Ashley, a long-time resident of Home for Life, has earned some international publicity thanks to her perserverence in overcoming outstanding circumstances. From her near death experience and paralysis at the hands of a violent man, she has gone on to grow and flourish as an adult.
In mid January, 2016, Farah Ravon, the United States representative for Vafa Animal Shelter visited the dogs and cats at the sanctuary.
Vafa Animal Shelter has partnered with Home for Life to provide care to animals across the world. Home for Life has accepted several dogs and two cats from Vafa's shelter. Farah wanted to check up on the progress of the animals previously in the care of Vafa.
DID YOU KNOW? At Home for Life Sanctuary, we care for animals from all over the United States and also many foreign countries.
Currently, about 10 % of our animals come from other countries, and we care for dogs and cats who have come to us from Thailand, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Some ask why we would help animals from other countries, and wonder how these animals find their way to Home for Life from thousands of miles away.
Home for Life volunteer Susie Kixmoeller, a sophomore at Blake School, is an avid photographer with an interest in pursuing her interest professionally someday.
Pictured at the right are Susie and her parents meeting famous photographer William Wegman at our annual Fall Fancy Feast.
This late summer, she spent the day with us at the sanctuary photographing our animals for our sponsorship program!
Thank you so much everyone who attended Home for Life 11th Annual Fall Gala, which was one of our most successful events ever.
This year we were so happy to welcome our special guest photographer William Wegman, a longtime Home for Life supporter and world famous photographer. Thank you to our event sponsors for making this year's event possible. We would also like to thank donors to our live and silent auction and everyone who attended at the beautiful Walker Art Center, a new venue for us.
The Story of the Year at Home for Life is featured
Our latest mailing to our supporters features what has had to be the story of the year at Home for Life. It is the rescue of Rory, a beautiful hound, who was left tied to our gate by an anonymous person. Abandoned in the cold at Home for Life last November 30, 2014; Rory, was starving, cold, scared and very pregnant. The very next day, she gave birth to TEN adorable puppies, all of whom survived, and the adventure began!
It has been one of the most beautiful summers ever at Home for Life with mostly perfect weather all season long. From the start of summer to the week of Labor Day, the animals at the sanctuary have made the most of our favorite season with frequent exercise time in our meadows to swimming in the Apple River to basking in the sun. When it's icy and cold, we'll look back at these photos and remember how green and filled with sunshine this summer was. Below are some of our favorites from Mark's shoots at Home for Life during the summer of 2015.
Meet up with Home for Life and some of our lovable animals this August!
Home for Life will be attending Paws on Grand, a yearly event in St. Paul! Home for Life will have a booth outside of Kowalski's: 1261 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105.
Volunteers will be there to answer questions and provide information on the mission of Home for Life as well as the community outreach programs we are involved in. Home for Life superstars Nino and Momo will be there too!
Home for Life has been invited by the Walker Art Center to attend this year's Cat Video Fest!
Home for Life will have a booth run by volunteers handing out pamphlets and answering questions. Information on Home for Life's mission, outreach programs and future plans are available!
Come visit us August 12th and watch some hilarious and adorable cat videos! This year's event will be held at CHS Field in St. Paul's Lowertown. Tickets are available for online purchase and printing at home.
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.
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