Second Chance Animal Rescue (SCAR) was established in 2008 in the loungeroom of SCAR Founder and veterinary nurse, Marisa Debattista, as she realised that too many dogs and cats were being put to sleep simply because pounds and shelters didn’t have the space to keep them. After years of fundraising she has moved the shelter from its previous home in Campbellfield to a new facility in Craigieburn. The Shelter and Animal Hospital facility rescues animals due to be euthanised from other pounds and shelters and offer them a second chance at finding their forever homes. The Facility also offers affordable veterinary care and free pet food and medical care to the pets of people struggling financially.

Obviously there are significant costs involved in running the facility, so SCAR have launched an EOFY fundraiser called SCAR Giving Day.