Board of Directors Jackie Allison, President

Jan Nadeau, Vice President Vaughan Stiles, Treasurer Karen Gordon, Secretary

Judy Abbott Tony Ilacqua Jack Anderson Betsy Marcello Pat Anderson Carolyn Murro

Veterinary Advisors:

Whitefield Animal Hospital 38 Lancaster Road, Whitefield, NH

Companion Pet Care 22 Maple Street, Littleton, NH

Baker Valley Veterinary Services Plymouth, NH

Legal Advisor

Margaret Seymour, Esq.

Second Chance Animal Rescue is a

501(c)(3) charitable organization.

SCAR receives no federal, state or local

tax money, or portions of donations

made to national humane organizations.

shelter SPRING 2012 NO. 5

1517 Meadow Street Littleton, NH 03561

603-259-3244 www.secondchancear.org

email: secondchancear.org@gmail.com

SHELTER HOURS Monday—Saturday

Noon to 3pm or by appointment

mews

OUR MISSION To provide homeless animals with

a second chance at life and

companionship in a no-kill shelter.

Our organization goes beyond

shelter walls and is committed to:

1) Positive people and animal

relationships and placements

2) Offering affordable spay, neuter

and vaccination clinics

3) Cooperative rescue efforts

4) Animal welfare education

2011 and 2012 has provided more than

a few bragging opportunities for Second

Chance. Since opening, we’ve found new

homes for over 220 cats and kittens, and

we’ve spayed and neutered over 110 pets

in 2012 alone! All of us at the shelter

strive to save as many lives as possible —

the more we find homes for, the more we

can save.

We’ve partnered with Spay ASAP, Inc.

in our mission to combat pet overpopula-

tion. We have a common goal to reduce

unwanted pet reproduction, with the hopes

of reducing the number of homeless ani-

mals entering our shelter.

Spay ASAP is a MASH style, mobile

spay and neuter clinic, meaning that the

veterinarian and technician travel with

their equipment to a location, and set up a

mobile animal sterilization hospital at that

location. Spay ASAP works with over a

dozen other animal shelters and rescues

who also host spay and neuter clinics pro-

viding space and volunteers for the clinic.

Dr. Sara White started Spay ASAP in

2006 with an equipment grant from the

ASPCA. Since

that time, she

has altered over

24,000 cats and

dogs in New

Hampshire and

Vermont. The

spay and neuter

clinics focus on

animals from

low income

h o u s e h o l d s ,

feral or barn

cats, and ani-

mals living in

shelters and

rescues.

Despite increased public awareness over

the past 40 years about the need to spay and

neuter pets, 35 percent of pet owners in the

U.S. still choose not to do so. It is a com-

mon myth that pet overpopulation means

there are not enough homes for all the shel-

ter animals. In reality, there are more than

enough homes, but not enough people are

choosing to adopt from a shelter. Seventeen

million Americans acquire a new pet each

year -- that is more than double the number

of shelter animals! Sadly, only 3.5 million

people, or about 20 percent, choose to adopt

their new pet. The rest choose to buy their

pets from pet stores or breeders, or they

choose a variety of other cheap or free

sources, such as friends, neighbors or inter-

net ads. While acquiring a new pet from a

friend, neighbor or internet ad might seem

innocent enough, in reality it contributes to

the pet overpopulation problem by creating

demand for irresponsible breeding. The

only way to break this cycle is to choose

not to participate in it.

By choosing to adopt, you will not only

save a life, but you will also ensure that

your adoption fee is going to help the next

unwanted cat or kitten that comes through

our door.

Dr. Sara at Second Chance

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month

The

Scoop

Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Call us at 603-259-3244 to schedule

June 1, July 2, August 24, Sept 21, November 2 & 26

Farmers Market June 10 thru October 7, 10 am to1 pm

Fun, Food, Meet & Greet our Volunteers

Dining for a Cause Wednesday, June 20, 5 to 9 pm

99 Restaurant, Meadow St, Littleton

99 Restaurant will donate 15% of your total bill to SCAR

All you need is a coupon—download from our website,

find them at numerous retails around town or at the shelter

Bake Sale Fund Raiser Saturday, June 30, 9am till gone

Shaw’s Supermarket, Littleton

Annual Gigantic Tent Sale Saturday, August 11th, 9am—3pm

Field behind Sears, Littleton

Incredible Treasures for all plus Baked Goods & More!

Gently used yard sale items needed:

Starting in June drop off every Saturday

9am to Noon behind the shelter.

Drop off July 21, 28 & August 4 behind Sears.

Furniture, Books, Glassware & Household items.

