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Rafflebox 50/50 Draw: September 1–October 12, 2026

PetSmart National Adoption Week: October 19-25, 2026

TBA: Annual Online Winter Auction

2150/50 DRAW on RAFFLEBOX

Our 50/50 Rafflebox draw will run from September 1 to October 12, 2026, using Rafflebox.

The draw will be online on October 13th.

50% of the money raised goes directly to the lucky winner, while the other 50% helps us continue providing lifesaving veterinary care.

As of September 21, the jackpot is already at an amazing $7,900! Click here to check the updated jackpot.

This has been an incredibly difficult year for our rescue. Our veterinary bills have been extensive, and the cost of caring for cats who need medical attention is far beyond what adoption fees can cover.

When you purchase tickets in our 50/50 raffle, you’re not just getting a chance to win – you’re helping us continue to provide the veterinary care, treatment and support our cats need. Every ticket makes a difference!

TICKET OPTIONS:

10 tickets – $10

40 tickets – $20

120 tickets – $40

There’s NO LIMIT on the number of tickets you can purchase! The more tickets sold, the bigger the jackpot – and the more funds we can put toward the cats in our care.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:

rafflebox.ca/raffle/homeatlastrescue

If you’ve been meaning to support the rescue, this is a great way to do it – and you could walk away with half the jackpot!

Thank you for supporting Home at Last Rescue and, most importantly, for helping us continue to say YES to cats who need us. Good luck, everyone!

AUGUST WRAP-UP!

Well, summer is officially over! The kids are back in school, the leaves are falling, and Halloween, and dare we say, Christmas, are right around the corner!

August was another busy month here. We had 37 adoptions, including both adults and kittens. On the flipside, our intake picked up, with 44 new intakes: 35 kittens and nine adults, five of whom are seniors.

Sadly, over the past few months, we have also had several returns of previously adopted cats. And these aren’t cats who were adopted recently – some had been in their homes for years. One bonded pair was returned four years after adoption because their family got a new dog. Another bonded pair came back one year later for the same reason. A third bonded pair was returned three years after adoption because their family had a new baby. And one cat was returned after five years in her “forever” home because her owner is leaving the country. She is now a senior and once again looking for a home. We understand that life can change, and sometimes circumstances are genuinely beyond our control. But we want to remind everyone of something very important: PETS ARE FOREVER. Not until you get a dog. Not until you have a baby. Not until life gets complicated.

When you adopt a cat or kitten, you are making a commitment that can last 20 years or more. Please consider all the changes life can bring before making that commitment. These cats have had their lives turned upside down and are now waiting for new homes. And every foster space taken up by a returned cat is a space that could otherwise be used to help another cat in need.

Please think long-term before you adopt. That adorable kitten could be part of your family for the next 20 years. Adoption is a serious commitment.

Thank you for your support!

JULY WRAP-UP!

Summer is flying by, and we’re already starting to see and hear those dreaded back-to-school ads! Thankfully, there’s still plenty of warm weather to enjoy. July was a busy month, with 32 cats and kittens finding their forever homes! And one adoption deserves a special shout-out – we had our first-ever QUADRUPLE adoption! Julep, Pat Benatar, Annie Lennox and Louie all went home together!

Kitten season is still in full swing! We currently have 100 kittens in foster care, along with a few expectant moms, and the requests to take in more keep coming.

We also have 54 adult cats in foster care, including 7 seniors. Sweet Margaret is 18 and looking for a quiet place to spend her golden years. Handsome Zoran is 10 and hasn’t received a single application. Tina Turner, 12, recently arrived with mammary tumours but is doing well and will be available for adoption once she’s ready. And Mabel, 11, was recently surrendered because her owners no longer wanted her.

If you or someone you know is looking for a loving senior cat, please reach out to us! Not all of our seniors are ready for adoption or even posted on our website yet, so we may have someone special waiting in the wings.

KITTEN SEASON HAS STARTED!

We already have several nursing moms in foster, our first bottle babies of the season, and as of yesterday, we’ve agreed to take in two more pregnant cats who are due to give birth any day now. Sadly, we know many more will follow as kitten season ramps up quickly.

This means we’ll need a lot of supplies – especially kitten food for moms and babies (and they eat a LOT!) as well as milk replacer for the bottle babies we have now and those still to come.

If you’re able to help, we would be incredibly grateful for any donations. Monetary donations are always appreciated and go directly toward purchasing food and essential supplies for our foster homes.

DONATE

AMAZON WISH LIST

Thank you so much for your support!

Kitten season is here early (actually it never really left….) and we are in desperate need of fosters! We are receiving several requests a day to help with owner surrenders, pregnant cats, kittens and many more, but we can’t help without fosters!

No experience is necessary – we provide guidance and offer a wealth of knowledge to help you in your fostering journey. We cover all vet costs and can also help with donated food. You are ideally located within the GTHA and able to drive to vet appointments.

TO SIGN UP TO FOSTER, please fill out a foster application today and we will reach out to you as soon as possible!

Thank you!.

