Animal Rescues in Illinois
Listings updated 09/17/2023
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Illinois Rescues Listed by City or Town
| City | Category | Name | Address/Location | Zip Code | Phone | Web Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Heights | Cats + Dogs | Kay’s Animal Shelter,Inc. | 2075 North Arlington Heights Road | 60004-4101 | (847) 259-2907 | https://kaysanimalshelter.org/ |
| Arlington Heights | Cats + Dogs | The Buddy Foundation | 65 West Seegers Road | 60005-3916 | (847) 290-5806 | https://thebuddyfoundation.org/ |
| Barrington | Horses | Harps (Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society) | P.O. Box 94 | 60011-0094 | (847) 382-0503 | https://harpsonline.org/ |
| Barrington Hills | Cats + Dogs | Fur Keeps Animal Rescue | 142 Old Dundee Road | 60010-5127 | (847) 381-8458 | https://furkeepsanimalrescue.org/ |
| Beecher | Horses | Illinois Horse Rescue of Will County | 3751 West Church Road | 60401-3345 | (708) 258-3959 | https://www.illinoishorserescue.org/ |
| Benld | Cats + Dogs | Benld Adopt-A-Pet | 807 Stewart Avenue | 62009-0053 | (217) 835-2538 | https://www.benldadoptapet.org/ |
| Bloomington | Dogs | Wish Bone Canine Rescue | 1716 RT Dunn Dr, Suite 4 | 61704-7423 | (309) 808-4477 | https://www.wishbonecaninerescue.org/ |
| Bolingbrook | Cats | Humane Haven Animal Shelter | P.O. Box 1070 | 60440-8602 | (630) 378-4208 | https://www.hhas.org/ |
| Charleston | Cats + Dogs | Coles County Animal Shelter | 6818 North County Road 1120E | 61920-7931 | (217) 345-4112 | https://www.facebook.com/colescountyanimalshelter/ |
| Chicago | Cats | Harmony House For Cats | 2914 North Elston Avenue | 60618-7908 | (773) 293-6103 | https://hhforcats.org/ |
| Chicago | Cats | Tree House Humane Society | 7225 North Western Avenue | 60645-1811 | (773) 262-4000 | https://www.treehouseanimals.org/ |
| Chicago | Cats + Dogs | Famous Fido Rescue & Adoption Alliance | 3124 West Irving Park | 60618-3406 | (773) 907-0305 | https://famousfidorescue.org/ |
| Chicago | Cats + Dogs | Felines & Canines | 6379 North Paulina Street | 60660-1125 | (773) 465-4132 | https://www.felinescanines.org/ |
| Chicago | Cats + Dogs | PAWS Chicago | 1997 North Clybourn Avenue | 60614-4922 | (773) 935-7297 | https://www.pawschicago.org/ |
| Chicago | Cats + Dogs + Rabbits | Alive Rescue | P.O. Box 39111 (or contact via Facebook Message/email) | 60639-0114 | https://www.aliverescue.org/ | |
| Chicago | Cats + Rabbits | Red Door Animal Shelter | 2410 West Lunt Avenue | 60645-4662 | (773) 764-2242 | http://www.reddoorshelter.org/ |
| Chicago | Dogs | New Leash on Life | P.O. Box 2790 | 60690-2790 | (312) 458-9839 | http://www.nlolchicago.org/ |
| Cicero | Dogs | Waggin’ Tails Animal Shelter/Cicero Animal Control | 1634 S. Laramie Avenue Building B | 60804-1944 | (708) 652-0825 | https://thetownofcicero.com/departments/animal-welfare |
| Crystal Lake | Cats + Dogs | Assisi Animal Foundation | P.O. Box 143 | 60039-0143 | (815) 455-9411 | https://www.assisi.org/ |
| Crystal Lake | Cats + Dogs | On Angels’ Wings Pet Rescue & Resale Store | 6500 Northwest Highway | 60014-3117 | (815) 356-8170 | https://www.onangelswings.org/ |
| Decatur | Cats + Dogs | Decatur & Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation | P.O. Box 633 | 62525-0633 | (217) 423-7387 | https://www.dmcasf.org/ |
| Decatur | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Decatur & Macon County | 3373 North Woodford Street | 62526-2837 | (217) 876-0000 | http://hsdmc.org/ |
| Decatur | Cats + Dogs | Homeward Bound Pet Shelter (Pets & Disabled person training) | 1720 East Huston Drive | 62526-2802 | (217) 876-1266 | https://www.homewardboundpetshelter.com/ |
| DeKalb | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Tails Humane Society | 2250 Barber Greene Road | 60115-8409 | (815) 758-2457 | https://www.tailshumanesociety.org/ |
| Downers Grove | Cats + Dogs | West Suburban Humane Society | 1901 West Ogden Avenue | 60515-2623 | (630) 960-9600 | https://www.wshs-dg.org/ |
| East Saint Louis | Cats + Dogs | Gateway Pet Guardians | 725 North 15th Street | 62205-2557 | (618) 687-8007 | https://www.gatewaypets.org/ |
| Edwards | Cats + Dogs | Foster Pet Outreach | 10206 West DuBois Road | 61528-9815 | (309) 682-1122 | https://fosterpetoutreach.org/ |
| Edwardsville | Cats + Dogs | Metro East humane Society | 8495 State Route 143 | 62025-6847 | (618) 656-4405 | https://www.mehs.org/ |
