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Illinois Rescue and Adoption |
The rescue of Illinois dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and small domestic mammals, is critical to the well-being of these companions. This page is dedicated to providing rescue lists for all Illinois pets. We thank all those people who give unselfishly to the saving and placement of the less fortunate, and we hope that any heartache you encounter is overwhelmed by the happiness you make.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: It is PGAA's desire to provide a list of adoption and rescue sites that rescue pets and, hopefully, place them into new loving and caring homes. While we make every effort to only publish links from reputable rescue agencies, we HAVE NOT physically reviewed these organizations. Let us know of any unfavorable experiences that you may have had with any rescue/adoption group at PGAA Rescues.
It is difficult to continually maintain a completely valid list of operating rescue agencies so some of these rescues may no longer be operating. Your cooperation in notifying us of closed rescues will also be appreciated.
Search Recommendations
- Click on your state and scroll down to the appropriate pet
- If you don't find a group in your state search the surrounding states
- Still no luck? Go to the National section and scroll to the appropriate pet
- When all else fails E-mail us for assistance
Illinois Adoption and Rescue Organizations.
Please use caution when considering placing an animal with any one involved in animal rescue, or if you get an animal from a rescue/adoption agency. Get references and do some investigation on your own. Long-distance/sight unseen adoptions can be risky.
| LOCATION | TYPE | BREED | URL | NO-KILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford area | All | All | Noah's Ark | Yes |
| Syracuse, IN 46567 (serves Illinois) | Birds | Large species parrots and macaws | Indiana Large Bird Rescue | Yes |
| Illinois | Birds | All | Bird Lovers Only Rescue | |
| Bourbonnais, IL 60914 | Cats | All | New Beginnings Cat Sanctuary | Yes |
| Chicago, IL 60618 | Cats | All | Harmony House | Yes |
| Chicago, IL 60660 | Cats | All | Felines Inc. | Yes |
| Chicago, IL 60640 | Cats | All | Tree House Humane Society | Yes |
| LaGrange Park, IL 60526 | Cats | All | CatNap from the Heart | Yes |
| Montgomery, IL. 60538 | Cats | All | Paws and Purrs Humane Society | Yes |
| Chicago-area | Cats | Persians | Chicagoland Persian Rescue | |
| Anna , IL 62906 | Cats and Dogs | All | Pets Are Worth Saving Inc. (PAWS) | Yes |
| Benld IL 62009 | Cats and Dogs | All | Benld Adopt A Pet | Yes |
| Bolingbrook, IL 60440 | Cats and Dogs | All | Humane Haven Animal Shelter | |
| Cass County | Cats and Dogs | All | Pound Dog Rescue | |
| Chicago, IL 60622 | Cats and Dogs | All | Lake Shore Animal Clinic | Yes |
| Chicago, IL 60654 | Cats and Dogs | All | The Anti-Cruelty Society | Yes |
| Chicago 60622 | Cats and Dogs | All | ARFhouse | Yes |
| Chicago, IL 60645 | Cats and Dogs | All | Red Door Animal Shelter | Yes |
| Chicago Heights, IL 60411 | Cats and Dogs | All | South Suburban Humane Society | |
| Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animal Welfare League | |
| Chicago-area | Cats and Dogs | Mature | Young At Heart Pet Rescue | Yes |
| Clinton 61727 (Central) | Cats and Dogs | All | Second Chance for Pets | |
| Crystal Lake, IL 60039 | Cats and Dogs | All | Assisi Animal Foundation | Yes |
| Decatur, IL 62526 | Cats and Dogs | All | Homeward Bound Pet Shelter | Yes |
| Downers Grove | Cats and Dogs | All | West Suburban Humane Society | Yes |
| Elk Grove Village, IL 60009 | Cats and Dogs | All | Almost Home Foundation | |
| Elk Grove Village IL 60007 | Cats and Dogs | All | Second Chance | Yes |
| Evanston, Illinois 60204 | Cats and Dogs | All | Community Animal Rescue Effort | Yes |
| Granite City, IL 62040 | Cats and Dogs | All | Granite City APA | Yes |
| Grayslake, IL 60030 | Cats and Dogs | All | Save-A-Pet | Yes |
| Hinckley, IL 60520 | Cats and Dogs | All | Recycling Animals In Need (R.A.I.N.) | Yes |
| Huntley, IL 60142 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animal House Shelter | Yes |
| Lockport, IL 60441 | Cats and Dogs | All | American Animal Rescue Society | Yes |
| Maroa IL 61756 | Cats and Dogs | All | Victorian House | Yes |
