2014 Fall SCARS Newsletter - V2.pub

Second Chance Animal Rescue Society Members’ Newsletter— Fall 2014
Gredda’s Survival Story
By Terra MacLean
G
redda came to SCARS the same way we get
many dogs. We received a phone call about an
injured dog that needed help. It was quickly discovered Gredda was more than injured, her emaciated
state and paralyzed condition were a horror. Yet Gredda was a happy, sweet, dog that readily approached
people dragging both her back legs.
She was found by our friends at the Canine Action Project (CAP) in mid-November. CAPs focuses on community outreach through education and spay/neuter programs. They partner with animal rescues like SCARS
when they come across dogs like Gredda that are in
need of veterinary care and rehoming.
Gredda was rushed to the closest veterinary clinic
where it was confirmed that she had previously suffered a severe trauma, likely hit by a car. The impact
broke her back, leaving her paralyzed. The healing to
the injury was at least 2.5 months old. That meant
Gredda had endured the pain of the injury while living
outdoors with very little food and shelter, all the while
dragging her back legs. The strength of animals—both
physically and spiritually—never ceases to amaze us.
The horrors some of them endure before they come
into care is beyond comprehension. Sadly, we know
that many do not make into our care and there is no
one to tell their stories. In a way, Gredda symbolizes
the suffering of every abandoned pet in Alberta. She is
one of thousands of pets that need help. Because she
was eventually discovered by a caring volunteer, she is
one of the lucky ones.
Sadly, it was determined there was no surgery that
could repair Gredda’s injuries. Miraculously she maintained the ability to potty (bowel and bladder control)
which meant essentially Gredda was a cheerful dog
that was extremely underweight and couldn’t use her
back legs.
SCARS takes each and every injury case seriously and
we wanted to ensure we weren’t prolonging Gredda’s
suffering in any way. So Gredda made a second road
trip to meet another veterinarian. More x-rays and a few
bags of treats later it was agreed by a second vet that
Gredda was indeed happy and healthy minus two functioning back legs. We were donated a wheel chair and
when we placed her in it, she literally took off running.
She was so happy to be mobile, which only further
demonstrated her amazing personality and strength of
character.
I took Gredda home to foster her shortly after her
Global TV debut on November 26. It took about a week
for us to notice that, due to the paralysis, her back legs
not only got in the way, they caused her to get stuck on
things. It was also very difficult getting her in and out of
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In this issue
Community Support for SCARS
Nix the Parvo Puppy
Rescue Stories
Look at Me Now
Adorable and Adoptable
Canines & Cocktails Alohpaw
Microchipping is a Must
Walls for Winter
What We Do & How to Help
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the wheel chair. After consultation with her vet, we
determined for Gredda to be comfortable and mobile,
it was best to remove her back legs.
This decision was not made lightly, but within a week
of the surgery it was obvious it was the right choice.
The surgery took place the week of December 8 and
Gredda is doing great. She is very mobile around the
house, including playfully chasing the cats, and she
no longer gets stuck when trying to maneuver herself.
She is also much more manageable to get in and out
of her wheel chair and walking harness.
I decided to foster Gredda and went into it thinking
how much extra work a two legged dog might be, but
now I’m convinced that whoever adopts Gredda will
be lucky to have her.
I have a kennel at my acreage where I foster many
SCARS dogs. I also have many dogs of my own. I am
NOT a morning person, I slowly drag my behind out
of bed, open the door and my pack of beasts stroll
outside, almost as lazy as me. Then I drag myself to
the kennels and tell all the dogs not to talk to me until
my second cup of coffee.
But with Gredda it’s not so easy, I still drag my sorry
behind out of bed, but I immediately get dressed and
get her in her chair and navigate the snow bank to the
driveway and we are off. Our morning stroll under
way, she is happy and lively and LOVES to talk,
regardless of
my coffee intake. I practically have to
force her to
come back
home, as I
don’t want her
to get too tired.
But coincidently enough I’m
now wide
awake and
functioning,
weird how little
things make a
difference in
your life.
