Final Hope is a recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization that strives to provide help to abandoned, neglected, and sick cats. At the heart of our organization is a mission to give temporary shelter, socialization, medical care, and of course unconditional LOVE, to homeless animals until we can place them in loving and secure FOREVER homes. With countless feral cat colonies all across NJ and thousands of kittens born each year, most of whom die from hunger and disease, Final Hope is actively involved in Trap-Neuter-Release programs that are the only effective form of population control and contribute to the well-being of stray cats. We are a small organization with BIG DREAMS that your support and contributions help achieve. We are not a shelter but a few volunteers that came together to do more for our four-legged friends. We are not state-funded. We rely entirely on your support and donations. We hope you will join our efforts to help NJ cats and dogs.
To make sure our rescue pets find permanent, loving homes and to facilitate good matches between adopters and their adopted companions, we ask you to follow our adoption procedures. 1. Once you have found the animal that you cannot resist, please complete the Pre-Adoption Application. Once completed, you may return it via email or fax, with a copy of your current photo ID (driver’s license or state ID card). 2. We will let you know within 48 hours that your application has been received and it is under review by the Board of Directors. Since we often receive multiple applications for one animal, we strive to find the best match based on the animals personality and needs, as well as the potential adopters personality, wants, housing, etc…3. Final Hope will call your vet to ensure that any current animals are kept up to date on all vaccinations and basic care. Final Hope will also call two personal references. If you are under 21, we will ask for references from your parents or guardians. 4. Final Hope will perform a home check and recommend any necessary modifications to ensure the animal’s safety. 5. Once everything has been approved, Final Hope will call/email to let you know that you have been approved and a time and place for fostering will be set. You will foster the animal for a period of 2 weeks to make sure that you all are well suited for each other before the adoption becomes finalized. 6. During the actual adoption, you will complete an Adoption Contract and make a donation to the rescue, which is used to defray the costs of taking care of the animals’ daily needs (i.e. feeding, medical, toys, transportation, etc..). 7. Once the paperwork is completed, you will be given a copy of the animal’s medical records. 8. Within the first 1-2 weeks, Final Hope will call and check to see how your new pet is doing and will address any new pet parent concerns.