Second Chance Pet Rescue hosted Corning in the Evening September 8 and were the hot ticket of the evening, one of the hottest days of the year! Despite the temperature officially hitting 106° where the shelter is located, approximately 35 people came out to dine on chicken, tri-tip, salad, fruits, and desserts.

Dinner was provided by Friends of Felines founders, Mike Weiss and Sharon Novak, who donated and cooked the food and their services for the evening. Longtime supporters of Second Chance, they said they were happy to help in any way they could.

After dinner was served, Debbie Eaglebarger, founder of Second Chance and resident shelter caretaker, talked about the role Second Chance plays at the Corning Animal Shelter. When the statistic of 3,650 dogs since 2002 had come through the gates of the shelter, an audible ‘wow’ was heard from the crowd. Debbie showed several picture boards of dogs who had special stories and who all were finally adopted. Several dogs went into homes with special needs children and adults. One dog, Jesse, who was in our care for 1 year, went to a Big Cat Sanctuary in Oregon.

Gregg Cohen, Tehama County District Attorney, said a few words about Second Chance and how he admired the job we are doing. Junior Volunteers, Holly and Michael, drew business cards for the evening’s raffle prizes.

The Wall of Shame, always a conversation piece, really hit home when Kelly, one of our regular volunteers, put a heavy logging chain around her neck along with a sign that said, “Would you make your dog wear this” went around the tables and let people really see just how heavy it was. The chain came in on a 35 pound dog.

A tour of the Corning Animal Shelter finished up the evening with people being able to see the dogs in residence and exclaiming and admiring how all evening long they did not hear barking dogs.

A great big thanks to Job Training Center work crew who came earlier in the week and spiffed up the grounds for our event. Also, without the participation of the volunteers and board members, Corning in the Evening would not have been possible.