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2021 was certainly eventful but probably the biggest story of the year was our rescue of seven (7) dogs from Afghanistan in collaboration with

Home for Life® was so busy this spring and summer, completing several projects and improvements to create a more comfortable and safe facility for our dogs and cats and make daily routine easier for our staff.

We can't let 2021 end without a final tribute to our Helen, a blind cattle dog, a very special dog, who arrived in 2021 and left us too soon, also this year.

Photographer and longtime friend to the sanctuary, Mark Luinenburg, was out twice in November to keep up with all the animal news at Home for Life®, from the progress of our Afghanistan dogs, to the many new cats and kittens who have found refuge with us, to the restoration of the life of Una, a

Did you know? Home for Life accepted 7 of the dogs evacuated from the Kabul Small Animal Rescue, more than any other rescue throughout the United States.

Left: Home for Life's® Fall Gala with special guest Fabien Cousteau is postponed till Fall 2022

Left: Happy in her new cart with Shaine at Home for Life, August 2021 -- Watch Fox9 news feature about this sweet girl, Shaine, a junior at Champlin, MN High School.

Kara was a mother dog found with her 7 puppies by an American contractor she would have been released to the streets to fend for herself.

In January 2021, we were contacted by Kindred Kitties of Kenosha, Wisconsin--a group that rescues and finds home for cats. They were hoping that Home for Life® could give Trudy and her kittens a safe landing.