Gredda is an amazing dog, and caring for her is truly
only a little “extra” work. She is one of the happiest
dogs I have ever seen and her spirit and how she
embraces life is magical. Gredda works all kinds of
magic if she can make me a morning person.
We ask that you share Gredda’s story, and consider
what you can do to help the countless other animals
like Gredda who are in need. There are endless ways
to help – foster, adopt, lobby for change, fundraise,
volunteer, donate! SCARS is committed to making a
difference, please join us. Thank you to Global TV
Edmonton for covering Gredda's story on Nov 26/14.
Gredda’s condition at time of rescue
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Community Support for SCARS
Canada BrokerLink Insurance
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CARS would like to sincerely thank Canada
Brokerlink Insurance of Athabasca. For many
years now, this generous company has been
sponsoring the SCARS Pet of the Week advertisement in the Athabasca Advocate newspaper. We
“paws”itively love them for their ongoing support of
animals in need!
Fort Saskatchewan Senior High
School Donation
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CARS visited Fort
Saskatchewan Senior High School on
October 28 to accept a
generous donation and to
introduce the students to
some adoptable SCARS
animals. We have visited
the school twice. This
visit we got to spend time
with Sarah Ellett’s class.
Sarah is the Fort High
LINKS (Learning Individual Needs, Knowledge and
Skills) program teacher.
Her class raised $250 for SCARS and collected a
large number of pet supplies. We are very grateful for
their donation and for the kindness to animals shown
by all the students at this school. An article about the
visit appeared in the Fort Saskatchewan Record.
Hayden’s Birthday Donation
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ll donations are wonderful, but some are
more thoughtful than
others. At a young age when a
birthday understandably
should be all about them, it’s
inspirational to see such a
selfless act of kindness. Thank
you Hayden, you are wise and
kind beyond your years! Here
is the note we got from
Hayden’s mom, Tracy.
“Hayden just turned seven and is in the second
grade. She lives on a farm near Chipman, AB. This
year she said she had enough toys, so for her birthday she wanted to do a fundraiser instead. She knew
that we adopted our Rottweiler, Herc, from a rescue
eight years ago, and wanted to help out a group like
that. So we looked up a few different websites for
local rescues and she decided to support SCARS.
Hayden would like to thank her friends for being so
generous. Her friends said they had a lot of fun picking out dog and cat toys and treats. There was also
some cash donations! – Thanks, Tracy”
As every dog owner knows, inspiring us to be better
people is part of what pets add to our lives so thank
you to Herc as well.
Jasper Place High School Volunteer
Fair
S
CARS was
pleased to
attend the
Jasper Place High
School Volunteer
Fair on October 24.
We were there
from 10:15 AM until
1:30 PM with information about
SCARS and some of our adoptable and previously
adopted pets.
Thank you to Kathy McCartney for bringing Chevy, a
SCARS alumni, to the event. Chevy is now a pet
therapy dog. The lady taking the pics was Libby
Hornland, a new SCARS volunteer and friend of volunteer, Maureen Thomas. SCARS donations coordinator, Julie Bayliss, was there as well with adoptable
pups, Fraser and Nahanni.
This is an annual event held at the school where local
groups are invited to showcase volunteer opportunities for high school students. We were pleased that all
of the students we talked to wanted to volunteer for
SCARS!
Our volunteers had a lot of fun and they were inspired
by the friendly students they got to meet!
Wedding Fundraiser for SCARS
C
ongratulations to
Tony and Sarah
Bao on their recent
wedding and a heartfelt
thank you for including a
fundraiser for SCARS as
part of their wedding celebration. They raised
$500 for SCARS and
their adopted SCARS’
dog, Abbey, enjoyed being the ring bearer-pup.
Tony told us, “Thank you and keep up the amazing
work. Through the work that all of you do at SCARS,
you have totally enriched my life with Abbey and for
that, I’ll always be grateful.”
