We are an all-volunteer rescue and do NOT take phone calls as we have limited time to chat while busy saving lives. We have a very structured system of working off of EMAILs ONLY to begin the process. Once your information and requests are processed/scheduled, you will then be given a phone number to a volunteer/coordinator to assist with the process. Our adoption center is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY and
an adoption application MUST BE submitted before an appointment can be scheduled to meet animals at our adoption center. For general inquiries or to schedule something other than an adoption, please email "[email protected]" and our adoption/volunteer coordinators will respond during their volunteer hours. If you do not receive a response within 48 hours, it's likely your message was not received, so please send a reminder email. We look forward to introducing you to your next addition to the FAMILY! ~ Thank you for considering a rescued animal ~ LCAL Board of Directors
To adopt an animal, the process is as follows:
1) Submit adoption application (even if you don't have an animal selected yet)
2) If you rent or have an HOA, you must submit, in writing, authorization from your landlord, property management, or HOA stating that you are authorized to have the animal size and breed that you are seeking to adopt.
3) If you have pets currently or pets in the recent past, we ask for a letter of reference from your veterinarian(s), especially since we focus on saving animals with medical needs. This allows us the opportunity to understand that you'll be willing and able to continue to provide any medical care for your newly adopted pet in the future.
4) In the event you are unable to provide an LOR from your current or past veterinarian(s), we will send a volunteer to complete a home check to ensure that your home is safely and properly set up to receive a new furry or feathered family member.
5) After ALL steps have been completed, we will schedule a meet-and-greet for you and the dogs/birds you'd like to meet. If all goes well on the meet-and-greet and you decide you want to adopt, the adoption is completed. VOLUNTEERING/FOSTERING: If you'd like to become a volunteer or foster family, you can do so by submitting a volunteer or foster application from our website. We have volunteer opportunities for openers and closers for the adoption center, dog walkers, dog handlers for adoption events, event planning, fundraising, transporting, thrift store volunteers, etc. If you are unable to adopt, foster, or volunteer but would still like to help, here are a few more ways we can use your help:
1) Select Last Chance at Life Rescue as your charity recipient through Amazon Smile when making purchases on Amazon.com.
2) Donate (or shop) gently used household goods (furnishings, appliances, books, clothing, household goods, artwork, etc.) to our thrift store -- Last Chance at Life Thrift Store 3296 Mission Ave., Oceanside. Opened 10-5, Tuesdays through Sundays. (Closed Mondays)
3) Some of the items we use daily and can ALWAYS use replenishing of are: p**p bags, laundry detergent, bleach, dog treats (no rawhides please), paper towels, and canned dog food of any kind. Since our dogs are all on a specific type of dog food that is specially ordered, we do not request dog food donations (kibble). If we do receive dry dog food donations that we cannot use, we collect all of that and donate it to another rescue in need.
4) Host a fundraiser. If you enjoy raising funds through restaurant events or product campaigns, charity events, etc., contact our fundraising coordinators to set something up. Email [email protected]
5) If you'd simply prefer to provide a monetary donation, you can do so by directly donating through our PayPal option. http://lastchanceatlife.org/donate/
OR
You can mail your donation to:
Last Chance at Life Rescue
3308 Mission Ave. Oceanside, CA 92058
