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Mark Luineburg's photographs capture the joy of the new season.

Earlier this month, longtime friend to Home for Life, Mark Luinenburg was out to the sanctuary for a spring time photo session. The winter of 2015-2016 was relatively mild compared to what we have been through in past years, but still, there's nothing like warmer temperatures, sunshine and the scent of a new season in the air - the animals can all feel the Chinook blowing, signaling that winter is over and that spring has come at last.

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!

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. 

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!

Katie Thering of  Kage Imagery has been a longtime friend to Home for Life and to rescued animals in our community. For many years she photographed the cats and kittens of  Feline Rescue St. Paul, MN  to help promote them for foster and adoption.

Home for Life recently had the pleasure of working with Storytellers for Good, a video production company that focuses on the outstanding stories in the community.