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Nix—the Parvo Puppy
N
ix came into our care as a very tiny, very skinny pup who was fighting for survival. At only
4-6 weeks old, he was suffering with Canine
Parvovirus. He was rushed to veterinary care where
the caring clinic staff did everything they could to
make him as comfortable as possible.
He was put on anti-vomiting medicine, IV fluid and
antibiotics. Because he was so tiny and thin, they
gave him lots of blankets and heaters to keep him
warm! Within a few days, he was finally getting better
and was released to the care of a SCARS foster
home volunteer where his care continued. He
received puppy formula, soft food, antibiotics and lots
of loving care until he fully recovered.
Nix has now been adopted. When you donate to
SCARS, you help dogs like Nix. Thank you!
Advertising and Sponsorship Opportunities
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Rescue Stories
Melissa
Milo and Raf
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’m Melissa. Funny how things
work out sometimes. I arrived at
SCARS a few
months ago after
someone dumped
me out of a vehicle into a ditch. I was immediately
rescued and brought into care. I wasn’t injured, but
my teeth were in need of some dental work. SCARS
made me an appointment at the Westlock Veterinary
Centre and I arrived there to wait for my treatment. As
it turned out the dental was delayed due to equipment
maintenance and then scheduling issues. Didn’t
bother me, I just made myself at home.
CARS volunteers
participated in the
Alberta Spay Neuter
Task Force pet wellness
clinic September 5-7, 2014
at Saddle Lake. By the end
of the weekend, we had
taken 21 of the surrendered dogs and 7 of the
cats into our care. Here
are two of their stories.
Raf (shown right) is a
gentle giant. He is a very
timid, tall lanky guy with a
very sweet personality. At
first glance he looked a bit
thin, but appeared fine
overall. Things, however,
are not always as they
appear. At his veterinary
health check, we discovered that Raf had a broken
jaw. We were very glad to
bring him into our care.
RIP sweet Milo — you are gone
but not forgotten
Milo came in with what
was first thought to be an
injured back leg. There were no visible breaks in his
skin and he could walk. But he favoured one of his
hind legs and, if moved, would scream in pain. After
an initial assessment at the clinic, we rushed him to
the Westlock Veterinary Centre where we discovered
that Milo had a bullet lodged in his back end. Sometimes a bullet can stay in an animal’s body and not
create a life threatening problem.
Sadly for Milo, it appeared to have migrated and was
causing him serious issues. Though he was not paralyzed, he was in a lot of pain and had lost control over
his bladder and bowels. After 48 hours of doing what
we could for him (including tests and medications), in
consultation with our wonderful team of veterinarians,
we made the difficult decision to humanely euthanize
Milo. There were no viable options for surgery that
would ease his pain on a permanent basis. We were
very sad to let him go, but also very glad that he was
not left on his own to suffer a slow, painful death. RIP
sweet Milo. We were glad to be there when you
needed us most.
This clinic was a success with 102 dog spays,
159 dog neuters, 69 cat spays and 67 cat neuters.
The total was an amazing 397 animals fixed. In
addition, 65 dogs/pups and 108 cats/kittens were
surrendered and transferred to rescue groups.
I’m such a sweetheart so I was given special privileges – no cage for me. I was allowed to wander about
the clinic. I quickly discovered a drawer to my liking
and the staff room couch, both excellent locales to
spend the day. By the time my dental work was completed, all the SCARS cat foster homes happened to
be full. There was the option of sending me to the
PetSmart adoption center, but the clinic staff felt I was
one of those cats that might not thrive in that environment. They decided I could stay and they would foster
me until a foster home became available. Perfect arrangement from my perspective – many hands to pet
me, as much attention as I like, comfortable drawer to
sleep in and when I got tired of that I could go visit
people, relocate to the couch or return to my crate.
