1 Love 4 Animals Reaches a Major Milestone: The Grand Opening of The Blaine Holt Finkbiner Sanctuary in Chester County , PA

A shelter like no other named after a man like no other. Blaine Holt Finkbiner was an educator and philanthropist, and the love felt by those who shared his life, and loved and knew him well has been the driving force behind bringing 1 Love that much closer to realizing our dream of creating a truly remarkable new facility. Renovations to our main shelter building will be completed this month and our new kennels and cat rooms will soon provide temporary lodgings, veterinary care, and safe, open spaces to thousands of animals in the years to come.

As 1 Love 4 Animals’ Capital Campaign reaches its halfway mark, there is still much to do and ways for you to help. 1 Love needs to raise the necessary funds to create separate kennels and additional spaces for our larger dogs, launch our new onsite veterinary clinic, build an isolation and recovery unit for incoming animals with contagious but treatable diseases, and complete a variety of other projects all designed to better the lives of abandoned and abused dogs, cats, and other animals in our community and throughout the country.

Thanks to all who supported and attended the First Annual Global Animal Welfare Lecture Series

https://villanova.evenue.net/events/MMISC

1 Love 4 Animals would like to thank Linda Evans of Dynasty, our co-chairs, Grayson Morgan and Michele Rice, our generous sponsors, wonderful guests, auction contributors, and everyone else who made our annual fundraiser on December 2nd at Terrain at Devon Yard a success.

A special shout-out to Jim Wells and World Travel for covering Miss Evans’ traveling expenses, and Grayson Morgan: rescuer of puppy mill dogs and the youngest co-chair in the history of the Mainline!

Dynasty’s Linda Evans traveled all the way from Washington State to attend our fundraiser and support our lifesaving efforts. To thank her, 1 Love 4 Animals made arrangements to feed all the animals in a Norwegian shelter near the Village of Nes for the month of December (Miss Evans’ family/ancestors come from Nes). The money raised at our event will also cover the cost of feeding shelter pets and strays throughout the Greater Philadelphia Area.

Below: Norwegian photographer Anne-Stine Johnsbraten’s photographs of the grateful volunteers and animals of NOF in Norway.

1 Love 4 Animals Thanks Ali MacGraw and All Our Guests

For Attending Our November 13, 2018, Event at Terrain at Devon Yard

1 Love 4 Animals' Dogs Played in the 2019 Dog Bowl on Animal Planet

Three of 1 Love 4 Animals' dogs were asked to be part of this year's Dog Bowl. Bella the Great Dane (came to our rescue to recover from surgery performed in FL and paid for by Miami-based rescuer Yolanda Berkowitz, now living large in CT), Reggie (drafted from Animal Control in East Harlem), and Gizmo (once on the "Urgent" list in an overcrowded Big City Shelter, now scoring touchdowns in his home in Bryn Mawr). Our dogs and dozens of other rescue dogs on Animal Planet's Dog Bowl played on Sat. Feb.2nd @ 8:00 pm and again on Super Bowl Sunday. Dog Bowl was celebrated animal advocate Jill Rappaport's answer to Animal Planet's wildly popular Puppy Bowl.