Second Chance Labrador Retriever Rescue
SARA WHALEN, founder of PETS ALIVE has died
Sara Whalen, who established Pets Alive (www.petsalive.com), has been rescuing society's "throw aways" for over 35 years. She has proven that it is worthwhile to save animals no matter what level of abuse they have suffered or what their special needs are. Please consider visiting Pets Alive, in Middletown, NY, to find your new best friend. Volunteers from Utah's based "Best Friends Animal Sanctuary" is providing support, at the request of the Pets Alive Board of Directors. Best Friends has agreed to operate the sanctuary until June. Best Friends will continue Pets Alive’s mission to rescue, rehabilitate and place animals in need. There are about 500 animals at the sanctuary. They range from dogs and cats to farm animals, exotic birds, and many others. Many of the animals at Pets Alive are older, have special needs or require special care. Your Help is Welcome! Best Friends welcomes the support of the community in caring for the animals. Volunteers, adopters, and donations are welcome. For more information on how you can help, call (845) 386-9738 or email them at volunteers@petsalive.com and show your support. Those of us at Second Chance Lab Rescue are begging you to please consider a monatary donation to Pets Alive. Make it in memory of Sara's great work, in memory of a past pet or maybe in honor of all who help the animals. Whatever the reason, please make that donation now.
SHELTER DOGS DYING TO BE ADOPTED - ADOPT A SENIOR DOG: "Blessed is the person Who has earned the love of an old dog"
Mature pets make great family additions, but are often overlooked in favor of younger animals. These seniors deserve the same dignity that your parents & grandparents deserve. They don't deserve to die in a cold shelter. You'll be old one day, too. We cannot save them all - we need you but, most of all, the dogs need you.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
We are not accepting any "owner give-up" dogs in our program. Please do not ask us to take your dog. We will help you and give you direction but we are overwhelmed with shelter rescues. Also, it is a felony to threaten and harrass someone over phone lines. This includes the internet. If you cannot or will not speak nicely to us, do NOT call us. If you are not going to let us speak, do NOT call us. You don't like our attitude? That's too bad. We care about the dog - not you, not your family. YOU, not us, are not keeping the committment you made to a defenseless animal who thought he or she was in a safe, loving home. You cannot say you love your dog and in the same line say you cannot keep him/her. Dogs do not train themselves. Get a dog trainer - call us for a recomendation. We are a group of rescuers trying to do our best - we are NOT miracle workers. We have full time jobs and a family of our own - we can only do so much. Furthermore, do not try to guilt us by saying you don't want to have to bring your dog to the shelter. Shelters kill dogs - they WILL kill your dog and YOU, not us, can live with that. Labradors get treated like any other dog in the shelter. As a matter of fact, they are the first to be killed. "Gee, if this is such a good dog why did his/her owner(s) bring him/her to a shelter that kills?". Think long and hard before bringing a dog into your home. Dogs are not yesterdays garbage nor are they disposable.
Toddler Adoption Rule
We receive e-mails like this on a weekly, sometimes daily basis. Please read this and understand why we have implemented the "toddler" rule.
Hi, I have a purebred 4 year old male yellow lab who is fully vaccinated and neutered. We have loved him from the day we brought him home 4 years ago. Unfortunately, he snapped at our 2 year old the other day, and our vet is adamant about us finding another home for Buddy. He is a beautiful dog and has very good socialization skills with other dogs. He has never been a problem to anyone who's ever watched him for us. Please let me know if you are interested in him. To us, the reason is very clear - toddlers and dogs do not mix . It takes the most responsible/knowledgeable dog owner to pull this relationship off. Anytime the dog has been good for his entire life and the first bad behavior is with a toddler, there is no doubt in our mind that it is 100% the toddler's fault (in addition to his parents who, obviously, are not supervising). Guess who suffers ... it's clearly the dog. Who is going to adopt this dog. Are you? We welcome your feedback.
Favorite Sites
Please take a moment to visit some of our favorite sites: DOGS DESERVE BETTER (www.dogsdeservebetter.org), LABMED (www.labmed.org), and Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (www.bestfriends.org). These organizations depend 100% on the genorosity of animal lovers. Please take the time to visit these sites and do consider them when making a donation to a legitimate and very worthy cause. If you purchased your dog from a petstore, please visit www.puppymills.com, or www.caps-web.org to learn where your dog really came from and how his/her parents are living. These websites are really exceptional. Also exceptional and really heartwarming is Puppy Mill Rescue (www.puppymillrescue.com). For all of you who have dogs purchased from petstores, please look at the graphic photos.
