Last Hope Animal Rescue — Local services in Cedar Rapids

On their application they have a question that says list every pet youve ever had and this is an optional question. Make sure you really do list every pet you have ever had and give a detailed explanation. My application got rejected because they called a vet that I previously used and this vet told them i had multiple cats that were not listed on my application. I had told last hope i stopped seeing this vet for 3 years and that my cat died of old age shortly after i started seeing a new vet. I also had multiple cats on my record because when i was younger before i owned my own home i lived with people and i often took their cats to my vet. I failed to update previous vet on the status of my deceased cat and also didn't notify them when roommates and their cats moved out so it looked like i neglected care for 3+ years. When really my 19 year old cat had been too sickly to receive shots per this vet’s advisement and also new vet’s advisement. My cat still went for check ups and was seen any time they were ill (1-4 times a year). I have many references that can vouch for how much i love and care for my cat and other cats. I don't have any children and animals are my life. I visited the cats i wanted to adopt every day for 2 weeks while my application was processing sometimes i was there twice a day. The cats were being held at petsmart and lived in small cages. i often saw the cat sitting in their litter box as comfort. Also for some reason petsmart feeds sick/dead fish to the cats. There was a cat in the next cage over that had sniffles and sneezes for a week before anyone took it out of there (i am hoping it got the medical treatment it needed). I mentioned the sick cat to multiple staff members there several times. If anything shelter cats and pet store cats are mistreated. You would think they would want pets to be adopted so they can have more attention and room to live but it doesn't seem like it. You really...

My wife and my self wanted to adopt a lab mix named Bert, we had put our lab mix down two months ago. She was a neglect rescue fleas, staff infection, cigarette burns on her face she had no hair on her belly, vet didn't think it would grow back. It did.We applied a week ago my wife emailed wanting to know if they got the application, and how much Bert weighed. So we got a email tonight telling us that somebody was ahead of us, I can go along that. They offered us a older dog. Oh did I mention we are in our early seventys. Had they of checked our dogs vets she had three, because of neglect and lack of nutrition at nine months old. This is the second so called rescue we've tried but because of our age. I don't think we have a foot in the grave,we know what it takes to take care of a pet. I had a friend that was in his early thirty a dump truck ran a stop sign! You never know when your time is up These people have really hurt my wife from their own self righteous denial. We our still grieving from loss of our dog.With all the animals without a home,you'd think they'd want give an animal a home. It's not exactly a give a way at three hundred dollars. You don't deserve a one star rating. You should get ZERO rating!!! If you want a pet stay away from these private run shelters. Go to your...

If I could rate them 3.5 stars I would. Basically my fiance and I adopted a cat this week and the lady who handled the adoption was lovely and amazing. However, on the day I was set to adopt my new fur baby, the adopt coordinator informed both me and the foster parents that when she had reviewed all of his vet papers she noticed that he had been tested for feline leukemia at 4 weeks old and was slightly positive. For those who dont know, 4 weeks is way too early to test for that. Around 12 weeks old is when that test is supposed to be performed. Since he had been tested at 4 weeks, he wasnt tested again at 12 weeks. This is a huge oversight considering he was placed in a foster home with 2 other cats (feline leukemia is a contagious cancer). I opted not to take him home that day so as not to expose my cat. Last Hope did pay for a second round of testing and he is negative for it so I was able to adopt him, but that's still a pretty big issue to miss. The adoption coordinator was very professional and apologetic though and I appreciated her telling us. She could have easily let it slide and she didnt. So I'm not saying don't adopt from them, but be cautious and ask a lot...