Second Chance for Pets :: Animal Rescue :: DeWitt County, Illinois

Based out of DeWitt County, Illinois, Second Chance for Pets is a non-profit organization dedicated to rescuing, fostering, and re-homing homeless, abandoned, and unwanted pets.

Second Chance volunteers rescue pets from local high kill shelters and occasionally accept owner surrenders as space in foster homes permits. Second Chance for Pets relies solely on donations from the public. All of our adoptable pets are fully vaccinated against Parvovirus, Coronavirus, Distemper, and Rabies. They are spayed/neutered (no exceptions), heartworm tested, Feline Leukemia tested, dewormed, and on flea and tick prevention. They also go to their new homes microchipped (age dependent) and ready to be registered.

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Second Chance for Pets is a 501(c)3 organization.
All donations are tax-deductible.

A hot oven or a hot car...

With the hottest days of summer upon us, please remember not to leave your pet unattended in your car for any amount of time. On an 80-degree day, the inside of your car can quickly reach 120 degrees or higher! If your dog dies of heat stroke, you will be held liable by law and will be charged with cruelty – subject to fines, and possibly jail time!

If your pet is an outside pet, please provide plenty of cool, fresh water throughout the day. Your pet should never be without water for any amount of time in the summer. You don't want our humane investigators knocking on your door!

Help us end pet animal abuse!

If you know of any pets being neglected (starved, abused, living in squalid conditions, etc.), PLEASE call us at 217-935-3488. We don't want your name, just your information. Please give a voice to these pets who have none. It is your moral responsibility!

New informational articles

We've been working on some articles to help educate the public about things we find important. Check them out!

Low cost spay/neuter clinics

Second Chance for Pets will be transporting dogs and cats to the Animal Protective League in Springfield, IL for low cost spay and neuter clinics in 2010. If you have a pet that you would like to have spayed or neutered for a very low cost (free for pit bulls and pit bull mixes/$50 for other breeds), please call us at 217-935-3488 at least 24 hours in advance to get on the transport!

Low-cost vaccinations will also be available.

Please check out our events page for more details.

Foster homes needed!

The DeWitt County Animal Shelter is completely full of dogs at risk of being euthanized if they don't find foster homes soon. Please consider fostering one of these great dogs! Contact us at 217-935-3488 if you're interested in saving one of these dogs' lives.

Nevaeh (VERY URGENT) is a 2 to 3-year-old female pit bull. She is spayed and can go to foster care now. She desperately needs out of the shelter!

A special thank you to our volunteers!

Second Chance has few full-time members/volunteers. We want to thank everyone that has helped us throughout the years. We simply cannot repay you for your time and effort, but the pets you help save appreciate you more than you know. We want to personally extend a special thanks to the following people for their year-round efforts:

Don – Transport driver and spay/neuter clinic loader/unloader – year round, rain or shine

Kenny – Spay/neuter clinic loader/unloader

Leeann – The website queen. Without this website, we wouldn’t be as successful in saving lives and getting the word out there.

Erika S. – Our pit bull foster mom; trainer; donator of time, effort, energy, home, and toys to the sad shelter animals; creating/printing our group T-shirts; Facebook manager

Kayla M. – Our picture/video vixen, for taking all the shelter/foster home pictures and posting to our site. As well as being suckered into many transports and additionally for failing miserably as a foster mom by adopting her foster dog!!!

Lorann – For being a quick learner, successful foster mom and fabulous shelter cleaner..not to mention poster board creator for display at our events.

Wendy M. – For your years of dedication

Lynne C. – Failed foster mom, transport driver, and great donator

Kandy W. – Pit bull foster mom, transporter

Brandy & Dave R. – Foster parents, trainers, transporters

Alice G. - For allowing us to use her outside dog pen to hold fosters temporarily

Tara M. – Pit bull foster mom and trainer

Trish & Steve R. – Pit bull foster parents

Kathleen M. – Loving foster mom to our sick doggies

Lu & Matt – Pit bull foster parents

Tawnya M. – Our animal law advisor

Amber N. – For fostering Woody the wonder cat

Pam B. – For helping with fundraiser and printing our business cards

Lorrie P. – For helping create our events posters and cleaning the shelter when necessary

For IGA and Save a Lot for allowing us to put up donation boxes and for making food donations

For other rescues that work with us and make us a team.

For the Animal Protective League for partnering with us for your low cost services and keeping us in operation! You guys go above and beyond –- we thank you!