| Effingham | Cats + Dogs | E.A.R.S. (Effingham Animal Rescue Sanctuary) | 408 East Fayette Avenue | 62401-3663 | (217) 500-0231 | https://effinghamanimalrescue.com/ |
| Effingham | Cats + Dogs | Effingham County Humane Society | 12073 North 1000th Road | 62401-7228 | (217) 536-9001 | http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/IL148.html |
| Freeburg | Horses | Lakeview Horse Rescue | 8162 Red Ray Mine Road | 62243-3440 | (618) 477-9606 | https://www.lakeviewhorserescue.org/ |
| Geneseo | Cats + Dogs | Henry County Humane Society | 14606 Roos Hill Road | 61254-8314 | (309) 944-4868 | http://www.geneseoanimalshelter.com/ |
| Godfrey | Cats + Dogs | Alton Area Animal Aid Association | 4530 North Alby Street | 62035-1953 | (618) 466-3702 | https://www.fiveas.org/ |
| Godfrey | Dogs | Hope Animal Rescues | P.O. Box 397 | 62035-0397 | (618) 979-1908 | https://hoperescues.org/ |
| Grayslake | Cats + Dogs | Save-A-Pet | 31664 North Fairfield Road | 60030-9597 | (847) 740-7788 | https://saveapetil.org/ |
| Hanna City | Cats + Dogs | SAMS (Stray Animal Midway Shelter) | 328 South Pinkerton Road | 61536-9456 | (309) 565-4821 | http://www.samsrescue.org/ |
| Harvard | Dogs | Free Spirit Siberian Rescue | P.O. Box 626 | 60033-0626 | http://www.huskyrescue.org/ | |
| Hinsdale | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Hinsdale Humane Society | 21 Salt Creek Lane | 60521-2902 | (630) 323-5630 | https://www.hinsdalehumanesociety.org/ |
| Homer Glen | Cats + Dogs | Tender Loving Care Animal Shelter | 13016 W 151st Street | 60491-6742 | (708) 301-1594 | https://www.tlcanimalshelter.org/ |
| Huntley | Cats + Dogs | A Heart For Animals | P.O. Box 986 | 60142-0986 | (847) 868-2432 | https://aheartforanimals.org/ |
| Huntley | Cats + Dogs | Animal House Shelter | 13005 Ernesti Road | 60142-9784 | (847) 961-5541 | https://www.animalhouseshelter.com/ |
| Iroquois | Cats + Dogs | Iroquois County Animal Rescue | 100 NW Lincoln | 60945 | (815) 429-4028 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/il/iroquois/iroquois-county-animal-rescue-il592/ |
| Lacon | Cats + Dogs | The A.R.K. Humane Society | 477 State Route 26 | 61540-8913 | (309) 246-4275 | https://thearkanimalshelter.org/ |
| LaGrange Park | Cats | CatNap from the Heart | 1101 Beach Avenue | 60526-1275 | (708) 352-3914 | https://catnapfromtheheart.org/ |
| LaSalle County | Cats | Safe House Animal Rescue League | (Contact via Facebook or email) | 61342 | https://www.safehousepets.org/ | |
| Libertyville | Cats+Dogs+Rabt+Small | Animal Education & Rescue | P.O. Box 7343 | 60048-7343 | (847) 816-0831 | https://www.aear.org/ |
| Lincoln | Cats + Dogs | Humane Society of Logan County | 1801 North Lincoln Pkwy | 62656-9775 | (217) 735-2105 | https://www.hslclincoln.org/ |
| Lombard | Cats | Cat Guardians | 932 East Saint Charles Road | 60148-2058 | (630) 543-3395 | https://www.catguardians.org/ |
| Maple Park | Horses | Illinois Equine Humane Center | 47W635 Beith Road | 60151-8802 | (779) 276-6836 | http://www.ilehc.org/ |
| Marseilles | Cats + Dogs | Pet Project | 2676 East 2575th Road | 61341-9540 | (815) 795-9663 | https://www.petprojectinc.org/ |
| Mazon | Cats + Dogs | Just Animals Shelter | 505 Depot Street | 60444 | (815) 448-2510 | https://justanimals.org/ |
| Mchenry | Dogs | As Good As Gold Golden Retriever Rescue of Illinois | 518 South Route 31, Suite 178 | 60050-7464 | (630) 588-0115 | https://www.asgoodasgold.org/ |
| Milan | Cats+Dogs+Rabt+Small | Quad City Animal Welfare Center | 724 West 2nd Avenue | 61264-2439 | (309) 787-6830 | https://qcawc.org/ |
| Millstadt | Horses | Equus Rescue and Therapy | 8743 Le Pere School Road | 62260-3235 | (618) 631-3733 | https://equusrescue.org/ |
| Monmouth | Cats + Dogs | Western illinois Animal Rescue | 300 West Harlem Avenue, Suite 5 | 61462-1141 | (309) 715-7109 | https://wiarrescue.com/ |
| Monticello | Cats | Piatt County Animal Shelter | 301A South Charter Street | 61856-1827 | (217) 762-7227 | http://www.piattanimals.org/ |
| Morton Grove | Cats + Dogs | Wright-Way Rescue | 5915 Lincoln Avenue | 60053-3348 | (847) 728-5434 | https://wright-wayrescue.org/ |
| Mt. Prospect | Cats + Dogs | Adopt A Pet | P.O. Box 408 | 60056-0408 | (847) 550-9690 | https://www.adoptapet-il.org/ |
| Mt. Prospect | Dogs | Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association | 200 East Evergreen, Suite 123 | 60056-3294 | (847) 651-7979 | http://www.iamra.org/ |
| Mundelein | Dogs | Reach Rescue Inc. | 372 Townline Road | 60060-4225 | (847) 566-6799 | https://www.reachrescue.org/ |
| Murphysboro | Cats + Dogs | St. