SCARS (Second Chance Animal Refuge Society)

SCARS (Second Chance Animal Refuge Society) SCARS is a unique, nationally recognized, open range, no-kill, dog only, 501 c 3 shelter.

We work to provide love, shelter, and veterinary care to abused and abandoned dogs in the eastern Kansas area. It is our mission to find them a permanent, loving and healthy home, or temporary accommodations until a permanent home becomes available. All of our dogs are assessed and treated by a vet immediately upon arrival. Shots are updated, and the dogs are neutered or spayed prior to joining the rest of our friends.

I'm sorry I stole the chicken nugget off the counter!Love, Bobby
10/08/2025

I'm sorry I stole the chicken nugget off the counter!
Love, Bobby

It is hard to believe we have had no interest in Baloo, the 3 yr old Bernadoodle. Ten years ago he would have been gone ...
10/08/2025

It is hard to believe we have had no interest in Baloo, the 3 yr old Bernadoodle. Ten years ago he would have been gone overnight! Here he is snuggling with the new kitten....precious , isn't it! go to scarsusa.com if interested in this wonderful dog.

Remember the beautiful boy seen on Valenica Rd? We finally caught him and he needed to gain 30 lbs, which has been done!...
10/07/2025

Remember the beautiful boy seen on Valenica Rd? We finally caught him and he needed to gain 30 lbs, which has been done! He is really the perfect dog, loving, well behaved , no jumping fences, no digging...we ALL adore him He needs the perfect family...he is about 2 to 3 yrs old! I call him Finny but he answers to a variety of names. scarsusa.com

10/07/2025

Someone apparently is spreading some kind of nonsense about a supposed political post. I consider this to be harassment and threatening which I am forwarding to my attorney. Wake up folks...we are in the day of AI and people can do what they want. I do not have time for this and if you want to go after a charity for dogs I feel sorry for you. And I am blocking all of your threats after I screen shot them.

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II was looking at Bobby's fee tonight and remembering how raw and naked they were just a month ago. That is the direct r...
09/27/2025

II was looking at Bobby's fee tonight and remembering how raw and naked they were just a month ago.
That is the direct result of malnutrition and abuse. Frankly, I am infuriated with the callousness and total lack of empathy or intelligence with so much of our society today. When I texted the girl who gave him to us and told her of his problems, she ghosted me. Isn't that classy? But the younger generation (not all) do this...no accountability. I am beginning to sound like my mother, but who is raising these people?

Baloo is a 2 yr old Bernadoodle. He is neutered, current on vaccines, heartworm negative and weighs about 45 lbs. All de...
09/27/2025

Baloo is a 2 yr old Bernadoodle. He is neutered, current on vaccines, heartworm negative and weighs about 45 lbs. All details can be answered by his foster. He lives with multiple dogs and cats and has a 4 yr old who frequently visits. He has no aggression but needs a family who will train him to calm down a bit....although he was perfect at the mall event! If interested go to scarsusa.com and fill out an appl.
My computer would not let me delete the extra pics!

WIBW is having a Senior Expo today at Westridge Mall (under food court) with reps from different organizations that help...
09/24/2025

WIBW is having a Senior Expo today at Westridge Mall (under food court) with reps from different organizations that help seniors. We were asked to bring some dogs for fun! Cannot get there til noon but among our celebrities that will be coming are BOBBY!, FINNY (the one abandoned on Valencia Rd,) Baloo (crazy new Bernadoodle) and maybe Champ, the blonde chow mix pup.
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A month ago I got a call from a young couple that was somewhat confusing. I tried to decipher what she was saying and it...
09/24/2025

A month ago I got a call from a young couple that was somewhat confusing. I tried to decipher what she was saying and it was close to this. She and her boyfriend took a dog from friends two days ago because they didn’t want him anymore, and this couple wanted a dog. BUT..they found out the apartment could either not have dogs or they could not afford the pet fee. AND to make matters worse, they were leaving on a vacation for ten days the next morning and had nowhere for the dog to go. He was only 2 years old.
The picture she sent showed a blurry face of what appeared to be a wire haired terrier. He had never been to vet to their knowledge. I was totally full here and so was Lori. We had both taken in several emergencies and this was just not workable. I told her we had no room, but I would come over, take pictures and send them to some friends.
That afternoon I picked up Lori and we drove to the apartment and they brought the dog out. I admit I did not check him over physically or I would have put him in the car immediately, but I took pictures. He was dirty and depressed which worried me, but I kept telling myself I simply could not save the world and I had to think about myself. I was barely keeping my head above water at this point.
I asked her what she was going to do with him if they were leaving in the morning. She had a few more friends to call and said maybe her relative would take him. They turned and went back into the apartment , the little dog hobbling behind them on an old faded leash and we left.