I then went about training the clinic staff. I like yogurt
– only certain kinds, but I like it for lunch off my own
plate. They caught on fairly quickly. I worked on
Dr. Tanis Jackson first. I let her share my couch and
encouraged her to share her yogurt, and it worked. I
was a tad overweight when I arrived so I was put on a
weight management program and have successfully
shed a pound or so, with a little more work to do. A
few weeks turned into a few months. As fate would
have it, I didn’t get any applications for adoption and
there was always a cat in greater need when a foster
home opened up. Finally, my spot was available in a
cat foster home. SCARS contacted the staff at the
clinic to let them know I would be moving — but that
didn’t go over too well. It would seem that my quiet
presence had a positive impact on the clinic staff.
They weren’t prepared to let me go. It turns out I was
home all along. I knew it, just took the humans some
time to figure it out. So thanks SCARS, but you are
now looking at the newest staff member of the Westlock Veterinary Centre. Like I said, life has a
funny way of working out – from being dumped in a
ditch in rural Alberta to a valued member of a veterinary team that saves lives of animals like me.
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Look At Me Now
The SCARS website has a section called “Look At Me Now” which features happy ending stories. These stories
are provided by the families who adopt from SCARS. Stories can be emailed to [email protected] Here are
two examples:
Chilie
Hello SCARS. It’s me, Chilie. I just wanted to drop
by and remind you that it’s been just over a year
since I was adopted. This year has truly just flown by. I know
it’s been a year ’cause my mom just took me to get my shots
and check up. My doc said my scale numbers are a little bit too
high so I can’t have so many treats anymore even though he
gave me quite a few when I visited him! It sucks ’cause I’ve got
lots of treats in my cupboard and they are just calling out to me!
My mom is a tough nut and doesn’t cave in, even when I howl
with dismay at being shorted on my treats. This just started, but
seriously, it’s like torture having a treat shortage! It’s not like I’m
starving, I just like to have lots of treats… nothin’ wrong with
that – right? I have it pretty good though ’cause it’s my only
complaint.
I have a great place to live and good neighbours too! The dude
next door loves me and he even rolls around on the ground
trying to teach me to roll over… that’s quite a sight and pretty
funny too! Ha! And, the little pooch next door… well she’s kinda
shy of me but she warmed up and is used to hanging around
outside together, even though she keeps her distance. She’s a
bit jealous when her mom and dad give me lots of affection
when they see me, but hey, it ain’t my fault I’m so lovable!
Anyway, just wanted to drop by and say THANK YOU for all the
great work you do! — Love, Chilie
Benson Hi SCARS, We
adopted Benson
( formerly Ozzy) on August 27
from his foster home mother
(Myrna). He was one of three
puppies thought to be born on
July 1 and was the runt of the
litter. Well, with all the wonderful
care he received at Myrna’s, by
the time he was old enough for us
to bring home he had doubled in
size.
I am so glad to report that Benson
is a happy, healthy little pup. He
is doing great and we just adore him. He is a little chewing
machine as those puppy teeth are itchy, but he is so clever
and cuddly and smart. He is already great on the leash, goes
to the bathroom where he’s supposed to almost all the time
(ha-ha!) and he and my son are best friends.
Thank you to the SCARS team and to Myrna for helping us
bring Benson to his forever home. Keep up the good work!
— Sincerely, The Huggard family
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Adorable and Adoptable
ere are a few examples of adoptable pets. To see more, visit www.scarscare.ca. There are approximately
175 companion animals of all ages, types and sizes currently in our care. The adoption fee is only $300 for
dogs and $150 for cats and it includes health check, spay or neuter, first vaccinations and a microchip.
Molly is 4-yr-old
female Boxer mix
Fossey is 4-yr-old
female Redbone
Coonhound
Lennox is a 3-yrold female Husky/
Collie mix
Nina is a 2-yr-old
female Lab/
Shepherd mix
Bro is 2-year-old
male Lab mix
Meow-Meow is a
4-yr-old female mix
breed
Gru is a 2-year-old
male mix breed
Trotsky is a 3-year
female Corgi or
Basset mix
Willy is a 6-year
male Malamute/
Collie mix
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Canines & Cocktails 2014
O
ur 9th Annual Canines
& Cocktails Gala
Dinner with Live and
Silent Auction was held on
November 7, 2014. Another
amazing success, this year
we grossed $98,000. This
year’s theme was Hawaiian
and our event was titled
AlohPaw. Guests were entertained throughout the evening by Tracy Thorne & the
Hawaiian Holiday Polynesian Drumming and Dance
Company, and by Rob Gray on classical guitar.
