SYRACUSE, N.Y. — (NCC News) At an adoption event on Saturday, one local organization highlighted the need to solve Syracuse’s stray dog problem. The Second Chance Adoption Center in Jamesville goes above and beyond to care for their rescue pups. They give shelter to 23 dogs rescued from city shelters.
The Board President of Second Chance, Kimberly Smith-Ford, said city shelters around Syracuse are overwhelmed and do not have enough kennels to house the dogs that are being taken in. “So, the City of Syracuse is in a crisis like we’ve never seen before,” Smith-Ford said.
Second Chance, which relies completely on donations, provides their rescue pups with food, housing, microchips, complete medical services, and ample play time. “The biggest difference here is the amount of time these dogs get to interact with staff and volunteers. They are not in their kennels all day like in a typical shelter,” Smith-Ford said.
The organization proudly differentiates themselves from city shelters. For example, each dog at Second Chance does not have an adoption time limit. Smith-Ford stressed each dog is cared for until they are adopted into a healthy, happy home. Each prospective adoptee must go through a vetting process to ensure a pup will be a good fit with their new owner.
Second Chance hosts adoption events and features their dogs at local events and fundraisers. The organization has proven to be popular among locals and the waitlist is long for new dogs to enter their Jamesville facility. Whenever a dog at Second Chance is adopted, a new dog is admitted from the waitlist.
Smith-Ford says the organization will do everything they can to get stray dogs off the streets and into the hands of loving families.
