Tag: Animal Charity

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!

All of our adopters, foster families, volunteers, board members, donors, friends and family would like to wish Elizabeth Mazzetti a very happy birthday! Elizabeth founded Second Chance Cocker Rescue in 2003. Since then, she has worked tirelessly to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home dogs, all… Continue Reading “Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!”

Not Just a Number to us

A1242444…That’s what they call me. How can that be? I used to belong to a family. I used to have a home. Now I am sitting on this cement floor, shivering, wondering what the heck I did wrong? The other day, someone came into… Continue Reading “Not Just a Number to us”

A promise to Promise

We rescued Promise in 2004. She was covered with mange and her skin was cracked and bleeding all over. We worked with three other rescues to pull her from a shelter in Southern California, finding a foster in Northern California and transporting her up there.… Continue Reading “A promise to Promise”

Why I Foster With Second Chance Cocker Rescue

I made a promise to my dog, Freckles, a few weeks before he passed, that I would return the favor and provide a foster home for other Cocker Spaniels in need. He had spent over 9 months in a foster home before he found… Continue Reading “Why I Foster With Second Chance Cocker Rescue”

Zoey – A Love Story

Zoey came to us in 2013. She was rescued from a shelter just north of Sacramento. Soon after, she was fostered by a family in Encino with two children who adored her. In early October of that year, a woman named Katherine saw Zoey… Continue Reading “Zoey – A Love Story”

The Fantastic Four

IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! IT’S THE SUPER-SENIOR FOUR! Mighty Maddie,Victorius Vayle, Electric Elkie, and Buffy the Bone Slayer. We are four, very young at heart, Super Seniors, looking for a place to rest our heads and paws, when we’re not saving the world. We are all currently… Continue Reading “The Fantastic Four”

A Prince Looking for a New Kingdom

Once upon a time: In a land not so far away, a handsome prince named Prince, found himself without a home. This regal senior wished upon the stars above and along came Second Chance Cocker (to the) Rescue. After a visit to the vet, we found that… Continue Reading “A Prince Looking for a New Kingdom”

What A Story He Could Tell

Harry came from a really bad section of LA. We don’t know the details but he was in bad shape when we got him. His legs were so weak he could not stand up by himself. He was emaciated and had big patches of… Continue Reading “What A Story He Could Tell”

Peaach Can See Today

Peaach went in for her cateract surgery this morning and by noon she could see again for the first time in a year. We are so excited. Many, many thanks to everyone but most especially Matteo, Lynn and Dennis who made all this possible… Continue Reading “Peaach Can See Today”

Meet Trisha

We got an email from the Animal Friends of the Valley shelter that said: “Hello, We have a dog-friendly, people-friendly cocker spaniel in our care. Nine-year-old Trisha (#257456) was turned in via our night drop with no information about her back on 6/10. Trisha… Continue Reading “Meet Trisha”