An annual highlight of the event is treating our guests
to a meet-and-greet with some adoptable SCARS
dogs. It’s a chance for supporters to see first-hand the
lives they are saving by supporting SCARS. This year
we had a parade of adorable 8-week-old puppies!
Indescribably cute, they were a big hit with the
guests.
We do our best to make this annual event fun and
glamorous for our guests. We are truly grateful for our
amazing volunteers who create the “glam” while
keeping our costs to a minimum. They work really
hard without any expectation of being personally
thanked. They do it all for the animals they care about
so much. The costs for the evening are covered by
ticket sales, volunteers and sponsors.
Thank you to:
 Rob Christie from “Rob & Audie in the Morning” at
96.3 Capital-FM for being his usual, enthusiastic
self as our Emcee
 Gary Hanna & Ted Power for the exciting live auction
 Tracy Thorne & Hawaiian Holiday Polynesian
Drumming and Dance Company for providing entertainment at no cost to SCARS
 Lasha Morningstar for her inspiring Blessing of
our meal
 Virginia Marando for her heart-wrenching but inspiring video and for designing our program for
the evening
 Rob Gray for travelling from Jasper to provide his
wonderful, relaxing guitar & ukulele music at no
cost to SCARS
 management and staff of the Taliani Palace Banquet Centre for the delicious meal and for accommodating our overflowing crowd and last-minute
requests
 our tireless volunteers who make this event possible, and
 everyone who donated items for our live and silent
auction. Your support and generosity is amazing.
Sponsors:
 Napa Auto Parts, Wabasca
 Brookfield Residential
Thank you to Napa Auto Parts
O
ne of the
event
highlights
was the
announcement of a
major donation to
SCARS. Napa Auto
Parts Wabasca is
owned by Shawn Malloy and Paula Bissell
(shown right).
They donated a 2014
Dodge Ram Cargo van
to SCARS in memory
of Shawn’s uncle, Captain John Malloy. The total raised for the evening
does not include this donation. This van will be
used primarily by Terra Maclean (shown right)
who, among other things such as appearing on
Global TV every Saturday, manages our dog
assessment/training program and assists with
animal intake. Paula and Shawn were also event
sponsors and table hosts, and Paula is a SCARS
volunteer. One of her key roles is to monitor the
Wabasca pound and coordinate with SCARS to
transport impounded dogs to our care.
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Karen Sokolik
The Lime and Lemon
Liquor Store, Athabasca
Tanis Liebreich &
Corey Johnson
Pet Rescue Magazine
TimberNorth Consulting
Priority Printing
Techni-Craft
Table hosts:
 Instabox
 TRAC Engine Services Ltd.
 Corey Johnson
 New Paradigm Engineering
 Paula Bissell & Shawn Molloy
 Cheryl & Bill Skorobohach
 Troy Trudgeon – A Buyer’s Choice Home
Inspections
 Leo Elwell/Elaine Rapp
(in memory of Paul Goodall and
of Beatrice – a special dog)
 TECH 55 Inc.
 Wizard’s Comics & Collectables
 Céilidh, Kona, Eliza and Juneau
 Karin & Colm MacCarthy
 Shades of Grey Tattoos
 Steve & Larry Bata
 The Lime and Lemon Liquor Store, Athabasca
 Blackpaws Pet Resort
 Adam Kidd and 780 Kennels
 Marsha Johnston
 Karen Sokolik
 Robyn Fisher (Pet Friendly Real Estate
Specialists, KENNEDY Real Estate) and Lana
Dugas (Scotiabank, Home Financing
Solutions)
 Champion PetFoods
 Priority Printing
 Molloy’s Welding and Construction Ltd.,
Wabasca
To see videos and more photos of the event, visit
http://scarscare.ca/canines-cocktails-2014alohpaw.
