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Community Services and Education
SCAC's education programs teach the proper care and treatment of animals to young and old alike. Community presentations, available to organizations throughout the areas we serve, offer information about Second Chance and the programs and services we offer. Through our on-site Shelter Tour Program. our popular summer camp, or in their school classrooms, children explore issues such as what pets need, how to keep them safe, and how kindness matters in all our relationships...to each other, to animals and to the earth. If you live in Bennington County or a New York town that borders Bennington County AND need financial assistance to spay/neuter your cat or dog, SNAP is here to help you! Call 375-2898 to leave a message for our SNAP coordinator. Include your name, phone number and a good time to reach you. She will call you back and fill out an application with you over the phone. We use a sliding scale to determine how much you pay for a SNAP certificate. After you send us a check or money order for that amount, the SNAP certificate will be mailed to you, along with a list of participating veterinarians. The certificate also covers the cost of a rabies shot if your pet needs one. You will be responsible for any other costs. As a team, the volunteer and his or her pet will visit a local nursing home or similar facility on a regular basis, allowing residents the opportunity to share the benefits of the human/companion animal bond. Therapy Dogs of Vermont can temperament test and certify your animal. Call us for more information. Many older cats that come to us have always lived with a family and for some reason have been surrendered to us. Thanks to our "Seniors for Seniors" program, an older person can adopt an older cat for only $20. The cat has to be at least 8 years of age or it can be a younger adult cat that has already been spayed or neutered when it is surrendered to SCAC. Just think, no need for litter box training, spaying or neutering. And the best part is, you're helping an older cat stay in a loving home! SCAC now offers a cremation service to the public. For a general cremation, the cost is $1.25 per pound, and we dispose of the ashes. If you want the ashes of your pet returned to you, the cost is $75 for a private cremation plus $1.25 per pound over 50 pounds. So let us know if we can help when your loved one passes away. In the past three years, Second Chance Animal Center Humane Investigators have responded to nearly 300 cases of suspected animal neglect or abuse in Bennington County. The SCAC Humane Investigators assess each complaint and then works with and educates the owner on the regulations for the humane care of animals in Vermont. If education is not possible, we then investigate in the best interests of the animals. To learn more about Vermont's animal cruelty statute, please visit the Vermont Animal Cruelty Task Force's web site at www.vactf.org. Vermont Spay Neuter Incentive Program (VSNIP) VSNIP is funded by a $2 surcharge on every dog registration. This designated fund is set aside to enable income eligible caretakers of cats and dogs to receive financial assistance in order to be able to spay, neuter and vaccinate the animals for which they provide care. Please call (802) 672-5302 for more information on this program which costs eligible Vermont residents only $10! SCAC rents "Have a Heart Traps", crates of all sizes, pens and condos. The rental fee for all items is $10.00 plus a security deposit. All rentals are for a thirty day period and may be renewed once for thirty days for an additional $10.00. All deposits will be held for the thirty day period. If the item borrowed is not returned to the shelter within thirty days, the check will be cashed to cover the loss. Please call us for more information.
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Educational Programs
P.O. Box 620, Shaftsbury VT 05262 Ph: (802) 375-2898 Fax: (802) 375-0235 Email: secondch@sover.net
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