Let's bring back a blog feature that is especially important to me now that I am no longer accepting intakes: Five Dollar Friday, where I plug other rescues that are doing incredible work and are worthy of your generosity, even as little as five dollars. Today's pick is Another Chance Dog Rescue, a local rescue here in Central Alabama that does outstanding work in our community for feral and stray dogs (and sometimes cats), as well as for low-income families who want to do better by their companion animals but lack the resources to do so.
Established in 2009, initially with the aim of helping provide kennels and dog houses to chained dogs in our community, Another Chance Dog Rescue has expanded its services to include offering struggling families aid with spay/neuter and other essential vet care, pet food assistance, and now has a foster program that focuses primarily on strays in rural areas. Many rescue groups pull dogs and cats from shelters to avoid euthanasia, but Another Chance focuses on the animals who never even made it to the safety of a shelter: the ones abandoned on country roads, an ongoing and worsening crisis in our community.
The dog pictured above was a street dog in a local town for over six years, producing litter after litter, and it was Another Chance that finally succeeded in trapping and socializing her. She now lives in a loving home, as do all of her puppies, unlike litters past that often perished from disease, exposure, or car strikes. She and countless other stray and feral dogs that were overlooked due to the difficulty of capturing and socializing them have been given bright futures thanks to the patience and hard work of this organization.
Another Chance is special in that it shows compassion not just to animals, but to humans. They understand that there is often a lack of education, finances, and material resources surrounding pet abandonment and neglect, and they address the human end of the equation whenever possible to better facilitate responsible and humane pet ownership for people who are receptive to assistance and change. With shelters and rescues bursting at the seams and turning away intakes, the work of helping people retain their pets humanely is more important now than ever.
In addition to the link above to their official website, they also have an active Facebook page, where you can monitor their current intakes and fundraisers. They are a great organization worthy of your support, and even if you can't contribute financially, following their page and sharing their posts will boost visibility to help their essential work.