Home at Last Rescue Marketplace
on Facebook

We have a new buy and sell group on Facebook: Home at Last Rescue Marketplace, in support of Home at Last Rescue!

Our Buy and Sell is a place where members can sell items they’d like to donate and all the funds are donated to HALR.

We accept new and gently used, hand made or vintage items.
Please post your item under “sell something”, once the item is sold, please put SPPU (sold pending pick up) and once payment has been verified by HALR, arrangements can be made for pick up.
Please post the city you are in as well to make it easier.
Once the item has been picked up, please delete your post to keep the page clean.
If you wish to purchase the item please comment under the photo. If there is multiple interest, then first come first served. Please post “next” if you wish to be considered next.
Please read the group rules before posting.

Payments must be made by e-transfer to fundraise@homeatlastrescue.ca within 24 hours or the item will move to the next person.

The kitties thank you for your support and generosity!

AMAZON WISH LIST!

Shopping with our Amazon Wish List is fast and easy.

Select one or more items to add to your Amazon cart. When you reach “Choose Shipping Address”, select Home at Last Rescue’s Registry Address and the order will be delivered directly to the Rescue.

We have a range of different priced needs. Every single item is much appreciated. If you like, leave your name and email address in the gift card note box so we can say thank you.

WE HAVE A TEAM ON FUNDSCRIP
TO HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR OUR RESCUE CATS AND KITTENS.

The Home at Last Rescue team code is Z34HES.

Pay for everyday expenses and gift with gift cards brought from FundScrip. Each purchase automatically includes a donation to the campaign. Cards from over 230 leading reatailers.

WE HAVE A TEAM ON FLIPGIVE
TO HELP US RAISE MONEY FOR OUR RESCUE CATS AND KITTENS.

The Home at Last Rescue team code is GSH5DV.

Purchase gift cards from Amazon, Walmart, HomeDepot, Wayfair, Esso, Loblaws and so many more. We get a small commission every time you shop online or purchase gift cards through FlipGive.

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Giving Tuesday, December 2nd!

YOU DID IT!

Because of YOU, our amazing supporters, we reached our goal of $6,000!
That means we’ll be receiving our full matching donation of $6,000, bringing us to an incredible total of $12,000.

We are truly humbled and so grateful for every single person who donated. Thanks to your generosity, Share Bear will get the MRI he needs, and we’ll be able to help even more cats in our care. We’ll share updates on his prognosis as soon as we have them.

A very special thank you goes out to Logit Group for their generous corporate donation and to our amazing matching donors: our anonymous $5,000 donor, and our $1,000 matching donors, Roger L. and Z. Your kindness gives us the strength to keep doing what we do every day.

On behalf of Share Bear and everyone here at Home at Last Rescue, THANK YOU!

We wish you a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season!

Our Winter Wishes 2025 Auction is officially closed!

If you were a successful bidder, an email has been sent with your invoice, including the items you won and the amount owed.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK/SPAM FOLDERS IF YOU DON’T SEE IT.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Payment is due within 48 hours. Payment instructions can be found in your invoice email. When sending payment, PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR PREFERRED PICK-UP LOCATION AND A CONTACT PHONE NUMBER.

This is especially important this year, as all auction items are being stored at an off-site facility. Our elves will be picking and packing from that location and can only make limited trips. They will be spending November 28th packing orders, so it is essential that payments–with pick-up details included–are received within 48 hours.

On behalf of everyone at Home at Last Rescue, we want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who helped make this auction a tremendous success. Bidders, donors, our volunteer elves, and everyone who shared our posts—we couldn’t have done this without you! Your participation helped us exceed our goal, and every dollar raised will go directly toward veterinary care for the cats and kittens who rely on us.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

November 1, 2025, is our 5th Anniversary!

It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since a small group of six or seven of us came together, right in the middle of Covid, to start Home at Last Rescue!

We began with just a few volunteers and a handful of cats, but we had plenty of rescue experience and a big dream: to make a difference for cats in need. Our mission back then is still the same today:

“To rescue cats from substandard living conditions and give them better lives. We will provide medical care, emotional support, and a loving environment while preparing them to find their forever homes.”

Over these five years, our community has grown in amazing ways. Whether you’ve adopted, donated, volunteered, fostered, or simply shared our posts, we couldn’t have done it without you. Your support means everything.

THANK YOU to everyone who’s been part of our journey!
Here’s to five years of saving lives – and many more to come!

A huge thank you to everyone who ran, walked, donated, and supported our “RUN FOR THE CATS” team this year! Our team was small, but mighty this year and we couldn’t have asked for better weather! Our amazing team members completed the 5K either virtually or in person on Saturday, while others tackled the half marathon on Sunday. One dedicated team member even did both – running the 5K on Saturday and the half marathon the next day!

Thanks to everyone’s fundraising efforts, we raised an incredible $4,800 for the cats and kittens in our care. While we didn’t quite reach our $10,000 goal, we’re so grateful for every single dollar and all the support that came our way.

Thank you again to everyone who participated, donated, or cheered us on!

Donations are still open if you’d like to support our team! https://raceroster.com/…/fundraising-organization/63325