Project Second Chance

Project Second Chance Dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating & finding homes for homeless dogs from PR & high kill shelters We aren’t your typical rescue.

Project Second Chance is a 501(c)(3) is an Alexandria-based nonprofit dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, & finding forever homes for homeless dogs in Puerto Rico, disaster hit areas, high kill shelters or in emergency need. In addition to providing transport to DC/MD/VA for adoption, we also cover medical costs, spay and neuter stray dogs in Puerto Rico, and run feeding routes for stray dogs t

hat would otherwise starve on the streets. We believe kindness matters and in supporting the local community. Since Hurricane Maria, we have saved over 3.000 homeless dogs. And, during the pandemic, we have raised over $20,000 to support local businesses in the Alexandria community through our pay it forward campaign. Through this effort, we invited families applying for a rescue dogs to spend $25 or more at local businesses in lieu of an application fee to our rescue. It was a huge success and made a direct impact on our local community. When we rescue dogs off the streets of Puerto Rico, from high kill shelters, or take in dogs in dire need of medical treatments, we invest extensive time, resources, and funds to get each dog ready and healthy for adoption. Not only do we cover transportation costs which can include flights, long drives, and multiple transfers; but all of our rescues receive comprehensive medical care (including specialty care when needed), vaccinations, micro chips, deworming, and multiple veterinary check ups from the moment we rescue them to the moment they reach their new family’s home (and sometimes after!). To keep the adoptions accessible to all families willing to give our rescues the best home, our adoption fee never covers the amount that we invest in each dog, which is why your donations are critical to continue our mission.

12/13/2024

Tinsel asked Santa for a furever home as her holiday wish. We hope it comes true! But since she looks like a reindeer with those sweet doe eyes, she plans to help Santa deliver presents too. What a good pupper. She’s only about 14 weeks old and doing great with training. She’s playful, sweet, loving, and smart. She’s learning to go potty outside and doing well with crate training too!

12/13/2024

Jingle is dreaming of a forever family. Is that with you? She’s almost 15 weeks old, well behaved, crate trained, playful and gentle, and going potty outside. She’s pretty pawfect! You can apply to adopt her at https://www.project-secondchance.org/adopt.

Meet Fig, Olive, and Miles (pictured L to R). These lil ones arrived in the last few days and are settling into foster c...
12/13/2024

Meet Fig, Olive, and Miles (pictured L to R). These lil ones arrived in the last few days and are settling into foster care. We absolutely adore them. Sweet. Gentle. Playful. Cuddly. Love other dogs (that are gentle with them). Crate trained. Housebroken. Not yappy! Pawfect. Stay tuned for more details. ♥️♥️♥️

12/05/2024

Last night, thanks to a PSC adopter, lil Snowball was safely transported to DCA from Puerto Rico. She’s 8 weeks old and a lil bundle of love. She’s settling into her foster home and we will be getting her adoption ready. ♥️

Our sweet rescue Sandy is still looking for her forever home. She’s reaching her senior years and would love a family. ...
12/04/2024

Our sweet rescue Sandy is still looking for her forever home. She’s reaching her senior years and would love a family. Her mom passed away unexpectedly and her world was turned upside down. She used to spend her days with her mom who ran a daycare surrounded by kids that gave her lots of love. So she would make a perfect family dog or would just be happy with a pet pawrent. She’s housebroken, crate trained, knows basic commands, and great on a leash. She loves to give kisses, snuggle, and play. We’ve gotten her up-to-date on all of her shots and preventatives and also ran senior diagnostics on her to make sure she’s healthy—she is! Let’s help Sandy find a forever home.

12/04/2024

Teddy (formerly Brutus) is exhausted after spending the day looking cute and begging for donations. But he is going to sleep so he can dream of more donations by morning.

Teddy was rescued after facing serious neglect and abuse. He was left with a broken leg and hip, no medical treatment, and tremendous pain. So far he has needed two surgeries to save his leg from going necrotic and completely lame. He’ll need a full hip replacement after he’s done growing. Poor baby! This was a tough rescue case for us — he requires long-term foster care and an enormous amount of funds to get him the specialty surgeries that he needs. But we could not say no. We didn’t want his life to be forever marred by the neglect he faced as an 8 week old puppy. He deserved better. He’s now with his loving foster parents, being cherished, and getting everything he needs.