No electronics, clothes or exercise equipment.

Second Chance Wouldn't Be Possible Without Volunteers

Dear Friends,

When we think of good friends, we think of all the volunteers

who have made the past year and a half a success. We would like

to thank those who spend countless hours cleaning and caring for

our furry residents. Without you we wouldn't have been able to

find homes for the 220 plus cats that have been adopted out since

opening our doors.

Food and litter are key components in running a shelter. Spe-

cial thanks go to all those supporters that drop off bags of cat

food and kitty litter. It is especially gratifying to open the door to

a child that wants to help hungry pets in lieu of birthday pre-

sents. Purrs to all our caring young animal lovers.

Being a foster-parent is a high impact way to help unloved and

homeless pets become adoptable. You can save a life by fostering

a cat today. When we

are at capacity, foster-

parents give us room

to take in more ani-

mals and save more

lives.

We are grateful to

all the volunteers who

help with our fund-

raising, to all those

that work at our An-

nual Tent Sale, Farm-

ers Market, clinics,

and to all the cooks

that bless us with their specialties for our Bake Sales—we are

indebted to all of you. Special thanks to the gardeners that keep

our place well cared for, and to all the thoughtful people that

shovel the walk or drop their plows and sand our parking lot—

your expression of support means a

great deal to us.

As you can see, it does take a

village of volunteers to bolster the

efforts of our Shelter. Thank you

volunteers for your commitment

and efforts in bringing in commu-

nity support and encouraging others

to help our cause. Together we can

make a difference.

Jackie Allison,

SCAR President

Volunteer Roberta with Cooper

Electric Donation Thank you to the generous employees

of New England Wire Corp. in Lisbon!

They raised over $4700 last quarter for

SCAR! Their hard-earned fundraising

will go far in helping cats & kittens who

can’t help themselves. We were so

thrilled, we asked this famous feline

movie star to join us for the presentation.

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A Gift of Warmth We are very thankful for the gift

of warmth and comfort from Ed and

Marti Faulkner. We received a large

amount of matching comforters from

the Eames family, and Marti sewed

them into roman shades and installed

them in our “Solarium” room. With

the many windows and the view of

the river, it is lovely on nice days, but

during the cold Winter nights and hot

Summer days, it can be tough on the

kitties and on our oil bill.

See all our adoptable

(& extremely cute)

cats & kittens

on our website:

secondchancear.org

or at petfinder.com

Colossal thanks to

Elizabeth Marcello

Photography for her

wonderful photos

Letters to Lady Grey

Every shelter

needs a warm

and friendly

face to greet

visitors. Our

happy face be-

longs to Lady

Grey, the new

shelter mascot.

She was found

in a box on our

doorstep early

one cold morn-

ing in Novem-

ber. The note said that her owners had lost their home and were

living in their car. They hoped by leaving her at Second Chance

she would be cared for and loved, like they could no longer do.

Her gentle demeanor and “pat me, please” looks endeared her-

self to all of us who “work” with her. Stop by the shelter soon,

and meet Lady Grey.

One day during her lunch break, Lady Grey was reading the

latest shelter newsletter, and requested a column in the next issue.

She thought readers would like to hear from the cat’s point of

view, so here’s the first edition of “Letters to Lady Grey”.

Dear Lady Grey,

Look at me. I'm on my new Mom's grooming table. She was clean-

ing my eyes and I loved it so much that I started purring. The trip

to MA went very well, me and Mom talked all the way down here.

Mom told me that she goes to a

lot of grooming shows, and

guess what...next time I'm going

with her....I can already see my

name in shining lights. I want to

thank you all for your care, the

love, and all you did for me. I

will always remember that.

Tala

The Raymond Fund Second Chance Animal Rescue is so fortunate to have the sup-

port of many wonderful and creative people. One such person is

Jim R. Jones, Jr. of Ryegate, VT. Jim and his wife Elaine became

aware of our organization when their son Raymond brought his

beloved cat Snowball to us about a year and a half ago.

Many of you know the story of Snowball: a tiny white kitten

about 6 weeks old found herself alone and scared on a stranger’s

doorstep in Waterbury, CT. The owner of the house was a kind

young man, Raymond, who took in the kitten and named her

Snowball. He cared for

her and discovered that

she was deaf.

About three years

after he rescued Snow-

ball, Raymond was

diagnosed with termi-

nal cancer. He decided

that he and Snowball

would move to Ver-

mont with his parents

who would care for him

during treatment. However, soon after moving in with his parents

he discovered that their cats were tormenting Snowball. He knew

the only fair thing was to give her a second chance for a peaceful

and loving home, so he brought her to our shelter.

