Tag Archives: Second Chance

Montreal SPCA and the City of Montreal present Operation Adoption Montreal 27 Jun 2013 –  Mr. Christian G. Dubois, Head of Public Security for Montreal’s Executive Committee, and Mr. Nicholas Gilman, Executive Director of the Montreal SPCA held a press conference at the Montreal SPCA Annex building to present their partnering in tackling the number of displaced animals due to …

  May 20 is the start of National Dog Bite Prevention Week. My pup, Nanners, he was going to be put to sleep because he did bite the nose of a 3 year old little girl. My husband and I decided to give Nanners a second chance. After we welcomed Nanners to our house, we noticed that there were many …

Fostering- Why We Choose to Say Goodbye… Fostering animals is one of the best and most effective ways to volunteer in animal rescue.  Many of Montreal’s animal rescue groups are foster-based, meaning they don’t have a general building or shelter location where all of the animals are kept.  Instead, they have their animals moved into temporary homes, where they stay until they are …

Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe!

I’ve been meaning to write a post on Hazel for quite some time now, but I’ve always wanted to have a few more photos to give a greater sense of exactly how amazing she is. Well. Photos, or not, it’s time. Hazel came into rescue as an abused puppy mill survivor (her fantastic story is here), and has found her …

  For a second consecutive year, the Alternative Canine presents its second chance dog shelter project to the Aviva Community Fund contest. Last year, despite widespread support, the project did not win the money necessary for its creation. However, that did not stop the Alternative Canine members going forward. Since then, the Alternative Canine established its board of directors, launched …

The following is a courtesy listing in order to help a female cat that was abandoned and is now living on the street. Destiny was kind and led the cat to the house of a family that has been able to feed her but can’t not provide her with a home. If you can offer this kitty a home, please …

Read all about it! Dogs rule at Michael Vick's former Surry estate (video) Puppy Recovering After Being Thrown Against Wall (video) Dog shot twice in its head survives, owner charged Atlanta (video) Wylie the Afghan mutt shows how every dog will have its day The heart-breaking images of 1,000 dogs stuffed into cages to be sold as meat…

I love the word “second“.  For me, it just represents “another life” or “another chance”.  Since, I think a lot about my overall impact on the environment, I use that word a lot.  And when it comes to my pets, I also use that word because they have all been given a second chance at a new beginning; a new life! Last …

June 9 UPDATE: We are happy to tell you Bailey has found his FOREVER HOME! Thank you everyone for sharing his story! Just one of so many sad animal stories in Montreal.  Fortunately, this dog gets a second chance.  But who is ready and willing to give him a forever home?  This story comes from Cathy and Barb – two …