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© Shannon Kalahan
Felix,
a rescued Thoroughbred, at one of several Second Chance foster
farms.
Second
Chance Ranch (S.C.R.) is a non-profit, volunteer equine rescue
that provides quality care and placement for equines in need.
Established in 1996, the main goal of The Ranch and its founders
Karen and Paul Bacon was to prevent animals from needlessly
going to slaughter and to find them loving homes. Second
Chance Ranch animals are cared for by a team of dedicated horsemen
who volunteer their barns and time to animals in need.
Our foster care program has been designed to insure that all
donations go directly to the animals care.
SCR
accepts any equine no matter size, shape or breed. SCR accepts
equines with all types of injuries, maladies and special needs.
All equines, once they arrive in at our foster barns, are evaluated
to determine what special needs the animal may have and what
level of skill will be needed to handle the animal. Each animal
is an individual and has individual needs. Our volunteers will
rehabilitate / re-train to the best of their ability, working
closely with the dedicated equine professionals that donate
their services to our cause.
Waiting for a “Forever Home”
As a rescue, we have some stipulations that all potential adopters
must consider.
We want every horse in our care to find the right forever home.
We ensure that both by checking vet/farrier references and by
making sure that adopters enjoy the personality of the horse
- that they “click”, so to speak. All adopters must
visit and work with the equine they are interested in at least
once or twice, so we can be certain that there is "chemistry"
beteen the horse and adopter.
Furthermore, we require that the barn where any adopted equine
will live have safe fencing – no barbed wire – and
that there is shelter and turnout available to the animals.
The Adopter’s Contract
Each adopter must sign a standard contract which grants them
“Right of Posession”. This means the adopter takes
on the horse’s care, but he or she cannot sell the equine
and if they can no longer keep the animal, it comes back to
us. That way we can ensure the horse has a safe and happy future,
rather than being sold again and again, or worse. Also, we reserve
the right to do spot checks, and if we find the animal is being
abused or neglected, we can and will seize him from the adopter’s
property. If any adopter absconds with the horse (disappears
with no explanation, adopter moves and doesn't tell us where
they're going, etc), we will sue for an amount that is agreed
upon in the contract when it is signed. This legally binding
contract is a safe-guard to ensure the safety and well-being
of the horse. After all, everything we do is for
the horse.
SCR is a non-profit organization and all donations –
monetary or otherwise -are tax deductible.
Change a life today!
For more information about the rescue, please contact:
Second Chance Ranch
PO Box 452
East Longmeadow, MA 01028-0452
413-525-4666
413-525-2887 fax
860-749-8434
p.bacon2@verizon.net
For more information about available horses, please contact:
Amy Seelig, Board Member
SCREquineRescue@yahoo.com
Shannon Kalahan, Board Member
SCRRescue@yahoo.com
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