Animal Updates

With the warmer temperatures and spring  here at last, it's time to think about getting out of the house again! As you plan  your social schedule for 2015 don't forget about your four legged friends at Home for LIfe; we have a couple of great events coming up this year that you won't want to miss.

 SATURDAY JULY 18, 2015: GATES OPEN AT NOON: HOME FOR LIFE'S ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE, MEMORIAL GARDEN CEREMONY AND RIDE FOR THEIR LIVES

If you missed the Twin Cities Public Television feature of "Soul Creatures," a look into Home for Life's many outreach programs, you can watch it online now!

Thank you to Twin Cities Public Television and the DeLonais Foundation for their support of the "Soul Creatures" production.

Rory's Famous Puppies now part of Home for Life's Renaissance Program

Seven of the ten puppies born on December 1 after their mother, a small red hound dog, was abandoned at Home for Lfie's front gate, are now three months old. Read the story of Rory's dramatic rescue and the birth of her puppies  here. 

Another year, another winter at Home for Life. As the country braces for another onslaught of cold and snow this week, it's business as usual at Home for Life. Our facility is spread out over several acres so contending with winter weather has always been a fact of life at the sanctuary.  When we designed the sanctuary we wanted to give our animals, particularily our dogs, as much room as possible and the freedom to go in or outside as they pleased.

On the morning of November 30, on a cold and blustery winter morning (air temperature -3, windchill  - 25!) one of our staff members received an unexpected call at the gate. Home for Life's front gate has a callbox so people can contact us up at the facility. A man's voice came over the intercom and said "Hey! did you  know there was a dog tied to your gate?!" He then hung up.

Our latest mailing to supporters tells the story of Taffy, an elderly and blind poodle mix who was tied to our front gate this summer- with shoelaces- and left for us to find on a hot July day. We were so happy to have found him before he broke free of the laces and wandered into the road or before he died or exposure and dehydration.

In mid-October, Home for Life welcomed photographer Eva Noth to the sanctuary for a warm fall afternoon and our latest sponsor  photo session. Eva, who donated her time and talent to support Home for Life's sponsorship program, is a Twin Cities  photographer who focuses on pet portraits. Her unique approach strives to tell the story of each animal whose pictures she captures. So many of our supporters have told us that what they love are the stories of our animals, what they have been through and overcome and how they are now flourishing at Home for Life.

Home for Life recently had their annual Fall Fancy Feast fundraising event! The event was a sold out success, and we thank everyone who attended or contributed to the event!

Photographer Chris Forslin of the Twin Cities, Minnesota first encountered Home for Life at the Mall of America during the years we had our Holiday events. As a lifelong animal lover and gifted photographer, she was eager to help Home for Life, and our sponsorship program seemed like the perfect opportunity for her to get involved. We were eager to have her out to Home for Life after seeing the incredible photos she did of the animals at the Minnesota Zoo.

Home for Life has been getting some buzz from social media sites lately, the most recent being a wonderful article featured on Carbonated TV! The people at Carbonated TV recognized the hard work Home for Life does to improve the lives of its animal residents, and calls the sanctuary "heavenly." To animals who are getting a well-deserved second chance, and a true home for life, it's true.