Update--June 17th we got a wonderful donation of $300 towards it so we have now raised $825 towards our goal of $2000 to pay for this little guy. We need more donations! And the little guy went to a wonderful home in VA on Monday after he got the "ok" from his doctor. He went hoem with a vet tech so he will be getting the best care possible!
We just rescued a doberman puppy today. Unfortunately, this little guy has a broken leg. A breeder brought him into our vet today and was going to euthanize him and all the girls at the vet begged us to save him. His surgery will be about $2500 including the surgery and post op appointments. So for the first time in a long time we are asking for monetary donations to help with this. This is going to almost completely empty our bank account! Every $10 helps and every donation is tax deductable! Pics coming soon!
Please visit our website www.secondtimearoundrescue.org! You will find our application there.
Some things to consider before you fill out our adoption application...
1. Please make sure everyone in your household is ready to adopt a new pet.
2. Please understand that our adoption fee is $230 because each of our dogs is spayed/neutered, dewormed, vaccinated and microchipped. If you do not want to pay this or can not afford it, please do not fill out our adoption application.
3. Please make sure you are with in driving distance of Chester Springs PA. If that is too far from you please do not fill out our adoption application.
4. You must be prepared to sign an adoption contract in which you will agree to take care of your new pet for the rest of its life, take it to the vet for yearly check ups, and provide it with training whether it be housebreaking or obedience.
5. Your current pets must all be up to date on vaccinations and spayed/neutered to be considered by STAR for adoption.
WE MUST SAY ALL OF THIS BECAUSE S.T.A.R. IS COMPOSED OF TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO BOTH HAVE FAMILIES, JOBS AND OTHER THINGS IN OUR LIVES BESIDES RESCUE WORK. RESCUE WORK DOES TAKE A MAJORITY OF OUR TIME BUT WE LIKE TO AVOID ANY UNNECESSARY WASTED TIME.
Our adoption process:
1. You submit an application for the dog you are interested in.
2. We check your references and vet records.
3. If we like your application, references and previous vet history then we schedule a personal interview during which a STAR representative will meet you and your family and you will meet the dog you are interested in. (You must be able to come to us in Chester Springs or Elverson, PA to meet the dog, if you can not please do not apply.)
4. Then we will let you know if you are officially approved and when you may take the dog home.
5. STAR does not always require a home visit but we do reserve the right to require one if we feel it is necessary.
Please remember that we sometimes have a lot of people applying to adopt the same dog. Please only email us once, multiple emails will only clog our inbox and make it more difficult for us to get to all the applications.
THANK YOU to all my wonderful volunteers that helped on the 26th with Take Your Dog to Work Day and the 28th with Canal Days!!!!! We recieved $175 in donations on Friday due to the bake sales, raffle baskets and hair cuts Polly did for us and on Sunday we raised $75 just through our donation can. Thank you to everyone for taking the time to come out and see the dogs and being so generous! We had atleast one adoption come from our Friday event and about four possible adoptions from Sunday. All in all, it was an extremely successful weekend. Second Time Around is trying to do the best we can! But without any funding things are tight. Please consider sponsoring one of our babies if you can not adopt. We absolutely need foster homes. This is the best way you can help us. We understand that not everyone can do that but that is what we need the most. We need all the help we can get whether is is physical or financial. Every $5 or $10 helps! .
STAR is a very small rescue run out of foster homes. We take in local unwanted pets and animals from shelters. We have also rescued farm animals such as goats and pot bellied pigs and even horses! Please feel free to email us with any questions! *** Please note that it does take us a few days to review applications and get back to you about the dog/cat/animal you are interested in. If you are looking to obtain a pet immediately, this is probably not the best route for you. Please understand that we can not always get back to everyone. If you don't hear back from us about a submitted application, then you were not chosen to adopt the dog and please continue your search. But please watch this if you are thinking of getting a puppy from a petstore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdcNl5FqcKY. It generally takes about a week from the time you fill out your application, until you get to come visit the dog if your application is approved. ***
If you have an animal you would like to turn in to us please let us know. We need information such as breed, age, sex, neutered/spayed, and is it up to date on vaccinations. At this time (as long as we have a place to put them) we are accepting dogs, puppies, small animals, birds, reptiles, and farm animals. We will no longer be accepting cats. If you have a cat that needs placement please go to www.petfinder.com and list them in the classified section.
Adopting a friend is simple. Please check out our website at www.secondtimearoundrescue.org. Then you can fill out an application here: www.secondtimearoundrescue.org/adoptionapp.htm. **PLEASE NOTE: If you receive an error message when submitting this application, please let us know at secondtimearoundrescue@yahoo.com- we are having some problems with our server at this time.
Once you have been approved which we will let you know, you can set up an appointment to come visit that particular four legged creature. If you do not hear back from us you have not been chosen to adopt that dog. But if you are chosen to meet the dog and you like them and they like you, and all of your references have checked out, then you may adopt! Please contact us with any questions on any animal. We do ask that if you fill out an application for a pet that is here at STAR and then adopt a pet through another organization, you let us know asap. It takes a lot of our time to go through and process applications and it is a waste of valuable time if you are not still interested in adopting through us.
STAR is by appointment only. We do not have a shelter facility. The adoption process must be followed if you would like to meet one of our adoptable pets.
