VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Furry faces cover every corner of the Hope for Life Rescue facility in Virginia Beach, and many of those animals have a difficult past that employees are working to change.
“Most of the time, every animal we take in has to see the vet right away,” said Assistant Director Martha Wilkins. “Because we take in such difficult cases, a lot of neglected and abused animals.”
Wilkins said the rescue is a pro-life organization. With the help of volunteers, they often take animals no one else will and work to nurse them back to health.
A mission to protect the lives of animals
Nearly 20,000 of Virginia’s dogs and cats were euthanized in 2025, according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services…