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Last Hope
Last Hope
This Animal Charity is a not-for-profit, voluntary organisation dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of domestic animals.
This Animal Charity is a not-for-profit, voluntary organisation dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of domestic animals.
Composed of unpaid network of Volunteers, willing to foster, transport, generally help and assist.
Composed of unpaid network of Volunteers, willing to foster, transport, generally help and assist.
Our mission is to rescue stray and injured animals and provide them with love, shelter, food, human companionship, medical care and spay-neuter services until a permanent loving home is found.
Our mission is to rescue stray and injured animals and provide them with love, shelter, food, human companionship, medical care and spay-neuter services until a permanent loving home is found.
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
Many will know of this group as one of the first points of contact if you've lost or found a pet.
Many will know of this group as one of the first points of contact if you've lost or found a pet.
If you have LOST or FOUND an animal and need to contact by email at lasthopequeries@gmail.com including all relevant details (photo, location and a contact number) and one of their volunteers will get back to you.
If you have LOST or FOUND an animal and need to contact by email at lasthopequeries@gmail.com including all relevant details (photo, location and a contact number) and one of their volunteers will get back to you.
Check out their website to see if your pet has been found.
Check out their website to see if your pet has been found.
We caught up with local Resident Mary who frequently provides a foster home for small animals until such time as a home is found for them.
We caught up with local Resident Mary who frequently provides a foster home for small animals until such time as a home is found for them.
How did you find out about the charity?
How did you find out about the charity?
Members of my family were already involved for quite some time so I already knew a lot about the work they were doing and so I naturally wanted to help.
Why did you get involved?
Why did you get involved?
I wanted to have a pet like a dog but the costs of buying and then keeping them had always put me off since they can be quite high to buy and feed. Fostering is an opportunity to get a pet without having to worry about those costs since feeding, the vet bills and vaccination costs are covered by the charity. The other benefit by Fostering is that the charity will help look after the pets when you need to go away so you don’t have to worry about their care in a kennels or such like.
Its rewarding to help an abandoned or neglected animal and to see their personality change from frightened to confident all from just accepting them into your home and giving them some care and attention.
What type of animals have you fostered?
What type of animals have you fostered?
I’ve had 3 or 4 dogs and a few rabbits but no cats.
How many would you have at a time?
How many would you have at a time?
Dogs have been one at a time but rabbits sometimes have a partner to keep them company which is especially good for them during the daytime if you’re out. At the moment I’ve 3 rabbits.
How long might they be with you?
How long might they be with you?
The pair of rabbits I’ve had for just over a year but sometimes the pets I’ve fostered are only with me for a few days up to a few weeks. It’s not long after one goes that you get to have another, there’s not enough people fostering to cope with demand.
Do you find it hard to let them go when a new home is found?
Do you find it hard to let them go when a new home is found?
Yes, I get attached to them very quickly, they’re easy to fall in love with. A puppy I had for just one week was especially hard to let go of but I know they’ve gone to a loving home.
How long have you been fostering?
How long have you been fostering?
I’ve been fostering now for 4 years and I plan to continue as I enjoy the pets company at no cost to myself other than loving care and attention.
How can others help?
How can others help?
The organisation is supported entirely by donations and fundraising and you can donate online.
They need more volunteers to help foster since number of animals cared for is dependent on the number of available fosters and again more information is on their website.
There is an online adoption process and advice on how to look after and care for your pets, there’s even a guide for how to greet a dog correctly. They host Dog Adoption Days at Equipet, Navan, every 1st Sunday and Cat Adoption every 3rd Sunday.
Finally they endorse TNR programmes, a Trap, Neuter, Release method for controlling feral cat population growth which requires funding.
Shop and Donate
Shop and Donate
Visit their online shop which is a great interactive way to donate to the charity. Here you can purchase food for your favourite pet or pay for it to be microchipped or neutered. Take a look and donate at their shop.
Visit their online shop which is a great interactive way to donate to the charity. Here you can purchase food for your favourite pet or pay for it to be microchipped or neutered. Take a look and donate at their shop.
What advice would you give to anyone considering fostering?
What advice would you give to anyone considering fostering?
Consider what space you have available and where you can keep the pets. You need to be able to give them care and attention with a dog often needing much more than a rabbit especially if you’re out at work all day.
It really works well for me to foster pets since I get help with their food and vet bills that might otherwise prevent me from enjoying their company in return for a caring foster home in return.
Visit their website www.lasthope.ie if you can help by fostering a pet, making a donation or any offers to help.
Visit their website www.lasthope.ie if you can help by fostering a pet, making a donation or any offers to help.
Contact
Contact
085 7172024
085 7172024
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