Second Chance Humane Society is hosting the 5th Annual Annual Wine and Whiskers Carnival on Saturday, March 10th at the Ouray County 4H Event Center in Ridgway. This Mardi-Gras themed evening includes a live and silent auction stocked with over 300 items and the sizzling and dazzling Fashion Cabaret! The Fashion Cabaret combines fashion, dance, and music for a high energy roof-raising night and is followed by dancing to the eclectic tunes of DJ Antone.

Already full with cats, Second Chance responded to Montrose Animal Care's request for assistance after they took in 15 cats and kittens from what appears to be a case of neglect and abandonment. While such cases are uncommon, they pose a serious health risk to the animals and often require greater resources than any one organization has at one time. As a member of the WeCARe animal coalition, that's where Second Chance comes in.

Ready for a vacation? Well, Second Chance has is the lucky recipient of just the sort of once-in-a-lifetime vacations that might interest you. Exchange your scarves and gloves for flip-flops and T-shirts!

Telluride Gives is an online community-wide fundraising event created to support local nonprofits and highlight the generosity of our region. The Telluride Foundation, and their collaboration of local nonprofits, hope every single citizen will log-on to TellurideGives.Razoo.com and contribute for the benefit of local charities.

We can't tell you how many times we've heard adopters say that 'shelter pets are the best'. Unfortunately it never seems like enough to break the perception that the pets that wind up in shelters are rejects in some form or fashion. Like Mona for instance. Sure, she's 90% blind due to accelerated Pannus and in need of a seeing eye person. But, she's got the makings of one of those 'best pets ever' that we so often hear of. How so?

Second Chance's purchase of Angel Ridge has brought out the best in community support. Volunteers and donors have truly dug deep and pitched in to make this dream a reality. And, as a few young business women recently found out, there's no better way to raise money than through a bake sale!

You've probably heard the news that Second Chance is moving to Angel Ridge! As excited as we are, moving is stressful... especially when you're moving a large population of animals, all of which are looking for a loving home. Don't make them move twice!

What started in June as a dream opportunity for Second Chance is, as of today, a new reality. On this day, Second Chance Humane Society finalized the purchase of Angel Ridge Ranch with the intent of using it responsibly as an animal shelter and for the benefit of our community. Not only does this day mark the most significant historical event in our organization's history since its founding, it also begins our countdown to moving to Angel Ridge and to making it a permanent home for Second Chance.

In a previous blog post I'd written about Second Chance's financial position and how we plan to fund the purchase of Angel Ridge Ranch. Hopefully that clearly demonstrated how we can afford this purchase, but please contact us with any further questions that you might have because today I'd like to write about how Second Chance, and the community we serve, cannot afford to miss this opportunity.