🐾 Honor a beloved pet with your gift to help a pet in need
When you make a donation in honor of a beloved pet that has changed your life, you can change the life of a pet in need.
100 Pet Challenge
You can help keep 100 pets out of shelters…and with the people they love.
One of saddest things is watching a pet owner walk out a shelter door in tears, leaving behind a bewildered and often scared pet they love, but could not afford to keep. Second Chance is more than just a shelter, providing access to affordable veterinary care, a pet food pantry program and more to help keep people and pets together.
Since the shelter was founded 22 years ago, time and again owners coming to our shelter door to say goodbye to a beloved pet told us they could not afford to keep their pet. Some could not afford veterinary bills when their pet was suddenly taken ill, others had lost a job or a spouse and could no longer provide basic care and food. For seniors on fixed incomes, veterinary care for an ill pet can quickly add up beyond their budget. Covid has wreaked havoc on many household budgets. With your help, pets can get the help they need and stay with the people they love.
Second Chance Community Veterinary Hospitals provide access to affordable veterinary care to underserved communities and brings services directly to pets in the community through the Homebound to the Rescue program and local vaccine clinics. Our pet food pantry program distributes pet food to local food pantries so no pet goes hungry.
We created this special challenge for the Global Giving Accelerator. From now through April 23, our project will be vying for bonus prizes. When you make a donation through this post, you can help Second Chance secure additional funds so we can help as many pets as possible.
Go behind the scene of Second Chance’s Worcester Hospital
WPI MBA students sat down with Worcester Hospital Director Danielle Zielinski to learn about Second Chance.
Need to make an appointment for your pet? Call our Worcester Community Veterinary Hospital at 774-243-1234.
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Springfield Hospital Having Problems With Constant Vandalism
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A local animal hospital is having problems with constant vandalism.
Second Chance Veterinary Hospital has been vandalized multiple times since moving into their Springfield location in May.
Their fence was ruined again last Saturday, the 4th time it’s happened. A window was also shot out with a BB gun.
This is not only a nuisance for the non-profit animal hospital, but it’s also affecting their budget as well.
“We rely heavily on donations and what not so whenever something gets vandalized, it takes away from funds that are allocated for pets in need,” said Julie Sullivan, Second Chance Community Veterinary Hospital director.
The animal hospital has installed signs and security cameras. But so far, the cameras have not prevented property damage.
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Throw a Party for Pets!
Throw a Party for Pets!
Kids are never too young to make a difference in the lives of homeless pets. Throwing a “Party for Pets” is a great opportunity to teach the young animal lover in your life the importance of giving back. Second Chance provides a party kit for kids who are having a birthday party and are asking for gifts for the shelter pets instead of themselves. The kit includes party favors and a t-shirt for the birthday girl or boy. We encourage the child to bring the gifts to the shelter, take a tour and meet some of the pets they are helping.