Raymond lost his battle with cancer on May 2, 2011 and as a

tribute, his father Jim wrote a book of poems about Ray, his love

for all animals, his work and family. In addition to his own per-

sonal donations, Jim has set up a fund here at Second Chance in

his son’s name and generously donates all profits and donations

inspired from the sale of this book to our shelter. Raymond—

Poems by the Father can be purchased from: James R. Jones, Jr.

PO Box 344, East Ryegate, VT 05042. Donations can be made

directly to the Raymond M. Jones Fund--check payable and

mailed to SCAR.

We are very grateful and believe that out of a single tragedy

can come many, many opportunities for happiness and new life.

Cat Tails: Millen & Sammy

“Yesterday we went to Second Chance Animal Rescue and picked up our two new

cats, Spartacus and Samuel Alito (Sammy). Kitty number one was Millen. According to

his web biography, as an orphan he defended his group of stray cats from predators, and

has a chew out of both ears as a result. It was therefore decided that his new name would

be Sparticus, as he is a retired gladiator. He is a beautiful orange tabby with wonderful

markings, and extremely friendly and affectionate. Kitty number two was Spartacus’

roommate at the shelter, and was named Sammy. He is also a beautiful cat, grey, white

and black, and I thought that Sammy, which we will call him,

was a little too simple next to the Spartacus name, so his offi-

cial name is Samuel Alito. He appears to have a judicial tem-

perament. He spent the night on our bed, tucked against my

leg. They spent the first two hours carefully inspecting every

square inch of the first floor of the house. They would be right

at home on CSI. I can’t say enough good things about Second

Chance. The cats are all beautiful, healthy, friendly and won-

derfully well cared for. Don’t fail to check it out if you are

looking for the perfect pet. Best, Mary”

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Cooper

This is Cooper! We wanted you to meet

this determined kitten! At 6:30 am one

morning a good Samaritan was driving

down the road to Walmart and stopped for

a box in the road. Inside she found a small

kitten about three weeks old—cold, wet

and hungry. She brought the kitten to us

where he

could be

cared for.

Cooper is

doing very

well and

has cap-

tured the

hearts of all

of us here

at Second

Chance.

1517 Meadow Street

Littleton, NH 03561

603-259-3244 www.secondchancear.org

Ways to Help

We know that you're swamped with requests for donations. While we support all the

big national organizations that help animals, we ask that you first consider giving to your local shelter. We are all

volunteer with no paid staff, so 100% of your donation goes directly for the care of the animals. You can visit us

any day and see your gift at work giving the abandoned and abused a "Second Chance"!

Shelter Wish List

Clay Cat Litter

Purina Cat Chow

Purina Kitten Chow

Canned Kitten Food

Paper Towels

HE Laundry Detergent

Digital Scales

Trash Bags

Copy Paper

Postage Stamps

Gift Cards to Walmart,

Staples & Shaws

ESTATE GIFTS Include SCAR in your will, trust or with a beneficiary designation.

GIFT OF STOCK & ANNUITIES Stocks, bonds, mutual fund shares and other securities, along with transferring of real estate offer alternative ways to give that can benefit both you and SCAR.

TRIBUTE GIFTS Tribute gifts can be made in memory of, or in honor of, a pet or loved one. A card will be sent upon request.

WORKPLACE GIVING CAMPAIGNS Many workplaces coordinate charitable giving campaigns for their employees. These campaigns allow employees to donate through one-time gifts and regu-lar payroll deductions.

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CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS There are many ways for your company to increase its visibility in the commu-nity and build positive brand presences while helping Second Chance.

IN-KIND DONATIONS Help keep our supply closet full year round. See our wish list online at www.amazon.com and above.

EBAY SELLABLES Donate jewelry, antiques, autos and other estate valuables year-round and we’ll sell them on Ebay. 100% tax de-ductible.

To learn more about helping cats & kittens, call 603-259-3244 or visit us online at www.secondchancear.org

MONETARY DONATIONS SCAR relies entirely on private donations to be able to fund our adoption program through our Shelter, offer spay and neu-ter clinics, and other programs for the community. Please return the enclosed envelope with your check, large or small today. Also donate securely online with Google Checkout, secondchancear.org.

VOLUNTEER SCAR is a 100% volunteer maintained organization, and you can join us and help the cats and kittens who can’t do for themselves. Fill out a Volunteer Application today.

FOSTER Can you open your home occasionally to house a mom and her kittens until they’re old enough to be adopted, or house a needy cat on a short term basis when the shelter is full? Call the shelter for more information.