Recent Press
Read what regional and national media say about Home for Life®.
WEAU NewsCenter 13, June 27, 2008
WEAU reporter Mary Rinzel and photographer Duane Wolter visited Home for Life® and produced an excellent story about the sanctuary for the June 27 edition of NewsCenter 13 at 10:00. The online video and accompanying transcript of the newscast feature interviews with HFL founder Lisa LaVerdiere and volunteer Holly Thielmann, plus closeup footage and stories about HFL dogs Tiger and Chako, cockatoo Candy, and tortoise Goliath. Dozens of other HFL residents also strut their stuff in the video, which also does an excellent job showing the HFL grounds and facilities and capturing the essence of our services and mission.
Read the article and view the video. Note: The video viewer is located in the column to the right of the article.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 15, 2008
Journalist
Annysa Johnson tells the story of Chako (shown
at right), a paraplegic Husky surrendered to Home for Life®
by a loving owner who could no longer care for him properly. In telling
Chako's story, Johnson also introduces many other sanctuary residents and
provides information about HFL's mission and programs.
Also featured are photos and a video by Mark Hoffman. Read the story.
Minnesota Bound, KARE-11, Twin Cities
November 25, 2007
Rebroadcast April 26, 2008
If you missed Minnesota Bound's segment on Home for Life® in November 2007 or in April 2008, here's your chance to see it! Just click the link to your right.
Home for Life® was the lead story on the November 25 edition of Minnesota Bound, an award-winning outdoors program hosted by journalist Ron Schara and his Labrador retriever Raven.
The story told viewers about HFL's mission and programs, and about the animals' lives at the sanctuary. Viewers were also treated to some great footage of dogs in the exercise yard, cats being pampered by staff, and other daily sanctuary happenings.
KARE-11 News, March 29, 2008
KARKE-11 News broadcast a story by Ron Schara about Home for Life and its special needs animals. The story provides an introduction to HFL and the longer piece that will re-air on Schara's Minnesota Bound program on April 20 and 26. Read a transcript of the story.
St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 18, 2008
Tiger's breed heritage is scientifically unverifiable at this time.
Tiger, one of Home for Life®'s lovable mixed-breed dogs, stumped the DNA sleuths participating in a St. Paul Pioneer Press investigative report to determine the heritage of several mixed-breed dogs from the metro area.
Tiger came to Home for Life® as a puppy from the Animal Welfare League shelter in Chicago, IL. As a result of being starved, Tiger's bones failed to develop properly, leaving him with painful deformity in his hind legs and hips. Tiger will undergo surgery at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Hospital to correct the disability. He was named after Tiger Woods, whose graceful athleticism describes the dog Tiger is destined to become.
Star Tribune, February 18, 2008
Home for Life® made the front page of the Star Tribune's Source section with two companion articles by Hilary Dickinson. One article, entitled "Safe Home for Life," profiled our Angel CareSM program that provides pets with a permanent home if their owners die or are unable to care for them.
In a second article, entitled "Animals Giving Back," Dickinson writes about our outreach programs that allow sanctuary residents to give back to the community.
Read both articles online at startribune.com and watch a bonus audio slideshow to boot! (You may be required to log in or create an account to access back stories.)