| Metropolis, IL 62960 | Cats and Dogs | All | Project Hope Humane Society | Yes |
| Milan, IL 61264 | Cats and Dogs | All | Quad City Animal Welfare Center | Yes |
| Minooka IL 60447 | Cats and Dogs | All | Help Save Pets Humane Society | |
| Naperville IL, 60563 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment | Yes |
| Naperville, IL 60567 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animal Heartline Humane Association | Yes |
| Naperville, IL 60563 | Cats and Dogs | All | Naperville Area Humane Society | |
| Oak Park, 60304 | Cats and Dogs | All | Animal Care League | |
| Palatine, IL 60078 | Cats and Dogs | Over 3 years old | Young At Heart Pet Rescue | |
| Pekin | Cats and Dogs | All | Tazewell Animal Protective Society | Yes |
| Peoria | Cats and Dogs | All | Foster Pet OutReach | Yes |
| Richton Park | Cats and Dogs | All | Friends for Life, Inc Adoption Program - 708-258-6181 | Yes |
| Ringwood, IL 60072 | Cats and Dogs | All | Pets In Need Midwest | Yes |
| Riverwoods (Deerfield), IL 60015 | Cats and Dogs | All | Orphans of the Storm | Yes |
| Rockford IL 61107 | Cats and Dogs | All | Noah's Ark Animal Sanstuary | Yes |
| Shorewood, Il 60404 | Cats and Dogs | All | Will County Humane Society | Yes |
| Springfield 62702 | Cats and Dogs | All | The Animal Protective League | |
| Springfield 62705 | Cats and Dogs | All | Illinois Humane | |
| Tinley Park, IL 60477 | Cats and Dogs | All | Peoples Animal Welfare Society | |
| Villa Ridge IL 62996 | Cats and Dogs | All | Southern Illinois Pet Society | |
| Aurora, IL 60507 | Dogs | All | Rover Rescue | |
| Chicago area 60544 | Dogs | All | Homeless Animal Rescue | |
| Chicago Area (60614) | Dogs | All | PAWS-Chicago | Yes |
| Central Illinois (61820) | Dogs | All | IllinoisDogAdoption | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Neonate pups, puppies and pregnant dogs | Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | All (eventho' web site indicates Collies) | Shannon's Companions | Yes |
| Virginia, IL 62691 | Dogs | All | Pound Dog Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Airedale | Airedale Terrier Rescue | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Akita | Midwest Akita Rescue Society | |
| Mt Prospect, IL 60056 | Dogs | Alaskan Malamute | Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association | Yes |
| Illinois | Dogs | America Eskimo | American Eskimo Dog Rescue-Illinois | |
| Illinois | Dogs | America Eskimo | Deborah Guske, Asst Director of OperationsWeb site: Eskie Rescuers United | |
| Chicagoland | Dogs | American Staffordshire Terrier | Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Australian Shepherds | Aussie Rescue Midwest (click on State) | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Basset Hound | Guardian Angel Basset Rescue | |
| Centralia, IL 62801 | Dogs | Border Collies | Animal Protective Association of Southern Illinois | Yes |
| Great Lakes region | Dogs | Border Collie | Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue Lists | |
| Illionis | Dogs | Boston Terrier | IL-MO Pug and Boston Terrier Rescue | |
| Midwest | Dogs | Boston Terrier | Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Boxer | Boxer Rebound | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Brittany | American Brittany Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Brittany | National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network. Contact the Illinois Coordinator, Jody Brickner, (419) 722-3204, e-mail: bricks520@yahoo.com | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Bulldog | Northern Illinois Bulldog League Rescue Ann Schola Clark, DVM, e-mail: ascholacla@aol.com, 847-951-1746 or 630-232-4175 | Yes |
| Chicagoland | Dogs | Bulldog | Chicagoland English Bully Breed Rescue | |
| Chicagoland | Dogs | Bull Terrier | Chicagoland Bull Terrier Rescue | |
| Chigago area | Dogs | Cavalier King Charles Spaniels | Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue (GCCR) | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Chihuahua | Chihuahua Rescue USA | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Chinese Shar Pei | Rescue A Shar-Pei | |