We can’t say yes to cases like Teddy without financial support. We need your help. Please consider making a donation (big or small!) using our website (https://www.project-secondchance.org/donate-support), Venmo -secondchance, PayPal or our fundraising links.

We aren’t your typical rescue. When we rescue dogs off the streets of Puerto Rico, from high kill shelters, or take in d...
12/03/2024

We aren’t your typical rescue. When we rescue dogs off the streets of Puerto Rico, from high kill shelters, or take in dogs in dire need of medical treatments, we invest extensive time, resources, and funds to get each dog ready and healthy for adoption. Not only do we cover transportation costs which can include flights, long drives, and multiple transfers; but all of our rescues receive comprehensive medical care (including specialty care when needed), vaccinations, micro chips, deworming, and multiple veterinary check ups from the moment we find them to the moment they reach their new families home (and sometimes after!). To keep the adoptions accessible to all families willing to give our rescues the best home, our adoption fee never covers the amount that we invest in each dog, which is why your donations are critical to continue our mission. It’s and we need your financial support. If you adopted from PSC, please pay it forward to help another rescue just like yours. If you just love what we do, please consider donating to keep our mission alive.

12/03/2024

It’s ! Unfortunately, our rescue work doesn’t halt even on this important fundraising day. But we need your help more than ever. We have more rescues! Meet Tinsel. She just arrived from Puerto Rico. We rescued her off the streets and got her healthy and ready to travel to DC. She’s 12 weeks old and weighs 15 lbs. She is incredibly sweet, loves other dogs and kids, and will be a fabulous furry family member. She is also absolutely gorgeous. Between her bright eyes and her beautiful coloring—gray, rose, and brown colored all at once— we are just smitten over here. If you are interested in adopting, you can apply on our website now. But if you just think she’s adorable, we would really appreciate donations for her care and the other rescues in the PSC family.

12/02/2024

♥️Giving Tuesday is TOMORROW! ♥️

This is the biggest fundraising day of the year for PSC. We use these funds to operate, pay for much needed veterinary care, transports, and supplies. We cannot emphasize how important of a fundraising day this is for us. The money we raise allows us to keep saving lives.

What do we need?

1. Donations, of course! ♥️ Please consider making a donation (big or small!) to us throughout the day using our website (https://www.project-secondchance.org/donate-support), Venmo -secondchance, PayPal or our fundraising links.

2. Your Stories and Posts. 🙌🏻 Please consider making a fundraiser using Instagram or Facebook and tell a story about your pet and how PSC has helped them (or you!). Your personal posts truly help us raise much needed funds and increase out outreach. Personal stories raise awareness and help us stand out on such an important donation day. We hope that your love for your pet will inspire you to help us raise the funds we desperately need. Share this picture and let everyone know you support our work. ♥️

3. If your employers match donations on Giving Tuesday, please add PSC to the list!

♥️Giving Tuesday is TOMORROW! ♥️ This is the biggest fundraising day of the year for PSC. We use these funds to operate,...
12/02/2024

♥️Giving Tuesday is TOMORROW! ♥️

This is the biggest fundraising day of the year for PSC. We use these funds to operate, pay for much needed veterinary care, transports, and supplies. We cannot emphasize how important of a fundraising day this is for us. The money we raise allows us to keep saving lives.

What do we need?

1. Donations, of course! ♥️ Please consider making a donation (big or small!) to us throughout the day using our website (https://www.project-secondchance.org/donate-support), Venmo -secondchance, PayPal or our fundraising links.

2. Your Stories and Posts. 🙌🏻 Please consider making a fundraiser using Instagram or Facebook and tell a story about your pet and how PSC has helped them (or you!). Your personal posts truly help us raise much needed funds and increase out outreach. Personal stories raise awareness and help us stand out on such an important donation day. We hope that your love for your pet will inspire you to help us raise the funds we desperately need.

3. If your employers match donations on Giving Tuesday, please add PSC to the list!

Donate to Project Second Chance and help give more rescue dogs another chance at a happy life.

