.
On May 15, 2010 we will be hosting a FREE dog training seminar with Chris Larkins from Baker City. You are welcome to bring YOUR problem dog and ask questions and learn how to train your dog. Chris specializes in problem dogs, so bring it on! Check back here for time and place and be sure not to miss this great seminar!
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!
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.
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
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!

For information on any of our animals, please contact us by email
IdahoAnimals@hotmail.com 