Since 1981, Last Hope has been dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of stray, abandoned and death-due pound animals.

In mid-summer, 2011, Max, a grey and white declawed Persian, was left in a carrier in a parking lot when his owner had to go into a nursing home. A note on the carrier gave his name, his age as 10, … Continue reading →
It is with a heavy heart that I have to tell you about the loss of our precious, baby girl Edie. Edie was a victim of neglect. She spent too many of her senior years in a town shelter before … Continue reading →
We lost a very special cat today… Hank is now in heaven. Thank god he was surrounded by incredible love until the very end. He knew how loved he was. We made sure of that. To his very many surrogate … Continue reading →

It is with a very sad and heavy heart that I inform you of the sudden passing of Parker. He died from acute liver failure. I fostered Parker after he had knee surgery. While he was here for rehabilitation, he … Continue reading →

We always hope that our updates will bring news of progress or improvement, something happy to report. We are sad to say that this is not the case with our little Gracie, who did not make it through her ordeal. The doctors … Continue reading →

I am so sorry to have to share sad cat news with all of you. Most of you have met and known Sidney, our long-haired black cat who crankily (but barely) put up with most of us for the past few months. We got … Continue reading →

We adopted Smokey, (aka Martin) from Last Hope in December 1997. It was adoption day at Petsmart in Garden City. For me, it was love at first sight. He bounded into his display cage, smacked a toy that was hanging … Continue reading →

Adopted from Last Hope as a kitten, Leo was returned to us 2 years later very sickly and with a poor prognosis for survival. Afflicted with IMHA (Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia), Leo was given days to live. To prevent him … Continue reading →

Rest in peace Teddy, you are missed. Teddy was a 7 year old Rottie that came into the Huntington Shelter as a stray. He was there for almost 8 months where they discovered he had heart worm. They treated him … Continue reading →

Our adorable Grant succumbed to his fungal infection on January 31. He was a beautiful young man and we are all broken hearted. He awaits us at the Rainbow Bridge. RIP Grant!
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