Stop worrying, Maureen, he will be fine.
But as we drove along I was so preoccupied I could not focus. I stopped and pulled off the road, turned to Lori and said that I did not feel good about this. She didn’t either but her house was a no go as she not only had too many rescued dogs, she took in a bunch of homeless kittens.
I called the girl and said I was coming back to get the dog.
They put the dog in the car and we left. When I reached over to pet him, I could not believe what I felt under the thin wiry hair. Nothing but bones. He was a living skeleton.
This dog was broken mentally and physically. His feet were infected and red from what could only be hours and hours in a wire crate with no bedding…and no food. I felt sick. I turned to him in the backseat and he looked at me with a profound sadness.
I knew what to do.
He was about a two, on a scale of ten. His hindquarters were concaved so as to make his bony chest look swollen and his head looked huge in comparison. And he smelled terrible.
Kelli came over and we bathed him and she groomed him. There it was…his poor body exposed…a bone rack.
I put him in a large outside kennel since it was warm. It had an igloo doghouse and a bed with blankets, but the kitchen was where I went and fast. If you have ever fed a starving dog, you know what it is like when they are so hysterical they knock the bowl out of your hand and start devouring the food off the floor. This went on for weeks….four to five bowls a day and he inhaled so fast I doubt he even tasted his food. I cooked chicken, rice, hamburger and as soon as I put it down, it was gone. It took two weeks for him to finally start filling out..he was on flat empty.
In a starvation case, the body burns up fat to stay alive and then muscle. He had nothing left….no fat, only a hint of muscle, and bone. But he was alive.
I named him Bobby. Every week our volunteers exclaimed how much better he looked, and he was not only filling out but starting to play and run.
Finally he was strong enough to get his vaccines and be “fixed.”
Bobby aka Ricky Bobby or aka Bobby Magee, is a total joy. He smiles now, runs with the other dogs and swims in the pond. It has been slow going, every step done with courage.
Bobby is almost ready for a new home, but I won’t tell him that quite yet. In my heart I know he needs a family, maybe with kids and lots of patience knowing that this little dog’s time was just about up.
I doubt he would have survived another week. I am thankful I listened to the quiet voice that whispered to me….
save him, save him.

(the first three pics were when we got him, and the last three are now)

09/19/2025

A few people have commented that I have not posted dogs lately and that is true! I have to be honest and say I have been so swamped with dog calls, picking up dogs, taking them to the vet and meet and greets that I have no time to breathe! On top of that, I had a water pipe break last night and it FLOODED one room and I had to call some friends who got it under control at 11 PM and am still dragging wet towels and blankets around
Took in a starving terrier 3 weeks ago and he is going to make it but he was down to the wire and I have fed him 4-5 X a day...
got a dog who has lived his life on a 4 ft chain for ten years...awful story but here and safe..had to buy him
networking on several dogs
Lori took in another foster...darling Bernadoodle but crazy
Tony was returned after 5 days and is now with a friend trying him out
I could go on and on but just wanted to check in! All of this takes so much time and driving and talking to people///
And lots of phone calls, of course..onward

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Here is another picture   of Sapphire...Isn't she beautiful. No apps.....cannot believe  it! 785-221-6247
09/01/2025

Here is another picture of Sapphire...Isn't she beautiful. No apps.....cannot believe it! 785-221-6247

Sapphire is a gorgeous four year old registered Husky, spayed , housebroken and OK with cats/ She needs exercise but the...
08/29/2025

Sapphire is a gorgeous four year old registered Husky, spayed , housebroken and OK with cats/ She needs exercise but the owners have no fenced area. She might do well as an only dog as she has a dislike for her neighbor's dog, but fine with most. If interested I will hook you up with the owner. Call me 785-221-6247 or fill out an app scarsusa.com

Remember darling Tony? He has had several meet and greets but they did not want him because  he barks too much at the do...
08/27/2025

Remember darling Tony? He has had several meet and greets but they did not want him because he barks too much at the door. There is no aggression but he wants to be heard! If you ignore him he goes on with is business. He gets along with other dogs, kids and cats just fine. Enter a new problem.....now he has a girlfriend. Sophia is a darling five month old Basset Hound mix. She is truly the perfect dog...calm, friendly and she loves Tony in return, They play endlessly, cuddle up together and have given each other the security denied them by their humans. If there is a family out there with a heart big enough for two dogs, you will love these two.
Rarely do families adopt two anymore, although Duke and Lolly got to go together and the family adores them.
If these two have to be separated, they need to go to a home with another dog. scarsusa.com

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9747 Sw Hoch Road
Auburn, KS
66402

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