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Janet Schroeder, Second Chance Animal Rescue of Connecticut

Janet is a member of the Humane Society's National Disaster Response Team. Through NDART she has done rescue work in puppy mills and after Hurricane Katrina. She has also raised 3 dogs for Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Janet has been volunteering at local shelters for 27 years, fostering over 1700 animals in her home and barn . Through Second Chance Rescue of Clinton,Missouri she has coordinated the transport, vetting and adoption of over 2200 dogs in the past ten years, including disabled and senior dogs.  She is pictured with Ferris, who was nursed back to health after needing a leg amputation.

Janet and her husband, Bill are the owners of 9 rescue animals.

At Second Chance Rescue of CT , we are dedicated to providing a safe haven for abandoned and abused animals. Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and find loving homes for every animal in our care.

Second Chance Animal Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit originally founded in 2010 to rescue dogs from Missouri puppy mills.   524 puppy mill dogs made the trip to Connecticut to be properly vetted and find loving homes.   

 Another 2000 dogs were transported to the safety of rescues in other states with the van that was purchased from our fund-raiser in 2011. Since then, we have expanded our work to include  handicapped, ill and senior dogs .  In 2018 we expanded to rescuing cats from high-kill shelters.   Currently we pull almost exclusively from euthanasia lists from North and South Carolina.   We are incredibly proud to have saved over 4300 cats and dogs over the years all without a paid staff and on a shoe-string budget.