Illinois Pet Shelters

• Guardian Angels Feline Rescue - South Elgin (Cats Only)
• Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. (P.A.W.S.) - Anna
• Animal House Shelter - Barrington Hills
• Belleville Area Rescue for K-9's (B.A.R.K.) - Belleville (Dogs Only)
• Benld Adopt-a-Pet - Benld
• Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue & Equestrian Sanctuary - Bloomington
• Fulton County Humane Society - Canton
• My Mathew's House Cat Shelter - Carthage (Cats Only)
• CATsNAP - Champaign (Cats Only)
• Anti-Cruelty Society - Chicago
• APA's Harmony House for Cats - Chicago (Cats Only)
• ARFhouse Chicago - Chicago
• Chicago Canine Rescue Foundation - Chicago (Dogs Only)
• Red Door Animal Shelter - Chicago
• Tree House Animal Foundation - Chicago
• Animal Welfare League - Chicago Ridge
• DeWitt County Animal Shelter - Clinton
• Second Chance for Pets - Clinton
• Animal Outreach Humane Society of McHenry County - Crystal Lake
• Assisi Animal Foundation - Crystal Lake
• Helping Paws - Crystal Lake
• West Suburban Humane Society - Downers Grove
• Hope Animal Rescues - Edwardsville
• Metro East Humane Society - Edwardsville
• Second Chance Pet Adoption - Elk Grove
• Almost Home Foundation - Elk Grove Village
• CARE (Community Animal Rescue Effort) - Evanston
• Kit's Critters Ferret Rescue and Shelter - Godfrey (Ferrets Only)
• Pet Project Inc. - Grand Ridge
• Granite City Association for the Protection of Animals - Granite City
• Save-a-Pet - Grayslake
• Tails Of Hope - Gurnee
• Highland Animal Shelter - Highland
• Recycling Animals In Need (R.A.I.N.) - Hinckley
• Hinsdale Humane Society - Hinsdale
• Humane Society of Kankakee County - Kankakee
• CatNap from the Heart Inc. - LaGrange Park (Cats Only)
• Tender Loving Care Animal Shelter - Lockport
• Animal Outreach Society - McHenry
• Quad City Animal Welfare Center - Milan
• Western Illinois Animal Rescue - Monmouth
• Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment - Naperville
• Naperville Humane Society - Naperville
• Spencer Pet Rescue - O' Fallon
• Animal Care League - Oak Park
• Animals for Awareness - Palos Park
• Quincy Humane Society - Quincy
• Pets in Need Midwest - Ringwood
• Orphans of the Storm - Riverwoods
• Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary - Rockford
• Winnebago County Animal Services - Rockford
• Petropolis Adoptions - Round Lake
• Schuyler County Humane Society - Rushville
• Last Resort Animal Rescue - Saldorus
• Strays Halfway House - Schaumburg
• Anderson Animal Shelter - South Elgin
• Randolph County Humane Society - Sparta
• Animal Protective League of Springfield and Sangamon County - Springfield
• Home for Endangered and Lost Pets (HELP) - St. Charles
• Pocket Pets Animal Rescue - Thomasboro
• People's Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) - Tinley Park
• Champaign County Humane Society - Urbana
• 2nd Chance Animal Rescue - Vandalia
• Humane Society of Monroe County - Waterloo
• Scott County Dog Rescue - Winchester (Dogs Only)
• Pet-Able Adoptions - Schaumburg

Breed Rescues:

• Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue - Chicago
• Illinois Italian Greyhound Rescue - Chicago
• Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue - Chicago Area (Foster Network Only - No actual shelter
• A Place to Call Home, Inc Parrot Rescue - Creston (Birds Only)
• Free Spirit Siberian Husky Rescue - Harvard
• Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois - Lisle
• Rock Island County Animal Shelter/St Francis adoption center - Moline
• Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc. - Mount Prospect
• CILRA -Central Indiana/Illinois Labrador Rescue & Adoption - Statewide
• Great Lakes Pug Club - Statewide
• Midwest Greyhound Adoption - Sugar Grove
• Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue - Urbana

Other Resources:

• The Buddy Foundation - Arlington Heights - Non-shelter; foster adoption network
• Chicago House Rabbit Society - Chicago
• Missing Pet Center - Chicago - a Greater Chicagoland area service
• Greater Chicago Ferret Association - Lyons
• Labrador Education and Rescue Network - Northern Illinois State (Foster Network)
• Hooved Animal Humane Society - Woodstock

(list revised 3/16/2008)