Illinois Animal Rescues and Shelters

A & S Rescue is a small rescue group dedicated to finding permanent, loving homes for American Staffordshire Terriers and American Pit Bull Terriers in northern Illinois.e believe that Am Staffs and Pit Bulls have gotten a bad reputation by having careless or cruel owners who neglect them or use them in illegal ways.

P. O. Box 421
Antioch, 60002

Phone: 847.639.8972

A Caring Place Humane Society is an all volunteer, non-facility, no-kill animal rescue organization operating in the greater Chicagoland area offering adoption opportunities for cats, kittens, dogs, and puppies.

PO Box 989
Westmont, IL 60559

Phone: (630) 375-7976

A.D.O.P.T. pet shelter is located in Naperville, IL. We are a private, "no-kill", non-profit organization that provides temporary shelter and care to dogs and cats in search of their forever home. Finding homes for our voiceless animals is a priority for us.

420 Industrial Drive
Naperville 60563

Phone: 630-355-2299

Adopt-A-Pet is a not-for-profit, no-kill animal shelter located in Benld, Illinois and is registered and inspected by the State of Illinois. We are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) charity. Our mission is to rescue abandoned and/or abused pets and place them in loving homes.

PO Box 53
Benld, IL 62009

Phone: (217) 835-2538

We are an all volunteer, registered, not-for-profit 501c3 charity organization dedicated to rescuing stray and abandoned animals from Elk Grove Village, Addison, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Barrington, Barrington Hills, South Barrington, Inverness and Wood Dale. We also save animals from High Kill Shelters throughout the state of Illinois.

PO Box 308
Elk Grove Village 60009-0308

Phone: (630)582-3738

Anderson Animal Shelter is one of the most progressive Humane Societies of its kind. We serve over 2,550 animals a year.The shelter operates under a low-kill philosophy and is dedicated to eliminating the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable animals. Every adoptable animal at the shelter is cared for as long as it takes to locate a loving forever home

1000 S. La Fox Rd.
South Elgin, 60177

Phone: 847-697-2880

The Animal Care League is a limited admission shelter located Oak Park. We help homeless cats and dogs by providing them food, shelter, medical attention and love until we can find them a loving home. As a not for profit 501©3 organization, we depend on the generosity of our communities to help us meet our goals of finding new homes for as many animals as possible each year.

1011 Garfield St
Oak Park 60304

Phone: (708)848-8155

AEAR is a unique Humane Society. In addition to finding homes for rescue pets, we focus a lot of our efforts towards helping the community through our 3 main programs Humane Investigations,Pet Therapy and Education

PO Box 7343
Libertyville 60048

Phone: (847) 816-0831

Animal House Shelter, Inc rescues abused and neglected dogs and cats and rehabilitates them mentally & physically in order to place them with the best new family. We rescue 98% of our dogs from high 'kill' shelters, pounds and various animal control facilities in which they are usually listed as strays, and almost always scheduled to be euthanized.

13005 Ernesti Rd
Huntley, IL 60142

Phone: (847) 961-5541

Animal Outreach Humane Society of McHenry County is a Northern Illinois, non-profit, IRS 501c3, volunteer humane organization. The organization was started by a group of 28 individuals from many different walks of life and age groups united in the belief of the importance and benefits of animals in our lives. Together the members of Animal Outreach have resolved to help facilitate the end of the killing of adoptable animals in our community.

PO Box 396
McHenry, IL 60051

Phone: (815) 385-0005

APL strives to match animals with carefully screened, loving, permanent owners. All animals leave our shelter spayed or neutered, microchipped, and with all vaccinations. Over 2000 deserving dogs and cats were placed in their forever homes in 2008. APL also has an active group of foster families who provide interim homes until space is available at our shelter

1001 Taintor Road
Springfield 62702-1766

Phone: (217) 544 PETS(7387)

Animals For Awareness make a positive difference in the lives of a few unfortunate and misunderstood animals. Animals for Awareness accomplishes this through two things: Sheltering and Education.

PO Box 56
Palos Park 60464

Phone: (708) 361-9330

Animal Rescue Foundation – IL (ARF) is a NO-kill, non-profit animal rescue organization established in 1985. We are an all volunteer based group dedicated to finding loving homes for the abandoned, and abused animals of our community. Animals waiting for adoption are in temporary care homes licensed by the state of Illinois. ARF frequently will take in the animals that other rescue group will not because the animal needs additional medical attention

PO Box 4423
Wheaton 60189

Phone: (630) 200-3828

ARFhouse Chicago (Animal Refuge Foundation) is a no-kill animal shelter located in Chicago, Illinois. We are a 100% volunteer run organization. ARFhouse Chicago was founded in 2006. ARFhouse Chicago's Board of Directors all have several years of experience working in animal rescue.

PO Box 220491
Chicago, IL 60622

Phone: (773) 305-1960

The A.A.F. is a 501 C-3 not-for-profit corporation and one of America's first no-kill and cageless animal shelters.The foundation is named after St. Francis of Assisi, the early champion of animals.

PO Box 143
Crystal Lake. IL 60039

Phone: Not Available

We are a group of foster homes that take the animals in and socialize, love and care for the animals until they are able to find their forever homes. All of the animals we have available for adoption are up on our available animals page.

1500 Caseyville Avenue
Swansea, IL 62226

Phone: Not Available

The Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue is committed to finding loving homes for German Shepherd Dogs.

PO Box 17464
Urbana, 61803

Phone: Not Available

CISAR is a no kill shelter and low-cost vet clinic supported by local businesses and people like you. If you would like to help us in our mission please give with your time by volunteering or your treasure via PayPal.

29738 E. 1400 N. Road
Colfax, IL 61728

Phone: (309) 287-3608

The Champaign County Humane Society was established as a branch of the Illinois Humane Society in 1889 and chartered as the Champaign County Humane Society in 1903. Those early years were focused on the protection of animals and children. In 1951, a diverse group of local citizens who cared deeply about animals gathered together to establish our first animal shelter near Bondville, Illinois, and in June of 1988 we moved into our current shelter in Urbana.

1911 E. Main
Urbana 61802

Phone: 217-344-7297

CCRF was founded in 2001 to help find permanent, loving homes for homeless dogs in our city. CCRF has saved the lives of over 2,500 dogs, cats, kittens (yes, we have started helping a few felines each year, too!) and puppies.

2227 W. Belmont Ave.
Chicago, IL 60618

Phone: (773) 697-8848