Today was full of smiles and the much needed reminder of why we rescue. ♥️ This. ♥️ The smiles. ♥️ The happy pups. ♥️...
11/17/2024

Today was full of smiles and the much needed reminder of why we rescue. ♥️ This. ♥️ The smiles. ♥️ The happy pups. ♥️ The happy families. ♥️ The it-was-meant-to-be match. ♥️ We had been struggling with the fact that we would have to separate Mohawk and Raven. We were (secretly) hoping that a family would see what we did—two amazing dogs that would love to stay together. We got our wish: Mohawk and Raven headed to their forever home today with the absolute bestest parents. When we say that we are over the moon, that would be a complete understatement. We are so happy for these puppies and their new family. A big thank you to their foster family who gave them so much love and was so patient while we found the pawfect fit.

Happy Adoption Day, Timber. These pictures just make us smile. Although Timber loves to play with his siblings and other...
11/17/2024

Happy Adoption Day, Timber. These pictures just make us smile. Although Timber loves to play with his siblings and other dogs, he looooooves people so much more. He wants to be in the middle of everything, on your lap, and cuddling. We just knew he wanted a family with kiddos. He got his wish. We are sooo happy for Timber and his new family. ♥️

Happy Adoption Day, Cocoa! This sweet girl headed home today and we are doing a happy dance. Her mom and dad are just as...
11/17/2024

Happy Adoption Day, Cocoa! This sweet girl headed home today and we are doing a happy dance. Her mom and dad are just as sweet and ready to cherish (and spoil) Cocoa. We can’t wait for pupdates!

Meet Jingle. She just arrived from Puerto Rico. She is 12 weeks old, weighs 13 lbs, and is absolutely the sweetest pup. ...
11/16/2024

Meet Jingle. She just arrived from Puerto Rico. She is 12 weeks old, weighs 13 lbs, and is absolutely the sweetest pup. She is settling into her foster home and getting lots of love. She is healthy and ready for adoption thanks to our wonderful vet team at La Muda in Puerto Rico. So please apply if you’re interested. A big thank you to Shaine for transporting! ♥️🐶♥️

ADOPTION PENDING!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️We are accepting applications for Raven. She is a four month old Shih Tzu mix who is ab...
11/15/2024

ADOPTION PENDING!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
We are accepting applications for Raven. She is a four month old Shih Tzu mix who is absolutely adorable. She is curious, brave, and goofy. She is crate trained, learning to be on a leash, and really playful. Please apply if you are interested in her. Link in bio.

Happy adoption day, Ember. ♥️ It’s always our hope for each rescue that they will find the perfect match — that’s exact...
11/11/2024

Happy adoption day, Ember. ♥️ It’s always our hope for each rescue that they will find the perfect match — that’s exactly what happened here. Ember was adopted by a family that appreciates her gentle ways and goofiness. We are so happy for her and her new family. We cannot wait for pupdates.

Happy adoption day, Butternut. ♥️ This pupper is such a goofy and serious boy. His wrinkly brows make him look like such...
11/11/2024

Happy adoption day, Butternut. ♥️ This pupper is such a goofy and serious boy. His wrinkly brows make him look like such a distinguished gentleman, but his serious expression quickly turns to joy whenever you show him a squeaky toy or a tennis ball. He loves lap time and play time. What a happy day to see him head to his forever home— we cannot wait for updates.

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Tinsel asked Santa for a furever home as her holiday wish. We hope it comes true! But since she looks like a reindeer with those sweet doe eyes, she plans to help Santa deliver presents too. What a good pupper. She’s only about 14 weeks old and doing great with training. She’s playful, sweet, loving, and smart. She’s learning to go potty outside and doing well with crate training too! #projectsecondchance #puppylove #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #christmas #holidaywishes

Jingle is dreaming of a forever family. Is that with you? She’s almost 15 weeks old, well behaved, crate trained, playful and gentle, and going potty outside. She’s pretty pawfect! You can apply to adopt her at https://www.project-secondchance.org/adopt. #adoptme #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #projectsecondchance

Last night, thanks to a PSC adopter, lil Snowball was safely transported to DCA from Puerto Rico. She’s 8 weeks old and a lil bundle of love. She’s settling into her foster home and we will be getting her adoption ready. ♥️ #welcome #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #snowball #projectsecondchance