| Chicago area | Dogs | Chow Chow | Blasing's Blues Chow Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Chow Chow (info only) | Wisconsin Chow Chow Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Cocker Spaniel | Illinois Cocker Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Collie | Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Dalmatian | Dalmatian Rescue of Illinois | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Dalmatian | Plantation Animal Rescue and Refuge | Yes |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Dalmatian | Dal-Savers Dalmatian Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Doberman | Lean On Me Doberman Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Doberman | Illinois Doberman Rescue | |
| Chicagoland | Dogs | English Bulldog | Chicagoland English Bully Breed Rescue | |
| Central Illinois | Dogs | German Shepherd Dog | German Shepherd Dog Haven | |
| Chicago and Rockford | Dogs | German Shepherd Dog | German Shepherd Rescue | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | German Shepherd Dog | Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue | |
| Southern Illinois | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | Love A Golden | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Golden Retrievers | As Good as Gold - Golden Retriever Rescue of Northern Illinois | |
| Illionis | Dogs | Great Dane | Great Dane Rescue, Inc. | |
| Greater Chicago | Dogs | Great Pyrenees | Great Pyrenees Rescue of Greater Chicago | |
| Central Illinois | Dogs | Great Pyrenees | Great Pyrenees Rescue of Central Illinois | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Italian Greyhounds | Italian Greyhound Rescue of the Upper Midwest | Yes |
| Illinois | Dogs | Italian Greyhound | Midwest Italian Greyhound Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Keeshond | Turbo Kees Foundation | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Lucky Lab Rescue and Adoption | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Central Indiana Lab Rescue and Adoption, Inc. | |
| Woodstock, IL 60098 | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | The Labrador Connection | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | Labrador Education and Rescue Network | |
| Northern Chicagoland area | Dogs | Labrador Retriever | MIDWEST LABRADOR RETRIEVER RESCUE, INC. (MLRR) | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Mastiff | Midwest Mastiff Fanciers | |
| Illionis | Dogs | Miniature Pinscher | Southern Star MinPin Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Miniature Schnauzer | Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Club Rescue | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Newfoundland | Trunewf's Rescue | |
| Chicago area 60544 | Dogs | Pit Bull friendly | Homeless Animal Rescue | |
| Chicago Northern and Western Suburbs | Dogs | Pit Bull | Midwest Rescue of Illinois | |
| Chicagoland | Dogs | Pit Bull | Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue | |
| Illionis | Dogs | Pug | IL-MO Pug and Boston Terrier Rescue | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Rottweiler | True Hearts of Rottweiler Rescue (THORR) | |
| Chicago Area | Dogs | Rottweiler | Reycled Rotts Rescue | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Samoyed | Northern Illinois Samoyed Assistance (847-255-4815) | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Samoyed | Northern Illinois Samoyed Assistance | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Shar-Pei | Rescue A Shar-Pei | |
| Central Illinois | Dogs | Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue | Yes |
| Chicagoland | Dogs | Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | Secondhand Shelties | |
| Midwest | Dogs | Shiba Inu | Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Shih Tzu | Shih Tzu Rescue and Adoption | |
| Northern Illinois | Dogs | Siberian Husky | Free Spirit Siberian Husky Rescue | Yes |
| Illinois | Dogs | Siberian Husky | Adopt a Husky | |
| Illinois | Dogs | Tibetan Spaniel | Shirley Howard, 630-231-3087 | |
| Illinois | Ferrets | All | Greater Chicago Ferret Association | |
| Illinois | Guinea Pig | All | Critter Corral | |
| Illinois | Hooved Animals | Hooved Animal Humane Society | ||
| Illinois | Horses | All | Shannon's Companions | Yes |
| Illinois | Potbellied Pig | All | Pig Pals Sanctuary | |
| Chicago, IL 60645 | Rabbits | All | Red Door Animal Shelter | Yes |
| East Central Illinois | Small Exotic Pets | All | Pocket Pet Animal Rescue |