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Secondhand Stories provides a loving forever home to 22 rescued chickens, many of which have unique special needs. Our mission is to inspire compassion for chickens through rescue, advocacy, and education.
One of the ways that help us continue providing excellent care for our residents and sustainably grow our operations is by creating plans that challenge us to succeed. In 2025, we have established the following goals, which we are excited to share with y’all:
Animal Care & Infrastructure
These goals are set with the chickens’ wellbeing at the top of our minds. We want to provide them with improved shelter, offering more space and safety. We are also excited to expand our team and hope to welcome additional volunteers who will work directly with the chickens.
Onboard 1-3 volunteer animal caretakers
Fully install electricity in Ezra’s coop
Refurbish the 6th coop as a medical isolation coop
Create an expanded daytime run for the VegClub
Implement a 3-tier composting system
Advocacy, Education & Outreach
These goals are set with a focus on inspiring compassion for chickens across our community. Part of rescuing chickens is focusing on the individual care they receive. Another part is finding ways to advocate for the ones we cannot save. We’re very excited to launch several new initiatives this year, including:
Post two advocacy blogs per quarter (every six weeks)
Launch What The Flock Fridays educational campaign
Participate in VegOttawa Fest 2025
Host a summer open house in August with vegan-friendly vendors
Complete at least one presentation about sanctuaries in our rural community
Explore collaboration opportunities with animal protection organizations in Ottawa & surrounding areas
Work towards making implants more accessible for chickens in Canada
Operations
These goals are set to help Secondhand Stories grow into the next phase of our non-profit’s life. We plan to continue building trust with our supporters and, hopefully, reach new supporters.
Apply for charitable status
Reach 50 positive reviews on Google
Revisit and report on budget quarterly for transparency
We plan to keep you updated on these goals through our quarterly updates and our newsletter (make sure to subscribe here). Want to help us achieve our goals? Reach out to us!
All this would not be possible without the generous support of people like you.
If you're inspired to make a gift to our sanctuary, you can donate here.
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