What our volunteers are doing

Our lovely, dedicated (but slightly crazy!) volunteers will be walking more miles than a marathon this Sunday!  Several of our volunteers have made pledges to run or walk for us - originally we'd hoped to be able to do a marathon between us but now the total challenge is up to 29.6 miles!  Some of us with pets are bringing them along for our daily exercise, and of course all of us are following all government guidelines to keep ourselves and others safe.  This is our list of pledges so far (we'll keep adding new ones as they come along):

• Mike, Eddy and Pancho - Running 3.6 miles
• Sue and Ossie - walking 4 miles
• Lucy and Lola - running 2 miles
• Sarah and Ernie - walking 1 miles
• Indy and Speedy the tortoise - walking 5 miles
• Alex - walking 2 miles
• Sam, Dan and Jasper - walking 4 miles
• Rusty - walking 2 miles
• Georgia - walking 3 miles
• Kara and Marley - walking 2 miles
• Nelly - walking 1 mile
• Nina - walking 3 miles
• Alison - walking 1 mile
• Lena - running 3 miles
• Donna and Saffy - walking 2 miles
• Linda and Lilly - walking 2 miles

We appreciate that for many people this is an incredibly difficult time so are incredibly humbled and grateful for all of the support we've received and for any contribution that you may be able to make.

Why the animals at SCAR need your help 

Second Chance is an animal rescue centre that provides a safe place for animals without a home.  We are entirely run by volunteers and have rescued thousands of animals over the last few years, since becoming a registered charity in 2015.  

The current Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on us all.  For SCAR, with all of our events and normal fundraising currently being cancelled or postponed, we are losing vital funds that would usually be raised to care for our animals. Every month we spend over £6000 looking after our wide range of animals and being there to rescue those in need.  Whilst the government has promised grants we are not eligible for most of them due to being an animal charity and they are proving difficult for us to access in the short term.

We have a large number of animals to feed and care for at the rescue now and sadly anticipate that demand to rescue animals will increase over the coming weeks as the effects of this pandemic are felt.