Who we are

Born from a group of animal welfare professionals, animal lovers, and the special needs animals who inspired it all, our mission at Love Is Blind Animal Rescue is to serve at-risk animals in Utah shelters with special medical needs and to find them loving homes.

Shelters struggle finding homes for animals with special needs. Due to additional associated costs (vet visits, medications, special diets, accommodations in home environments, etc.), personal adopter preferences, breed biases, as well as concern for quality of life, animals with special needs tend to stay in shelters and foster homes for extended periods of time. We believe that these animals are just as deserving of loving homes and strive to not only place them with their new families but to educate and provide resources for the community to support them once they are settled.

We are a 100% volunteer and foster based rescue. To learn more about fostering, adopting, volunteering, donating, or general special needs FAQ’s, follow the tabs provided.

The special needs animals who inspired it all

Winnie came into the program at her rescue from a small shelter with a low save rate on her last days. Both of her eyes were severely infected, and she had a rough kitty cold. She received the medical care so desperately needed but with one remaining non-functional eye, a mouth full of dental disease, and feline herpesvirus, she was understandably uncomfortable, nervous, and shut down. A brand-new staff member took her home to foster and instantly fell in love. Although still shy at first, Winnie is healthy and thriving in her home with her rescue brother Binx and rescue Frenchie sister Prue.

 

 

Binx arrived at his rescue as a kitten with a fresh bilateral enucleation. At only two months old, one would think that he would be just as shut down as his sister Winnie was, however Binx blew staff away with his impressive social skills, affection, and ability to adjust. Binx quickly found himself in the home of the staff member with a certain affinity for blind animals and before he knew it, was cuddling and wrestling with his sister Winnie. From day one, Binx has been an outgoing, trusting, and goofy guy. Always greeting new visitors and finding joy in the mundane, Binx’s adaptability and love for people without sight has inspired his mom to push herself outside of her own comfort zone.