We host mission driven community events year round, scroll below to see what's next.
New: Virtual Bow Wow Film Festival - May 8-22, 2020
Bow Wow Film Festival celebrates, educates & inspires all things doggie via the art of short film
Watch from home anytime you choose.
Only $16 covers your entire household.
This is our 5th year of bringing Bow Wow to our region. Your support of this fundraiser helps achieve our mission of Connecting Pets, People & Community While Saving Lives!
Please thank our Event Sponsors when you do business with them:
Alpine Bank
Crumb Bakery Café & Market
Office Depot
David Reed, P.C. Attorneys at Law
Chow Down Pet Supplies
Citizens State Bank
Golden Heart Canine Boarding & Training
Norris-Snell Real Estate
Montrose Ford Nissan
NuVista Credit Union
Stacie's Apothecary Shoppe
The Mac Doctor
Tito's Handmade Vodka
Kindred Collective Graphic Design
Another Great Community Resources Program...
Memorial Gardens & Equine Empowerment
Stop by and see the Memorial Gardens at our shelter property during our public hours (Tuesday through Sunday 11AM - 6 PM). It is a beautiful space and we want our whole community to experience it.
Learn more about our Memorial Garden or Equine Program.
It is never too late to create a lasting remembrance to your faithfully departed pets (or loved ones who were dedicated to their pets). Engraved plaques and granite markers for placement in the garden are available all year.
Second Chance Featured on Animal Planet's Dr. Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet
1.3 million people nationwide were able to take a look at some of Second Chance Humane Society’s outreach services when the most watched series on the Animal Planet Channel, Dr. Jeff Rocky Mountain Vet, partnered with Second Chance to provide free spay-neuter and medical clinics in Nucla and Ridgway. The episodes (links below) aired this past summer.
78 pets went through the spay/neuter clinics and additional pets also received special medical care (from pulling rotten teeth to removing masses and treating ear infections). All services were provided free of charge with the exception of a $5 charge for vaccinations.
It was a pleasure to work with this team of veterinarians who clearly embrace an incredible passion for saving lives through spay/neuter programming.
Notice of Postponement: Furry Flicks & Fashion
Featuring:
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Bow Wow Film Festival - which celebrates, educates & inspires all things doggie via the art of short film!
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Furry Fashion Show - starring Second Chance shelter dogs modeling the latest fashion trends from Chow Down Pet Supplies
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Stellar silent & live auctions
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Second annual amateur photo contest
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Yappy Hour with Nibbles & Cash Bar
Your support of this fundraiser promotes our mission of Connecting Pets, People & Community While Saving Lives!
Second Chance's Touring Art Sale
Paws for Art is a touring sale of the best artwork donations to our Thrift Shops. This allows art collectors, or those just looking for something new for their homes, a better opportunity to view these amazing pieces. It also allows us to get better prices for these donations - which go directly toward our life saving animal welfare programs and services.
Paws for Art is always seeking a new venues to take its traveling sale of donated art. Contact us if you would like to host this life-saving fundraiser of fabulous art at fabulous prices!
Giving Great Art & Homeless Pets a Second Chance...
Meet our adoptable pets
Recent Pet Columns
Preparing Your Pets to Return to Work
It is true that pet adoptions have spiked nation-wide during the pandemic, one of the few silver-linings of this tragic situation. As families have more time at home to transition a pet into their lives, and have greater need for the emotional support and physical comfort of a pet, it makes sense that this trend is occurring. But, as communities begin re-opening and people are returning to work, it will be important to make sure your pets are prepared for the adjustment. In other words, as the country re-opens people need to make sure animal shelters don’t fill up again from pets you no longer have time, interest or patience for.
Spay/Neuter Returns
Dear Pet Column,
I recently read a statistic from an article promoting the spay/neuter philosophy that left me awestruck and I am wondering if it is true. The statement was that one unaltered cat could yield 420,000 cats in seven years (based on the average cat having a litter of 6 every year and each cat from that litter producing the same, etc.)?
Shelter Hours
Open Tuesday - Saturday
Animal Resource Center
11 am - 6 pm
Cat Castle
11 am - 6 pm
Dog Den
11 am - 5:45 pm
Address
PO Box 2096 [mailing]
177 County Road 10
Ridgway, CO 81432
Contact
Phone
(970) 626-2273
animalcare@adoptmountainpets.org
Ridgway thrift
(970) 626-3233
Telluride thrift
(970) 728-1100
