In Memoriam

Our in memorium page has been created to honor HOPE’s special animal companions who have passed on.

2023-08-08T17:34:50-04:00

Pandora

Pandora was adopted from HOPE at the Annex in September of 2012, along with her brother Loki (formerly Xena and Iolaus).  She brought so much sweetness to our home for [...]

2022-12-13T12:26:24-05:00

Boo Boo

Boo boo was not only a foster fail for me, but a website fail, haha! I had gone to evaluate him for Hope.  At the time Hope's finances for surgeries, [...]

2022-01-28T15:53:50-05:00

Dude

Dude Kuruzovich, 2007 (?) - August 31, 2021 The Kuruzovich family is extremely saddened by the passing of Dude at the end of August after a short illness. A HOPE [...]

2021-07-20T12:37:31-04:00

Mezzie

Here is a picture of Mezzie in all of his glory. I didn’t think that we would love an animal again after the loss of our cat of 16 years, [...]

2021-03-05T10:55:05-05:00

Dakota

Dakota was deeply asleep, being petted, and softly snoring as she crossed the rainbow bridge on 10/31/20.

2020-11-30T17:07:01-05:00

Lucy Gourlay

Lucy Gourlay - HOPE cared for, summer 2019. When I adopted Lucy, I mostly did it for my father, who had owned Lucy since she was a kitten. Dad worried [...]

2020-09-23T15:20:32-04:00

Beauty

Beauty, at age 18, passed away this May. We adopted her from Mohawk/Hudson when she was 3 years old. We went to the Farmers Market in Troy one day for [...]

2020-09-23T15:18:45-04:00

Copper

Copper, at age 16, passed away this April. We adopted him when he was 3 years old from HOPE, soon after this I became a volunteer. Copper was a dachshund [...]

2020-09-22T08:36:48-04:00

Violet

I first met Violet in 2014 when she came to our former spay and neuter clinic. I had been working with HOPE since 2012. I worked at the clinic and [...]

2020-08-12T14:12:04-04:00

Nero

💜In Memoriam: Nero💜 In July 2017 Kelly’s family adopted Nero. He settled quickly into his forever home and was such a happy guy. Nero worked hard with GFK9 to become [...]

2020-08-10T09:05:18-04:00

Dylan

Dylan was a very loved member of our family and in his 11 years with us, he helped us raise four kittens (three of which are ages 4-6 and still [...]

2019-07-22T08:10:12-04:00

Kira

In memoriam we'd like to remember Kira (formerly Savannah, when she was with HOPE). Kimberly, we thank you for giving the sweet girl a loving and safe home for almost [...]

2019-07-16T11:29:36-04:00

Suri

In June 2019, a very sweet and special girl was eased from our world. Suri came into HOPE rescue some months back and was an instant favorite of anyone fortunate [...]

2019-01-08T10:46:19-05:00

Max

Steph writes: "Max was Tobey’s brother. I lost him last year and he brought so much joy to myself and my sons. Max moved with me to North Carolina in [...]

2019-01-08T10:32:21-05:00

Tobey

Our dear friend Martha, adopter of former HOPE dog, Tobey, shared this lovely memorial with us. We share in the sorrow of Martha's loss but also have great joy in [...]

2019-01-08T10:37:28-05:00

Stewie

All it took was one picture on the HOPE website, and I was in love with this cat.  Stewie stole everyone’s heart the minute they met him, and kept us [...]