❤️ Helping Families Keep Their Pets During Hardship
Your gift helps pets stay where they belong — at home, with the people who love them.
How We Help
At Second Leash Foundation, no one should have to choose between feeding themselves and caring for their dog. We provide emergency aid for pet food, vet care, and temporary boarding so families can stay together through crisis.
🥣 Pet Food Support
Emergency food and supplies for dog-owning families in crisis.
🏥 Emergency Vet Care
Grants toward urgent treatment and medications (up to $250, more case-by-case).
🏠 Temporary Boarding
Short-term foster or boarding while families stabilize (DFW area only).
Every Dollar Keeps a Pet With Their Family
Why Your Gift Matters
When a crisis hits—job loss, medical emergency, housing change—pets are often the first to lose stability. Second Leash steps in fast so families don’t have to surrender their pets.
Emergency Vet Care (nationwide): quick grants paid directly to clinics.
Pet Food Support (North Texas): short-term food to bridge hard weeks.
Short-Term Boarding (DFW area): safe care while families stabilize.
We review most cases in 24–72 hours, with urgent vet cases prioritized.
Monthly Giving (best way to help)
Join The Second Leash Circle—our community of monthly donors who keep help ready before the crisis hits.
Perks: quarterly impact notes, early stories, and a year-end summary for taxes.
Where Your Gift Goes
Direct Assistance: vet bills, boarding invoices, and pet food.
Fast Triage & Casework: tiny but mighty team that verifies vendors and moves funds quickly.
Community Partnerships: shelters, clinics, trainers, and food banks.
We pay providers directly—never to individuals—so your gift becomes help, fast.
$25 —Feed a dog for one week
$50 —Help cover urgent meds or exam
$100 —One night of boarding (DFW)
Our bandanas are coming soon launching at the start of the year to help pets in need with every purchase.
Cute on your pup, life-changing for ours.
Every bandana helps us feed pets, cover vet care, provide temporary boarding, and keep families together.