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Happy Tales: RoJo
“We won the lottery by adopting RoJo! Spent a lot of time socializing him with special attention to men due to his apprehension.
He loves the water, kids, and other dogs and has quickly understood our property boundaries.
RoJo is a total goofball who has a gentle way but loves attention! Cuddle bug at night.”
— from Steve & Linda
One of the best parts of rescue is the happy updates. Home Again fosters live for this feedback. Satisfied families make for happy pets.
Happy Tales: Mocha
Mocha was rescued by Home Again and placed in a busy foster home with many other animals.
She did not thrive. Home Again’s cat manager took Mocha into remedial care where she was given 7 months of patient loving care with her one and only cat friend. Mocha’s age — 10 years old — makes her impossible to ask for an adoption fee, so a kind and patient senior lady stepped up to provide Mocha a suitably quiet home.
Cat and adopter interviewed at Home Again’s foster home for over an hour and Mocha fell in love with her new owner! They will live happily ever after.
Adult cats need time to adjust to a new home.
Happy Tales: Tommy
Tommy, born to a feral mother, was dumped in the woods two winters ago. Somehow, he survived the cold, fought off predators and managed to forage for food. Eventually, Tommy made his way to the home of his rescuer. She fed him, talked to him, played with him and patiently gained enough trust to be able to catch him.
She then asked Home Again to foster him, and he blossomed. He was confident in this new foster home. Tommy received a thorough vet checkup, vaccinations and was neutered.
Gradually the limp caused by broken toes and other injuries improved. On April 1st, 2023, Joshua and Bailey adopted Tommy.
“We love him so much,” says Bailey, “He favours Josh. We give him lots of attention. He is very playful, especially with a feather wand.”
Tommy’s days are now filled with chin scratches and purrs, thanks to people who really care. And that is a purrfect tale!
A Fostering VIDEO Message
Drivers WANTED
Help stop the birth of unwanted kittens, by spay/neutering your cats. Home Again animal rescue does this and they need your help to get their cats to Trenton for spay/neuter surgery.
You drive a carload of cats to Trenton, wait for their surgeries, and return to Bancroft with them the same day. Gasoline is reimbursed.
This is vitally important work: a pair of cats will produce 11 million kittens in nine years!
Please.. Contact Us.
Save Sick Sally
Sally is one of dozens of cats fed by a good Samaritan who had insufficient funds for veterinary care for so many cats.
Sally, who is a black-and-white 12-month-old kitten, got pregnant and had trouble delivering her kittens so Home Again rushed her to an emergency veterinary clinic out of town. The four kittens she delivered all died. She is anemic, requires bloodwork, x-rays, pain medication and, when she recovers, she needs spay surgery. The vet estimates this work at $1,900, some of which has already been done.
When she returned to her foster home after spending two nights at the clinic, she was licked and groomed by Callie, a bigger grey and white cat thought to be Sally’s mother. Callie is shown here comforting Sally during her hard delivery followed by the death of her babies.
Callie had delivered a litter of kittens two weeks ago, all healthy and nursing. Sally got right in bed with her mother’s kittens and groomed them and wanted to nurse them, which was disallowed because Sally takes pain medicine which could come out in her milk. Sally is sweet and loving towards people — obviously her owner loved her very much but he is no longer able to care for cats.
Home Again requests donations to save sweet Sally. All donors will be named on this page. Because Home Again is a registered charity, donations of $20 or more receive a tax slip to reduce your 2022 taxable income.
Press the yellow button on the left side of our first page to make your donation using a credit card, Pay Pal, or eTransfer (eTransfer is preferred). Under comments, say “Save Sally”.
Pet Valu in Bancroft will accept envelopes addressed to Home Again that contain cash or a cheque. Include your municipal address so we can mail you a tax receipt.
Home Again gratefully thanks these donors:
Mary Freeman, Highland Grove
Clarice Smith, Bancroft
Barbara Allport, Bancroft
Susan Robinson-Rutherford, Bancroft
Ravninder Seyan, Dartmouth, Ontario
Anonymous in Maynooth
Joan Phillips, Bancroft
Sheryle Lackey, Waterloo
Bev McConnell, Eldorado
Rosemary Dixon, McArthur’s Mills
Melissa Newton, Bancroft
Angela Brethour, Bancroft
Shirley Heiss, Bancroft
Home Again has reached its goal and Sally will be saved. Thank you dear Friends.
Happy Tales: Cammie
“Three years we brought Cammie home with us. It’s hard to believe it has been 3 years, it feels like she has been with us forever!
She is doing great, loves to sneak off to visit the neighbours and sleep under their trees! She comes wandering home as if nothing happened, LOL.
We live on a river, so one of her favourite pastimes is running up and down the shoreline talking to the boaters as they pass.
Needless to say, at the end of the day we have one tired puppy. Thanks again for the work you do and bringing our girl into our lives,” says John Trimble
Home Again loves to hear from our alumni. We put a lot of effort into getting our dogs ready for adoption and appreciate knowing that they serve their new owners well and lovingly.
Happy Tales: Dexter
“I had a wonderful experience with Home Again Bancroft. I was quite a while thinking about, researching and browsing the sites of dogs for adoption when I tripped over your site and the met the eyes of Dexter, who is now my special, trusting, loving little partner.
“We are definitely a team, both giving and getting loads of love from each other. He is also part of a large extended family at Heritage Manor in Pembroke ON. As one resident said, “We all own him now.” Dexter goes to the lobby of the building to visit the many regulars who wait patiently to pet and cuddle him. He knows exactly which residents have a bag of treats in their walker baskets and will sit, shake a paw and lie down, to get one. The smiles he receives warm my heart greatly. When we are in our own apartment, he is the gentlest fellow who never leaves my side.
“I have no words to describe what he means to me. I have adopted the perfect dog for myself and my home. Home Again were quick to respond to my first request, led me through the process (technology is not my strength), prepared Dexter for adoption in a foster home (no kennels) and made all the connections to complete the process. Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart!!!” — says Cheryl Liot.
Dexter, a Papillion/Pomeranian cross, was surrendered to Home Again by his senior owner, when he was 9 years old. It was a challenge to get him to Cheryl’s residence during a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of her building. Home Again volunteers do whatever it takes to ensure that our pets go to the best forever home. Now, Dexter works for his treats — dogs are happiest when they are working.
Happy Tales: Toby
“I just thought I would send this little update picture.
I adopted Toby (then called Rudy) 6.5 years ago.
We now live in Fredericton and he is 9 years old. He is the best boy, so kind and smart,” says Clio.
Home Again picked the right forever home for Toby. His AFTER photo looks better than the BEFORE one.
Happy Tales: Hughie
“We are so happy with Hughie (formerly Hudson) from Home Again! Special credit goes to Rob for great fostering.”
..says Hughie’s owner Allan Ross.
Home Again fosters are the backbone of our organization.