Second Chance Grant (American Humane)

Second Chance Grant from American Humane funds emergency medical care for animals rescued from abuse, neglect, or trauma. The program provides urgently needed funding to shelters and rescue organizations for surgeries, life-saving treatments, and recovery care for animals that cannot heal without intervention. Eligible applicants are US-based nonprofit animal shelters and rescue groups serving animals in need.

Award amounts vary based on the scope of veterinary care required and organizational capacity.

Second Chance - American Humane Society Give Abused and Neglected Animals a Second Chance at Life Every day there are countless animals across the country are suffering in silence—abandoned, injured, and alone. American Humane Society’s Second Chance ® grant program provides urgently needed medical care to animals who have endured cruelty, neglect, or trauma.

These animals cannot heal without intervention—and that healing begins with you. The Power of a Second Chance American Humane Society’s Second Chance grants fund emergency surgeries, life-saving treatments, and recovery care for animals rescued from heartbreaking circumstances.

Whether it’s a dog pulled from a neglectful home, a cat left injured on the street, or a horse starved and forgotten—this program gives them the medical support they need to survive and thrive. But none of it is possible without the generosity of people like you. When you donate, you help fund critical care for animals who might otherwise be lost.

And your gift helps American Humane Society continue responding wherever the need is greatest—so no animal has to suffer simply because resources weren’t there. Your Compassion Changes Everything Your donation today will support Second Chance grants and all of American Humane Society’s lifesaving and impactful programs, helping animals find safety, healing and hope.

When hospital staff arrived one April morning, they found a heartbreaking sight: a tote bag left at the door. Inside was Hippo , battered and bleeding, with a shattered jaw and a badly fractured leg. He was barely clinging to life.

Thanks to a Second Chance Grant from American Humane Society, Hippo got the emergency treatment and compassion that made his recovery — and his second chance — possible. Thrown from a second-story window and left in the rain, Legend endured unimaginable cruelty. With both back legs severely damaged and non-functioning, this resilient feline was rushed to an emergency clinic.

Thanks to American Humane Society’s Second Chance Grant, Legend received the life-saving care he desperately needed, including two surgeries to remove his damaged legs and ongoing treatment to help him heal. Now, Legend is learning to navigate the world with courage and hope in his forever home. Abandoned on a desolate roadside, Penny was discovered bleeding and weak, suffering from a presumed gunshot wound.

She was rushed to an emergency veterinary clinic, and through American Humane Society’s Second Chance Grant, Penny was able to receive the critical and urgent care she desperately needed. After suffering so much fear and cruelty in her life, Penny is learning to trust and love again. Today she is in a foster family where she continues to thrive and is finally receiving the love, care and comfort she truly deserves.

Louis , found as a stray, bore the devastating scars of dogfighting, with deep wounds across his head, neck, and legs. Rescuers rushed him to a trusted veterinarian, where he received urgent medical care with the assistance of American Humane Society’s Second Chance Grant.

This grant covered the critical treatments needed for his recovery, including wound flushing, antibiotics, pain management, sutures, and hydrotherapy, giving Louis the care he needed to heal. Today, Louis is thriving in his forever home. Starved and abandoned, Reba was discovered in a field—emaciated, dehydrated, and so weak she could barely stand.

Her condition was critical, and without immediate intervention, she would not have survived. Thanks to American Humane Society’s Second Chance Grant, Reba received the intensive veterinary care and nutritional support she so urgently needed. After enduring such prolonged neglect, Reba is finally safe.

Under the care of a dedicated rescue, she is gaining strength, regaining trust, and experiencing kindness for perhaps the first time. Today, Reba is on the road to recovery—proof that love and compassion can transform even the most desperate lives.

Your generosity can make a big difference for animals who have been abandoned, abused, and neglected and remind them that there’s hope for a better tomorrow and support all of our impactful programs. Make a Gift in Honor or In Memory Get inspiring stories and important updates about how American Humane Society works to rescue, care for and protect animals around the world.

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