News and Events

Raha, our new dog from Vafa Animal Shelter, who survived having firecrackers taped in his mouth, has pretty much monopolized our social media recently, and rightfully so! But we have a lot of news to share, and we want to start with one of our Texas connections, the Australian Cattle dog Outlaw, who came to Home for Life near death, blind, diabetic and suffering from EPI (endoctrine pancreatic disorder) on Labor Day 2016, just about a year ago. He originally came from Mesquite Texas, a suburb of Dallas. FYI Dallas is about 250 miles north of Houston - about the distance of Madison Wisconsin to the Twin Cities, Minneapolis-St Paul, Minnesota.

August 8th, 2017 at CHS Field, St. Paul

We are proud to announce that Home for Life Animal Sanctuary's devotion to all things feline has been recognized! We are honored to be this year's featured charity at the one and only Cat Video Festival!  It's always a beautiful, balmy summer night for fun and frolic as thousands of cat lovers gather to celebrate all things feline and watch the best in curated cat videos under the stars! For more information and ticket information: please see the official Cat Video Minnesota facebook page  

September 10, 2017 at the Town and  Country Club, St Paul: Home for Life's 2nd Annual Best Pool Party of the Summer!

This event was the surprise hit of the summer on the dog lovers' circuit and it's back again this year! Join us to wrap up the Summer of 2017 on the last open pool day at the iconic Town and Country Club - swim with your dog in the club's beautiful Olympic Size pool overlooking the Mississippi River, grab a complimentary doggie gift bag, enjoy a sumptuous luncheon buffet and tropical drinks and frosty beer while enjoying music, the afternoon's special entertainment (This year featuring perfomances by the Northstar Dock Dogs & Dachshund Races!), and the club's grassy green area to play Frisbee or tennis ball with your dog. Mark your calendar as this event will sell out again this year! Reservations are now available! 

Forecast is for a perfect day!

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With these recent steamy summer days of over 90 degrees, we thought everyone would enjoy seeing how Home for Life's staff and dogs keep it cool at the sanctuary- swimming in the Apple River! Home for Life is located on 40 acres with a mile of Apple River frontage on our property.

https://youtu.be/EGwSosfJXYA

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Longtime volunteer and friend to Home for Life, photographer Mark Luinenburg was at the sanctuary the second week in May, and it turned out to be perfect timing. There are a few weeks each spring at Home for Life where the entire property seems blanketed in gold, dappled in sunshine: an abundance of dandelions cover all the meadows and fenced exercise areas. The " fields of gold" proved to be a perfect backdrop for the happiness of our animals after a long winter. Inside the catteries, the beautiful cats generated their own rays of sunshine  to shine in the photos. Below some of our favorites of Mark's spring shoot. To see all the photos from his spring visit to Home for Life, check out his public album: https://goo.gl/photos/pcsdDSr2rmbxxwv76

Home for Life will be open for tours this summer and into the fall. We open for tours the first weekend after Memorial Day and then offer tours all summer long and as late into the fall as weather permits!  We love to have supporters and new friends visit our facility and meet our animals.

When: Saturday April 8, 11 am- 4 pm

Where: The California Building,2205 California Street NE, Minneapolis, 55418