Archive

Diego, a hound mix, came to Home for Life from a Wisconsin foster-based rescue. They insisted that we take Diego, even though we suggested many other options for possible placement.

Keeping our animals safe and secure is an important part of our mission at Home for Life. Many of our residents come from backgrounds fraught with danger and uncertainty. We want to ensure that they never face those dangers again.

Momo's story begins in Okinawa, Japan, where he was found by some elementary school children. Just a kitten, Momo was also blind (his name comes from the Japanese word for blind “momokun”). Eventually, animal control was called and Momo was taken to the local pound. There, he would have only days to find a benefactor or face euthanasia by gas chamber.

Roo is a large terrier mix, who came to us from Alabama at age 4 in 2011 via a Minnesota rescue group who had taken him in but had no adoption prospects for him. Roo almost looks like a jumbo size rat terrier with a clean white short hair coat and black patches, stand up ears, bright alert, dark eyes and a pointed muzzle.

Although Rudy, also known as Rudolph, is blind, he seems to know how sleek and handsome he is.

RIP September 2017

With the Polaris Snowmobile plant of Osceola WI, a stone’s throw from the sanctuary we had to have a resident Arctic Cat at Home for Life. 

Sammy is an adorable young neutered cockapoo. When he came to Home for Life, his coat was very long and unkempt, but once properly groomed, his heritage—a perfect blend of cocker spaniel and poodle—could easily be seen.

 Our security cameras captured the abandonment in detail but left more questions than answers.  On a hot  & humid day this summer, a nice  and newer vehicle pulled up to  our entrance gate shortly after noon. Out stepped a well-dressed younger man, looking much better groomed than the dirty dog  he held under one of his arms.

Sunshine is blind, most likely from birth, due to optic nerve atrophy. She is a young spayed female, medium-sized with a plush silver tabby coat. Her beautiful green eyes, even though sightless, are expressive in her sweet round face.

     A world away, in Jeddah Saudi Arabia, a German Shepherd puppy, just six months old, stood alone in the narrow street. The owners of the house where she was born and lived her whole life, had just put her outside and left her to fend for herself.