Last Hope Animal Rescue, Inc.

Last Hope Animal Rescue, Inc.


Finding Forever Homes for
Eastern Iowa's Homeless Animals

Our Mission: Increasing the awareness of animal abuse, neglect, homelessness and abandonment through adoption, spay/neuter and education programs.

Our Adoptable Pet List

Last Hope Animal Rescue web site

Click to see our events!

Dog Application

Cat Application



We are in need of volunteers to help feed, water and clean out kennels for animals waiting to be placed into foster homes. If you are available for an hour or two between the hours of 5:00am and 10:00am and 5:00pm and 9:00pm please call 319-241-2059 to learn about volunteering.

Patented Kuranda Dog Beds We are in need of Patented Kuranda Dog Beds. If you would like to donate a bed to a shelter animal, click here.

Our Featured Pet...DORRIE!!



Dorrie is a beautiful petite English Springer Spaniel mix, around 3-years-old. Dorrie's life before rescue was a dog house and a chain on a farm. Dorrie was subjected to year after year of being pregnant since she was confined with no where to escape all of the unaltered male dogs from the neighbooring farms. She is now spayed, vaccinated, heartworm negative, on flea/tick and heartworm preventative and microchipped. Dorrie is the loviest dog you will meet, sitting at your feet for hours wanting her hear scratched. She is wonderful with children, cats and dogs. This girl only weighs around 50 pounds. A fenced in yard would be best since Dorrie has a drive to run due to years of being confined. She has not run away at her foster homes house, but they feel she would if given the chance. Please call Shannon at 319-241-2059 for more information.


Our Veterinarians are the BEST!

We could not save all the dogs we do without the kind generosity of these fine Veterinarians. We recommend the following hospitals and doctors for the best care you will receive!
Animal Kingdom Veterinary Care Center - Dr. A'Hearn, North Liberty, IA 319-626-2999
Blairsferry Pet Hospital - Dr. Lemme, Cedar Rapids, IA 319-393-3027
Frey Pet Hospital - Dr. Steen, Cedar Rapids, IA 319-364-7149
Marion Animal Hospital - Dr. Bock, Marion, IA 319-377-6375
La Porte City Veterinary Clinic, La Porte City, IA 319-342-2716

Can You Help?

Calling all animal crazy people. We are looking for more foster homes to help alleviate the suffering of animals in our community. Opening up your heart and home to an animal in need will be one of the most rewarding volunteer projects you will ever do. Please call Shannon at 319-241-2059 and let her know you want to be part of this great team, and that you want to do your part to help save Eastern Iowa's Homeless Animals!

Who We Are

Last Hope Animal Rescue, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Last Hope formed in March of 2004 as an all volunteer animal rescue group. We are ordinary people trying to save as many homeless, abused, abandoned, hard to place and neglected animals in Eastern Iowa as possible. We are not a shelter or pound. We do not have visiting hours and all of our animals are not in one location. All of the animals listed on our site live in peoples homes. All of the animals love amoung the foster homes animals and children. Since our formation we have rescued almost 500 animals and placed them in wonderful forever homes. Please take a look at our adoptable pet list and see if you have a place in your heart and home for a rescue animal. Call Shannon at 319-241-2059 or Sonia at 319-573-4444 to set up a time to meet one of the many available animals.

Adopting a friend

Through November we are offering two cat adoptions for the cost of one! Adopt two fully vetted cats for $75.00!

All of our animals live in foster homes. We feel that this is a great advantage to adopting one of our dogs. We evaluate the dogs behavior on a daily basis to ensure that they are adopted into a home that is best suited for their needs. Most of our animals live in homes with other dogs as well as cats and children. If an animal needs to be adopted into a home with no other animals it will state that on their information page. We will do our very best in helping you pick out the right companion animal to add to your family. If you are interested in adopting one of our dogs or cats please call the number listed on the pets information page. All of our adoptable animals are current on vaccinations, including distemper/parvo/corona combination, rabies and bordatella. All animals are also spayed or neutered if age appropriate. During the months of April through November dogs are on heartworm preventative and flea and tick preventative. Animals are microchiped as well. An adoption fee applies to all animals and varies depending on the animal. Each animal adopted comes with 45 days of free shelter care insurance. To learn more about shelter care insurance, click the link below.

Protect your pet. ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs

Courtesty Listings

If you have an animal that needs to be placed in a new home you have the option of a courtesy listing. We will list your animal on this site and it will stay in your care until a new home can be found. We'll process the adoption as we would the animals that are in our foster program. Please call Jennifer at 319-558-6250 or email jennifer@lasthoperescueia.org to learn more about courtesy listings.

Come Visit Us

Come see us at Pet Co in Cedar Rapids the 1st Saturday of each month, The Hiawatha Farmers Market the 3rd Sunday of each month and Pet Smart the 4th Sunday of each month. All events run from noon-3:00pm..

You may also call the foster home listed on the dogs Petfinder profile page and meet the dog at a time more convenient for you.



Business Partners

Kent Feeds Native Dog Food www.nativedogfood.com
FedEx Kinko's 46401st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 319-395-7200
Gander Mountain 2140 Edgewood Rd SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 319-654-8700


Last Hope Animal Rescue, Inc.
Po Box 991
Kalona, IA 52247

Phone: 319-241-2059

Fax: 319-656-2583

Email: lasthoperescue@msn.com


Animals who have been adopted!


Animals available for Adoption!



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