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Why not join Second Chance For Animals?
By joining Second Chance For Animals you get the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on improving the lives of the animals living in the Franklin Township shelter.
Want more information or ready to join up? Please call us at 732 748-SCFA (7232) and leave a message. One of our members will get back to you. Otherwise - read on!
Each Saturday two crews of volunteers work at the shelter and at PetsMart in Bridgewater, NJ to assist with adoptions. There’s nothing more satisfying that helping someone find their new best friend. Of course, there is some work involved - we help get the shelter and animals ready for visitors. That means, if you are volunteering at the shelter, cleaning cat cages, feeding, and, for dog  people - dog walking, and other chores that help the shelter staff.
After work every Thursday from 5:30-7:30 PM (except for the 1st Thursday of the month), a small group of Second Chance folks under the direction of the Animal Enrichment committee work at socializing the feral cats and walking dogs. To work with the ferals you need to be a real cat lover with some patience (and nerve!) Some cats come around quickly, some slowly and some not at all. We’ve seen many of our cats graduate to the adoption room and go to loving homes. Some of the them have been with us for awhile and we miss them when they leave for their homes but there’s no way to describe the great feeling we have one of them gets adopted.
You are required to be a member and attend a training session. Training sessions are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month.
For some people, working directly with the animals is too stressful. That’s no reason not to join us! If you think that you might fall in that category, we still have lots of things that you can do. We need people to help with fund raising, publicity, event organization, volunteer schedules - the list goes on and on. No matter how you make your contribution to Second Chance for Animals, it is important.
Besides, we’re a great bunch of people! Here’s a way to meet people from different walks of life and expand your social life. We have lots of fun working together and enjoy what we’re doing.
New volunteers must go through an orientation session. These sessions are held frequently, usually at the Franklin Township Library. You check our Calendar for the next scheduled orientation but to get the most up-to-date information, call us. Be sure to leave a number where we can contact you and the best time to do that. Even if you’re not totally convinced joining Second Chance is for you, why not come to a session? This will give you an opportunity to ask questions and meet some of the members.
NOTE: You must be 18 years of age or older - Franklin Township does not permit people younger than that to work with the animals
We look forward to hearing from you!
volunteer@secondchanceforanimals.org
732 748-SCFA (7232)
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