To view upcoming events
Visit the new SCARS Events Portal
Visit the new SCARS Events Portal
To view upcoming Events, please visit the SCARS Events Portal. In this section of the SCARS website we showcase events, auctions, sponsorship programs and other fundraising activities!
The SCARS Morinville Rescue Centre
Since 2002, SCARS has cared for animals at our Athabasca Second-Chance Country Refuge and through volunteers foster homes. We expanded in October 2022 with the opening of our Morinville Rescue Centre. Please note that the facility is open to the public by appointment only as a meet-and-greet location for those who apply to adopt an animal.
SCARS Sponsorship Opportunities
Animals for Adoption
News
Look at Me Now!
In Loving Memory of PK 2012 – 2026
My wife got PK from SCARS for me after my first brain injury. Since then PK has been by my side through a second brain injury and a double lung transplant. She was always beside me. On July 24, 2026, she passed away at home. I have just celebrated my 6 months post transplant. I believe she knew I was ....
Other News
Queenie (remembering a much loved sanctuary dog)
July 29/26 - Our sweet Queenie girl In 2015 — fourteen dogs were rescued from a hoarding situation. Among those dogs was a scared female we named Queenie. She came to the Athabasca facility ....
Imogen
July 31/26- Two tiny kittens were found along the highway, frightened and alone. One of them, Imogen, is now at the veterinary clinic where she’s being sedated so the team can thoroughly clean and repair the ....