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Microchipping is a Must
By Nomi Berger
M
illions of dogs go missing each year. Unfortunately, very few of them are ever reunited
with their owners. Many of them become
and remain strays. Others are taken to pounds or
shelters, where they are either adopted out to new
homes or, all too often, euthanized. Now protective
pet parents, no longer content with relying on collars
and tags alone, have begun microchipping their dogs.
It’s a simple and safe procedure. A veterinarian injects a microchip designed especially for animals —
the size of a grain of rice — beneath the surface of a
dog’s skin between the shoulder blades. Similar to a
routine shot, it takes only a few seconds and most
dogs don’t even seem to feel the implantation. Unlike
other forms of identification, a microchip is permanent
and, with no internal energy source, will last the life of
the dog. Once it’s implanted, the dog must immediately be registered with the microchip company
(usually for a one-time fee), thus storing his unique,
alpha-numeric code in the company’s database.
Whenever a lost dog appears at a shelter, humane
society or veterinary clinic, he/she will automatically
be scanned for a microchip. If there is one, the screen
of the handheld scanner will display that dog’s specific code. A simple call to the recovery database using
a toll-free 800 number enables the code to be traced
back to the dog’s owner. But in order for the system
to work efficiently, all owners are cautioned to keep
their contact information up-to-date. The most complete microchips comply with International Standards
Organization (ISO) Standards. These standards de-
P
fine the structure of the microchip’s information content and determine the protocol for scanner-microchip
communication. They also include the assignment of
a 15-digit numeric identification code to each microchip: 3 digits either for the code of the country in
which the dog was implanted or for the manufacturer’s code; one digit for the dog’s category (optional);
and the remaining 8 or 9 digits for that dog’s unique
ID number.
As with anything else, however, problems can and do
arise. Not all shelters, humane societies and veterinary offices have scanners. Although rare, microchips
can fail, and even universal scanners may not be able
to detect every microchip. Accurate detection can
also be hampered if dogs struggle too much while
being scanned or if either long, matted hair or excess
fat deposits cover the implantation site. And because
there are an ever-increasing number of pet recovery
services, there is, as yet, no single database that links
one to the other.
Since no method of identification is perfect, the best
way owners can protect their dogs is by being responsible owners. By always keeping current identification
tags on their dogs, never allowing them to roam free,
and microchipping them for added protection.
This article was posted with permission from
Nomi Berger. Nomi is the bestselling author of seven
novels and one work of non-fiction. She lives in
Toronto, Ontario with her adopted morkie, Shadow.
Nomi now devotes all of her time volunteering her
writing skills to animal rescue organizations both in
Canada and the USA.
March 2015 Cruise for SCARS
lanning a vacation during Easter break 2015? Why not support
SCARS at the same time. Join Steve & Heather aboard a great ship
designed for all ages as they sail the Eastern Caribbean. For every
cabin sold on this group Escape TravelPlus will donate $50(inside
cabin), $75 (outside cabin), $100 (balcony) and $500 (Haven Suite) to
SCARS. Here are the starting prices for cruise only. They can work with you
to match up Airmiles, Eeroplan, and so forth or they can price air from what
ever city you prefer to fly from.
NORWEGIAN GETAWAY Sailing March 28, 2015
 Inside Staterooms Starting at $720* plus $330 tax per person
 Ocean View Staterooms Starting at $870* plus $330 tax per person
 Balcony Staterooms Starting at $1042* plus $330 tax per person
Prices are in CAD based on two sharing. Third and fourth passenger prices
available upon request. For more info, visit www.escapeforscars.ca or
http://scarscare.ca/7-day-norwegian-getaway-cruise. To book or if you have
any questions contact Heather at: [email protected],
780-939-5865 Ext 101, 780-349-3155 Ext 101, or 1-888-839-8936 Ext 101.
