News and Events

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

This year, find out how far your heart can reach!  As a care-for-life sanctuary, Home for Life® is uniquely positioned to help some of the most vulnerable dogs and cats from around the world.

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.

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.

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.

Longtime friend to Home for Life®, photographer Mark Luinenburg was out to Home for Life® once again and memorialized this one-of-a-kind year in many captivating photos that we have put together in this video below.

The Town & Country Club overlooking the Mississippi River and Minneapolis skyline was the setting for our 5th Endless Summer Pool Party!

Left: Henrietta, a chow mix from a high kill shelter in South Carolina