Who We Are
Second Chance Labrador Retriever Rescue is an LRC, Inc. affiliated Lab Rescue (www.thelabradorclub.com/rescue.html) dedicated to the rescue of purebred Labradors and placing them in permanent, loving homes. We offer a referral system (please read disclaimer below), whereby humans wishing to adopt may utilize our referral list. This list includes our available Labs, as well as those in shelters and with other agencies. We also take in and foster Labs on a limited basis. Our goal is to educate the public on responsible dog ownership, especially the spaying/neutering of pets and to inform prospective Lab owners of the "special qualities", characteristics and requirements of our breed before they acquire a Labrador Retriever. Whether you are looking for a Lab or any other purebred dog, make sure the "rescue person" you are working with is associated with that breed's national or incorporated club. It is important that the rescue person know a lot about the breed you are interested in. Most people involved in breed rescue started out as breeders or exhibitors and added rescue because they love the breed. Believe it or not, more than 90% of breed rescue is run by a show/hobby breeder, proving his/her dedication and love of that particular breed, even though the dog was not bred by them. We re-home purebred Labradors from owners who no longer want them and rescue Labs from municipal shelters, where they will be killed. Most dogs are kid/cat/dog tested, all dogs are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and heartworm tested. Any medical issues are taken care of before adoption. We are always in need of foster homes. If you love dogs but cannot make that long time commitment, fostering might be for you. Please have a fenced in yard, time to spend with the dog and a veterinarian reference. Fostering is rewarding. It's sad to have to turn a dog away for lack of space. PLEASE NOTE: Second Chance Labrador Retriever Rescue has the right to deny or refuse any application.
DISCLAIMER: For dogs listed on our website for direct referral to the current caretaker only (and not through Lab Rescue), please note the following: Second Chance Labrador Retriever Rescue makes no representations about the health or temperament of these dogs, and we assume no responsibility for the health or temperament of these dogs. These dogs will not be adopted out under a Lab Rescue contract nor will they be the responsibility of Lab Rescue at any time before, during or after their adoption.
Adopting A Friend
We adopt out to approved families in the tri-state area. Please e-mail us for an application. No adoptions will be considered without filling out an application. We prefer a house with fenced in yard but, apartment owners/dwellers are always welcome, as long as you provide us with a copy of your lease. All dogs go out on a legal, binding contract. Our modest non-refundable adoption fee of $250.00 often only partially covers the expenses we incur on our rescued Labbies. If you live in Connecticut please e-mail Kathy at LabRescueCT@aol.com, Orange County or the surrounding areas, please contact Denise at rescuelabs@earthlink.net (ADOPTIONS ONLY), in New Jersey, we ask that you contact Charlotte from Labs + Friends at Labf2@earthlink.net or, if you're in the Rochester area and would consider a mixed breed dog, please visit Blue Moon Meadows at www.bluemoonmeadows.org.
Surrendering Your Lab
Any owner wishing to give-up their Lab must have their dog spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccinations and proof of negative heartworm test BEFORE entering rescue. A "health certificate" from your Veterinarian must accompany the dog at the time of placement. Please e-mail us for a "surrender application". After reviewing the application, we will contact you. The fee to give-up your spayed/neutered Lab is $150.00. If for some reason you will not have your dog spayed/neutered, the fee for an intact dog is $300.00. Your honesty in the surrender contract is essential! False or misleading information will result in the dog being immediately returned to the owner and we will cease to provide any assistance in placement effective immediately. We prefer a system where your dog is kept in your home giving the prospective adopter a chance to speak with you and ask questions about the dog. This also prevents the need for your dog to transfer through two, three or more different families before landing in a permanent home. That can be very hard on a dog. Also, we ask lots of questions - if you can't deal with that do not contact us.
Second Chance Labrador Retriever Rescue
Serving the Tri-State New York Area
Email:
AdoptARescuedLab@aol.com
Click here for a list of Labbies at this shelter
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