News & Events

Left: Baxter rolls in the soft green grass and clover

Photographer Mark Luinenburg was out to Home for Life® on July 3rd to meet some of our new dogs and cats, and catch up with many of the animals we have taken in the last several months. There has been so much activity at Home for Life, with much construction and improvements along with many new faces joining the sanctuary, that summer is flying by! Capturing these photos helps us slow down and appreciate the summer season we look forward to all year.

Left: What could be sweeter than a kitten? How about this little family of SIX tabby kittens and their mother Trudy!

So adorable! Are they any less cute, any less deserving of life because they are positive for leukemia?

Left: Raha is our star! He's excited to welcome our supporters for visits soon!

It is here just once a year, for just a few weeks, and the arrival of dandelion season heralds the start of summer at Home for Life, always welcome after a long winter. Our animals at Home for Life are like the dandelions, tough and resilient of spirit, just looking for a foothold to grow and bloom. Along with the bleeding heart, the dandelion is the national flower of Home for Life.

We barely got photographer Mark Luinenburg out to Home for Life in time before the last of the Winter of 2021 was gone. It was such a beautiful warm day that the staff were in t-shirts and sweatshirts for the shoot!

Left: Curly running with Zena in the snow by Mark Luinenburg

How can you do well by doing good? Collaborate with Home for Life® Animal Sanctuary, an internationally recognized care-for-life sanctuary for cats and dogs! Your company's corporate sponsorship of Home for Life® will inspire, educate and mobilize people who love animals and are moved to help the most vulnerable cats and dogs. Touch the hearts of people who love animals and want to make a difference by rallying them to support your business while helping the animals at Home for Life®!  Your support will help Home for Life® transform the direction of animal welfare by demonstrating what's possible and that the most powerful thing any of us can do to make a difference is to care!

How can you do well by doing good? Collaborate with Home for Life® Animal Sanctuary, an internationally recognized care-for-life sanctuary for cats and dogs! Your company's corporate sponsorship of Home for Life® will inspire, educate and mobilize people who love animals and are moved to help the most vulnerable cats and dogs. Touch the hearts of people who love animals and want to make a difference by rallying them to support your business while helping the animals at Home for Life®!  Your support will help Home for Life® transform the direction of animal welfare by demonstrating what's possible and that the most powerful thing any of us can do to make a difference is to care!

How can you do well by doing good? Collaborate with Home for Life® Animal Sanctuary, an internationally recognized care-for-life sanctuary for cats and dogs! Your company's corporate sponsorship of Home for Life® will inspire, educate and mobilize people who love animals and are moved to help the most vulnerable cats and dogs. Touch the hearts of people who love animals and want to make a difference by rallying them to support your business while helping the animals at Home for Life®!  Your support will help Home for Life® transform the direction of animal welfare by demonstrating what's possible and that the most powerful thing any of us can do to make a difference is to care!

Left: Sandy's townhouse engulfed in flames

Early Monday morning, February 8th, at about 1 am, Tammy, one of our overnight staff discovered "Sandy's Townhouse" was on fire. Thank God we have always had on-call night staff who monitor any sick animals overnight plus ensure the facility is secure; and thank goodness Tammy, who was on duty Sunday night, was on her toes. She smelled smoke and went to investigate the source, found smoke coming from Sandy's townhouse, and upon going inside saw that the wall was on fire. Tammy called Lisa, the Executive Director, and then both Tammy and Lisa called the fire department. Tammy located a fire extinguisher and got the three dogs out to safety, but the fire was beyond an extinguisher. Lisa also called one of our staff, Grace, who lives the closest to the sanctuary, and even though she had already worked a long day, she came in to help and support Tammy. Together they got the dogs moved so they were indoors and warm as it was well below zero.