Name of the Organization : Lost Our Home Pet Rescue
Type of Organization: Animal Rescue & Adoption
Our Area of Service: Tempe, Mesa, Phoenix, Chandler, Arizona
Main Services Provided, Interests Served or Populations Helped that this Organization Specializes in offering to the public: Animal adoption, animal intake, temporary care programs, animal food bank, stray intake, adoption, pet companion shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Secondary Services, Interests, or Populations Served: We help people in the Phoenix area who are going through life crises, we focus on helping to keep pet parents with their pets, we value and understand the human-animal bond and do our best to help keep families (including pets) together. We also help pets find new forever homes!
Our Mission Statement: Our mission is to ensure that all pets have loving homes when families face major life challenges. We provide compassionate options when Realtors and the community find an abandoned pet.
What we do. Who we Help: We ensure all pets have loving homes when families face major life challenges by doing everything we can to keep the strong human-animal bond between pet parents and their pets. We offer temporary care services for up to 90 days while pet parents are going through crises. We offer a food bank program if pet parents are struggling to afford basic pet food and supplies. We also take in and adopt out cats and dogs when their first parents aren’t able to keep them, we find them wonderful forever homes. We help domestic violence victims by offering a safe place for their pets to stay while they seek shelter.
An Example of a Great Fit for us or a Typical or Ideal Client that Could make use of our Services is: We help pet parents whose pets are spayed or neutered and current on vaccinations, we can help pet parents accomplish this with vouchers when available. We help pet parents who are struggling to feed their pets financially or who are going through a life crises where they have to be temporarily separated from their pet.
The Process for Receiving Our Services is: all applications are available online at www.lostourhome.org, we only accept online applications.
Organization Phone Number: 6024457387
Nonprofit/For Profit?: Nonprofit Charitable Organization–tax status–501 (c) (3)
Date Established: 6/1/2008
Donation Wish List—Search Items Needed—————> : Items we can always use:
Clumping Cat litter (there is ALWAYS a need for cat litter!)
Paper towels, paper towels, paper towels (did we say paper towels? We need A LOT of these!)
Pet food (unopened, wet or dry; grain or corn free is preferred)
Puppy/Adult dog
Cat/Kitten
Disinfectant wipes (Clorox or Lysol)
Trash Bags (both Kitchen and Yard sized needed)
Liquid Hand Soap, Hand Sanitizer
Medical Gloves (Small/Medium)
Laundry Detergent (must be HE – high efficiency)
6′ Nylon Dog Leashes
Martingale type collars (all sizes)
Sporn brand no-pull mesh dog harnesses
Pooper scoopers (for dogs)
Nyla bones or other chew bones for dogs (NO rawhides – bully sticks are OK)
Kong dog toys
Interactive dog & cat puzzles/games/toys for enrichment
Stainless Steel dog/cat food/water bowls
Puppy Pads
Empty spray bottles to use for water and bleach/water solutions (24 oz.)
Batteries (AA, AAA, 9v)
Gift cards
Pet stores (Choice Pet Market, PetCo, PetSmart, Pet Club)
Amazon
Home Depot/Lowes
Target
Wal-Mart
Staples
Office Max
Costco
Office Supplies:
Kyocera TASKalpha 300ci toner ink
File folders (1/3 cut – yellow, green, blue and red)
Scissors
Laminating sheets
Address labels
Stamps
#10 closed-faced envelopes
Donation Drop Off Locations & Hours and/or Donation Pick Up Service Area : Drop off donations are welcome at 2323 S Hardy Dr, Tempe, AZ 85282
We are open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (11am-6pm) and Saturday and Sunday (10am-4pm) donations are also welcome Monday and Wednesday (11am-4pm)
How we use your Monetary Donations: Donations will be used to cover medical costs for pets including spay/neuter, vaccinations and emergency care as well as any other medical expenses that come up. They help with necessary supplies if they are not donated (leashes, cleaning supplies, etc.).
Volunteers Opportunities & All Job Descriptions———> Search for Type of Volunteer Activities You Want to Do: We need volunteers for dog walking, cleaning, exercising, treadmill with dogs, cat socialization, cat room cleaning, fosters, kitten fosters, puppy fosters, adoption event help and so many other opportunities!
Senior Volunteers >70 Years Old Accepted?—–Yes—->: Yes
Child or Teen Volunteers Accepted?————-Yes——>: Yes
Justice System Community Service Hours & Volunteers Accepted? Adults and/or Teens?: Yes
An Example of a Volunteer who would be a Great Fit and/or Characterisitics of an Ideal Volunteer for us: People who love pets and who like to clean! Our best volunteers know that it’s incredibly important for our pets to have the facility be super clean all the time, they also focus on giving the pets socialization and exercise.
Special Skills & Expertise Needed?–Type of Help Requested: We are looking for help designing a new (started in the past but unfinished) website. We also have some electrical issues and would be incredibly grateful for an electrician volunteer! All volunteer positions are unpaid.
Networking Opportunities, Partnerships, Joint Ventures or Group Associations sought: We are interested in networking with other animal welfare groups, homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters and other organizations working with people or pets going through life crises.
Organization Mailing Address: 2323 S Hardy Dr.,
Tempe, AZ 85282
Are you 100% Volunteer Run?: No
Organization Provides Services in this City: phoenix, tempe, mesa, glendale, gilbert, chandler, cave creek, queen creek, arizona
Organization Provides Services in this County: Maricopa
Organization Provides Services in this State: Arizona
Country of Origin: United States
Dog Rescue Organization—Services Provided : All Breed Dog Rescue, Nursing Puppy–Intake, Bottle Feeding Puppies–Intake, Mom & Puppy–Intake, Puppy Litter–Intake, Pregnant Dog–Intake, Senior Dog–Intake, Temporary or Emergency Foster for Dogs, Temporary or Emergency Foster for Puppies, Dog Boarding
What Dog Breeds? : Any/All
Cat Rescue Organization—Services Provided: All Breed Cat Rescue, Nursing Kittens–Intake, Bottle Feeding Kittens–Intake, Mom & Kitten–Intake, Kitten Litter–Intake, Pregnant Cat–Intake, Senior Cat–Intake, Temporary or Emergency Foster for Cats, Temporary or Emergency Foster for Kittens, Cat Boarding
What Cat Breeds? What Special Needs?: Any/All
Types of Animals Rescued: Dogs and cats
Adoption Days! Animals are available for Adoption (dates, time, and locations): Saturdays from 10:30 to 3pm at Petsmart on Guadalupe/McClintock
Sundays from 10:30 to 3pm at Choice Pet Market on Chandler Blvd.
For All Animal Rescues: We intake animals from: Direct from the Public, Animal Control Shelter, Humane Society, Other Shelters, Stray Dogs found Roaming, Stray Dogs found by the Public, Domestic Violence Victims, Home Foreclosures, People in Hospice, Seniors/Frail Elderly, During a Hospital Stay–Temporary Foster, Family Emergency–Temporary Foster, Natural Disaster–Temproary Foster
Listing Information Last Updated on this Date: 8/19/2016