Teddy (formerly Brutus) is exhausted after spending the day looking cute and begging for #givingtuesday donations. But he is going to sleep so he can dream of more donations by morning. Teddy was rescued after facing serious neglect and abuse. He was left with a broken leg and hip, no medical treatment, and tremendous pain. So far he has needed two surgeries to save his leg from going necrotic and completely lame. He’ll need a full hip replacement after he’s done growing. Poor baby! This was a tough rescue case for us — he requires long-term foster care and an enormous amount of funds to get him the specialty surgeries that he needs. But we could not say no. We didn’t want his life to be forever marred by the neglect he faced as an 8 week old puppy. He deserved better. He’s now with his loving foster parents, being cherished, and getting everything he needs. We can’t say yes to cases like Teddy without financial support. We need your help. Please consider making a donation (big or small!) using our website (https://www.project-secondchance.org/donate-support), Venmo @project-secondchance, PayPal @project2dchance or our fundraising links. #givingtuesday #giveback #projectsecondchance

It’s #givingtuesday! Unfortunately, our rescue work doesn’t halt even on this important fundraising day. But we need your help more than ever. We have more rescues! Meet Tinsel. She just arrived from Puerto Rico. We rescued her off the streets and got her healthy and ready to travel to DC. She’s 12 weeks old and weighs 15 lbs. She is incredibly sweet, loves other dogs and kids, and will be a fabulous furry family member. She is also absolutely gorgeous. Between her bright eyes and her beautiful coloring—gray, rose, and brown colored all at once— we are just smitten over here. If you are interested in adopting, you can apply on our website now. But if you just think she’s adorable, we would really appreciate donations for her care and the other rescues in the PSC family. #donate #rescuedog #rescuedismyfavoritebreed

♥️Giving Tuesday is TOMORROW! ♥️ This is the biggest fundraising day of the year for PSC. We use these funds to operate, pay for much needed veterinary care, transports, and supplies. We cannot emphasize how important of a fundraising day this is for us. The money we raise allows us to keep saving lives. What do we need? 1. Donations, of course! ♥️ Please consider making a donation (big or small!) to us throughout the day using our website (https://www.project-secondchance.org/donate-support), Venmo @project-secondchance, PayPal @project2dchance or our fundraising links. 2. Your Stories and Posts. 🙌🏻 Please consider making a fundraiser using Instagram or Facebook and tell a story about your pet and how PSC has helped them (or you!). Your personal posts truly help us raise much needed funds and increase out outreach. Personal stories raise awareness and help us stand out on such an important donation day. We hope that your love for your pet will inspire you to help us raise the funds we desperately need. Share this picture and let everyone know you support our work. ♥️ 3. If your employers match donations on Giving Tuesday, please add PSC to the list! #givingtuesday #giveback #projectsecondchance

Update!
Update!

It’s been a while since we’ve given a Brutus update because we have been working really hard on PT and rehab. We have lovingly renamed him Theo (new name to erase his past) and he is doing great but not yet fully using his leg. So we’ve ramped up the exercises and are now doing the water treadmill. Check out his progress. Although we have to giggle because he has already learned how to game the treadmill! #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #projectsecondchance #puppylove

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Project Second Chance: Making A Difference One Sato At A Time

For almost 20 years, the founder of Project Second Chance, Tara Zurawski, has been rescuing satos in Puerto Rico as part of other rescue initiatives. After Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico in 2017, the homeless animal population reached crisis levels on the streets of Puerto Rico. That’s when Tara formed Project Second Chance. PSC started feeding routes for homeless dogs so they would not die of starvation and dehydration, initiatives to spay and neuter homeless dogs to try and limit the number of puppies born on the streets, and, most importantly, asked the community to begin caring for these animals as volunteers, feeders, transporters, and fosters. And recognizing that the people of Puerto Rico are also suffering from the lasting effects of Hurricane Maria, earthquakes, and now the pandemic, PSC also provides assistance to our human helpers.

PSC strongly believes that the solution to the animal welfare crisis in Puerto Rico begins with community action. The community must care, act, and solve the problem. We strive to provide the tools and support for broad community action.

All of our rescues are placed in loving foster homes, rather than a shelter environment. This allows them to heal in the comfort of a home and avoid the stress of a shelter experience. And, once they are healthy and strong, we transport them to the DC metropolitan area for placement in loving homes.

Since PSC formed, we have rescued over 1,500 homeless dogs (and 1 kitten) from the streets of Puerto Rico. We are proud of our efforts to date, but have so much work left to do! Please consider supporting our efforts through donations, volunteering, or adopting.