Terri, her husband Jay, and their cat Coal adopted Selene (formerly Riviera) recently and all are doing really well. Terri heard about Last Hope from a couple co-workers who spoke highly of the organization. Terri and Jay were looking for an addition to their family after they had to say goodbye to their cat, Asche around Thanksgiving of 2017. They …

When Jen and Scott were looking to add a dog to their family they felt that adopting was the best way so Jen researched places to adopt and found Last Hope Animal Rescue online. Once they looked at our available dogs and found one they wanted to meet, the process was pretty smooth. They had no trouble letting Last Hope …

While searching for a dog to adopt, Mary Dee came across Eddie’s picture and bio and knew she wanted to meet him. She says the process to adopt was thorough but only took about a week although, like a kid at Christmas, she was eager to get Eddie home so it seemed to take much longer! Once Eddie came home …

On the one year anniversary of Bosco’s adoption, Emily sent us an email telling us about the year Emily and Chris had with their new furbaby. We LOVE getting updates about Last Hope alums! Here is how their year went: The first few weeks were, to be honest, a little challenging. It took a little bit of time for Bosco …

A little over a year ago Hope came into Tim’s life. It was about six weeks after he escorted his beloved Puck to the rainbow bridge. He feels the end of Puck’s life occurred when it did so that he could meet and adopt Hope. Tim states that the meet and greet and adoption process went smoothly and the past …

Howie’s story starts with him being thrown out of a moving vehicle on the SE side of Cedar Rapids. Luckily a couple saved him and brought him to Last Hope. He had mange and terrible worms and was quite a sight. Howie had to have surgery on his rectum because of the worms and was treated for mange. He still …

 Meow, I’m Jackson, Last Hope rescued me back in January 2017 from an awful situation. I’m so glad they did because I was so scared. Barb from LHAR fostered me.  I don’t understand what that means but I know I was okay. Then, one day she took me to a cat ADOPTION party.  I catnapped there because that’s what I …

Nicholas (formerly Niklaus) was adopted by Kim and Rich and they couldn’t be happier! Here is how he is doing in Kim’s words: “Thank you so much for facilitating our adoption of Nicholas (we renamed him from Niklaus – it fits him well). We both love him SO much.   We couldn’t have custom ordered a better kitty. It’s been …

Kristie and Patrick adopted Molly (formerly Daisy) from Last Hope and it’s been a perfect match! Kristie was looking for a dog that could go through therapy dog training and her sister-in-law (Carol, who is on the Last Hope Board of Directors) pointed her toward Molly. Kristie works for the Domestic Violence Intervention Program in Iowa City and was hoping …

Linus and Temperance hit the jackpot with their forever home. Their adoptive mom decided to take home both of the kitties and they are loving life in their new home! Linus is playful – very playful. He “attacks” his sister at least a couple times a day to try to rile her up into a good play session. His favorite …