Second Chance Pet Rescue Receives $37,000 Grant from PetSmart Charities

Second Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake (previously referred to as the Humane Society of Grove and Grand Lake, Inc.) announced on January 9, 2017, it received a $37,000 grant from PetSmart Charities®, the leading funder of animal welfare in North America. The grant helped secure an animal transport services cargo van to transport adoptable pets to prospective pet parents outside of Oklahoma, as well as to provide pet transportation for local veterinary needs, off-site adoption events, and food donation pick-up. 

Adoptable dogs and cats are transported from all over the U.S. to destinations, such as Golden Valley, Minnesota, giving thousands of dogs a Second Chance for Life! Second Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake has been transporting dogs for the past four years, transporting over 1,200 dogs in that time. The transport program allows the organization to bring pets to areas where the demand for pet adoption is high so they will have the best chance possible at finding their forever family. 

Prior to transports, dogs at the shelter would wait months or longer to be adopted due to overpopulation issues. The organization will continue to facilitate its “Drive to Save Lives” program in an effort to prevent pet homelessness in the area. 

Stephanie Epps, Second Chance Pet Rescue Board President said, “We’d like to thank PetSmart Charities for believing in ‘second chances’ and helping us secure a new RAM ProMaster 3500 animal services cargo van. We’d like to also thank Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Columbia, Tennessee, for working with us on this purchase.” 

Second Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide safe refuge, nutrition, and veterinary care for homeless, abused, and neglected animals, to promote and assist with population control of unwanted dogs and cats, and to educate the public about responsible pet ownership in the four-state area it serves. It is a life saving, no kill shelter established in 1984. Second Chance Pet Rescue is not affiliated with any national animal welfare organization nor does it receive any funds from city, county, state or federal government. 

To make a tax-deductible donation to Second Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake, please donate electronically via its secure website at www.doitforthepets.com or mail your donation to Second Chance Pet Rescue of Grand Lake, P.O. Box 451205, Grove OK 74345.