Victorian foster-based dog rescue
Every dog deserves the chance to start over.
We're a 100% volunteer-run foster network rescuing dogs from Victorian pounds and giving them somewhere safe to land while they wait for a forever home of their own.
- dogs saved a year
- 1,500+
- dogs a day into our care
- 5
- volunteer-run
- 100%
dogs saved a year
dogs a day into our care
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How you can help
Three ways to give a dog a fresh start
Adopt
Meet dogs currently in foster care and ready for their forever home.
Meet the dogs →Foster & volunteer
Open your home, drive a transport run, or lend an admin hand. Foster carers are our #1 need.
See how to help →Donate
Every dollar goes to vet work, food, transport and fresh starts. Donations are tax-deductible.
Donate →Why foster, not shelter
Why foster care?
Because dogs belong in homes, not kennels.
Starting Over Dog Rescue is a foster-based dog rescue in Victoria. Our dogs live with volunteer foster carers while we get to know them and find the right home for them.
Our carers provide a safe place, patience and everyday care. We cover food and veterinary expenses, and you'll have a coordinator supporting you along the way.
Your fresh start fund keeps dogs out of the pound.
We're 100% volunteer-run, so every dollar donated goes straight to vet work, food, transport and fresh starts for dogs like these. Donations are tax-deductible.