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Walls for Winter
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CARS is pleased to announce our Walls for
Winter shelter building program which will
help low income families in rural communities
provide warm shelter for their pets. Families chosen
to get shelters are also assisted with spay/neuter of
their pets. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped
with our first shelter build on Oct. 3, 2014.
We are very grateful to Deloitte for choosing SCARS
as their organization to spend their staff community
“impact day.” With the help of the Deloitte volunteers,
we were able to build eight modular pet shelters. We
are also grateful to Wayne Ticher for lending his
building expertise. We also want to thank the Stony
Plain McDonalds for providing our volunteers with
free coffee and muffins, and the Pioneer Museum in
Stony Plain for providing us with free space for the
build. Last but not least, we are grateful to Oshanek
Inspection Services, Bruin Consulting and Roxanne
Robinson for their cash donations towards the project.
This is the start of great things to come!
On October 24, SCARS volunteers delivered 12 wellbuilt, insulated dog houses to a rural community
where shelter for pets is often lacking or non-existent.
Thank you so much to the volunteers who assisted
including Sylvia, Alison, Kyle, Susanne, Pat and
Heather. This is an ongoing project and we will keep
you posted on our progress.
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What We Do and How to Help
S
econd Chance Animal Rescue Society
(SCARS) is a non-profit, registered
charitable organization dedicated to
reducing the number of homeless animals in
northern Alberta, Canada. Since 2002, SCARS
has rescued, rehabilitated and rehomed
thousands of companion animals.
Our mission is to promote the humane care and
protection of all animals and to prevent cruelty and
suffering. We provide veterinary care and foster
homes until permanent homes are found. Our foster
homes provide animals with warm shelter, food,
exercise and tender loving care—something that so
many of these animals have never experienced. We
also promote responsible pet ownership, the
importance of spaying and neutering, and
community awareness. We rely solely on money
raised through memberships, donations, grants,
sponsorships and other fundraising efforts. Here
are some ways you can help:
Donate or sponsor—Please consider donating to
our rescue efforts. We issue tax receipts for all
donations of $20 or more.
Foster an animal—we rely on our volunteer foster
homes to provide temporary care until we can find
suitable permanent homes. There is no cost to
becoming a foster home. We will provide everything
you need.
Volunteer—help with fundraising, adoption events,
animal care and transportation, and our daily
operations. As a volunteer, you will become an
integral part of a team that saves animals’ lives.
Adopt an animal—provide a needy animal with a
loving, permanent home. To see pictures of
adoptable animals, visit www.scarscare.ca.
Share the message—ask your family and friends
to spay/neuter, microchip and vaccinate their pets.
And remind them that all pets need food, water,
shelter, healthcare, exercise, love and attention.
Buy merchandise—purchase SCARS 2015
calendars, clothing, totes, leashes, lunch bags, or
one of our “Gifts from the Heart” certificates. Visit
our website for more information.
Watch us on Global TV Edmonton every Saturday
morning at 9:50 a.m., subscribe to our e-Newsletter at
www.scarscare.ca, and follow us on Facebook and
Twitter. We welcome feedback or suggestions for this
newsletter, please contact:
Second Chance Animal Rescue Society
Box 3045
Athabasca, AB T9S 2B9
www.scarscare.ca
780.466.SCAR (7227)
[email protected]
Please support
Please support our participating vet clinics. Look for
them on our website under Animals / Adoption Information / Participating Vets. SCARS is very grateful for
EVEC's support with emergency care and Guardian's
support with specialty surgeries. For pet emergencies
in the Edmonton area, trust:
11104 - 102 Avenue, Edmonton | 780.433.9505
5620 - 99th Street, Edmonton | 780.436.5880
Please support Champion Petfoods. They provide
SCARS with generous and ongoing donations
of quality pet foods.
At Champion Petfoods, our mission is clear and
strong: We make Biologically Appropriate Dog
and Cat foods from Fresh Regional ingredients in
our own local kitchens. With shared passion to
support those cats and dogs who need us most,
we thank SCARS for their work in communities,
and we are pleased for the opportunity to support
them with ongoing ACANA and ORIJEN food donations.