BLACK DOG SECOND CHANCE (BDSC) PURPOSE IS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS, EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE AREA ABOUT PROPER COMPANION ANIMAL CARE, AND TO PROVIDE ADOPTION SERVICES AND FOLLOW-UP WITH PLACEMENT WHEN NECESSARY. BDSC WILL HAVE A COLLECTION OF ORGANIZATION APPROVED FOSTER HOMES THAT WILL CARE FOR HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS WHILE AWAITING ADOPTION. ALL COMPANION ANIMALS ADOPTED FROM BDSC WILL BE CHECKED AND VACCINATED BY LICENSED VETERINARIANS AND SPAYED OR NEUTERED PRIOR TO ADOPTION. BDSC IS AN ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION. ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY OUR VOLUNTEERS. OUR PETS IN NEED ARE CARED FOR IN OUR VOLUNTEERS' HOMES AS A FOSTER-HOME SYSTEM. FUNDRAISIG ACTIVITIES WILL BE HELD IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND WESTERN NY AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES.