Thursday, August 5, 2010

Adoption Options

From marvelous mutts to pooches and kittens with championship lineages, Chicagoland boasts scores of adoption agencies for critters of all creeds. Before resorting to a breeder or pet boutique, consider researching several of the numerous resources listed below.

DOGS and CATS
A.D.O.P.T.
Adopt-A-Pet Inc
ALIVE Rescue
Anderson Animal Shelter
Animal House Shelter
Animal Welfare League
Anti-Cruelty Society
Assisi Animal Foundation
C.A.R.E. for the Evanston Animal Shelter
Chicago Animal Care & Control
Chicago Canine Rescue
Furry Friends Foundation
Helping Paws
Hinsdale Humane Society
Humane Society Calumet Area
Humane Society of Hobart
Kindness Inc
Magnificent Mutts
Naperville Humane Society
Orphans of the Storm

PAWS Chicago
Precious Pets Almost Home Association
Puppy Love, Love Cats
Red Door Animal Shelter
Save-A-Pet Adoption Center
Second Chance Pet Adoption
South Suburban Humane Society
Strays Halfway House
West Suburban Humane Society
Wright-Way Rescue


JUST CATS
P.A.C.T. Humane Society

Cat Guardians

Cats-Are-Purrsons-Too and Touched by an Animal

CatNap From the Heart

Felines Inc
APA's Harmony House
Purebred Cat Rescue
Tree House Animal Foundation

JUST DOGS
Adopt-a-Husky (Siberian Husky Rescue)

Free Spirit Siberian Rescue
Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association
Basenji Club of SW Wisconsin
Bassett Buddies Rescue
BREW Midwest Beagle Rescue
Small Paws Rescue (Bichon Frise)
Northern Illinois Pug Rescue
Midwest Border Collie Rescue
Border Collie Society of America
National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network
IL Bird dog Rescue (English Setters and Pointers)
Chihuahua Rescue & Transport
Crest Care Chinese, Crested Breed Rescue
Dachshund Rescue of North America
Midwest Dachshund Rescue, Inc
Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus
Lean on Me Doberman Rescue
IL German Shorthair Rescue
Great Dane Rescue, Inc
Lifeline Italian Greyhound Rescue, Inc
Indiana Petite Paws Rescue Angels, Inc - Yorkshire Terrier Rescue
Japanese Chin Care & Rescue Effort
Leonbergers in Need Rescue
Lhasa Apso Rescue (IL/MO)
Lowchen Rescue
Southern Star MinPin Rescue
Bombshell Bullies Pit Bull Rescue
Pomeranian Rescue of Northern IL
True Hearts of Rottweiler Rescue
Recycled Rotts
Central IL Sheltie Rescue
Fuzzy Paws Shih Tzu Rescue
Tibetan Terrier Club of America
Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue

If you know of a rescue that is not listed, please post it our comments!