Entries by Hannah Allison

Live Items for The Evening of Pawsibilities REVEALED!

Sugar High: Take in the spectacular sights of the Blue Ridge Parkway when staying, hiking, and eating in Sugar Mountain, Grandfather Mountain, and Boone! This live item includes: 2-night stay at a 2-bedroom Airbnb condo in Sugar Mountain Four-person pass to Grandfather Mountain $100 Gamekeeper Restaurant gift card Fooore: Get your golf game on with […]

Paw-pare Your Fur-mal Attire: The Evening of Pawsibilities is BACK!

The Evening of Pawsibilities Returns In-Person and With a Live Stream! Second Chance Pet Adoptions’ 21st annual Evening of Pawsibilities returns as an in-person event at the newly-renovated Embassy Suites hotel in Cary on the evening of September 18. Join us from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. for a complimentary cocktail hour, dinner, and dessert; silent and live auctions; a […]

A Special Announcement from Second Chance’s Leadership

To our partners in rescue: I’m writing today to share some significant news with you. As a supporter of Second Chance Pet Adoptions, we wanted you to know that a charitable bequest has been left to our organization after one of our donors and cat adopters passed away in late 2019. The $800,000 Second Chance received […]

Independence Day Pet Safety Tips

Independence Day is a day for friends, sunshine, barbecues, and fireworks — and we’re sure you’ll want to include your fur babies in the festivities too! While it may be fun to spend the day with your dogs and cats, it’s essential to take into account what potential dangers may arise during Independence Day celebrations […]

Second Chance Pet Adoptions has reopened to the public!

On June 1, 2021, Second Chance Pet Adoptions officially reopened to the public! We will be open Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. We will continue to operate on Saturdays by appointment only for approved adoption applicants. With the announcement of the new CDC and North Carolina guidelines, we are lifting the mask requirement […]

Hearts to Home: Pluto’s Happy Tail!

Our Hearts to Home Transport program was established in November of 2017. This program focuses on rescuing animals from overcrowded shelters here in the south and bringing them to much emptier shelters in the norther states where they can find forever homes. Pluto, now Tucker, received his second chance at life thanks to this program. […]

Cheers to 8 Years: BottleMixx’s Mega-Milestone for the Animals!

Virtual Hugs of Appreciation for BottleMixx’s 8th Anniversary Gift! From left to right: Second Chance’s Board President, Dave Ballesteros, presents honors to BottleMixx owners Ellen and Bruce McKim at their bottle shop.  In honor of National Hugging Day, Second Chance sents all of the virtual hugs we can to a Second Chance sponsor that has […]

New Year, New Homes! Sampson & Delilah’s Transport Tale

In mid-December, we received a call from a partner-in-rescue about two young pups that were found on the side of the road by animal control. In order to prevent them from having to be exposed to shelter life at such a young age, we immediately claimed them to be a part of our Hearts to […]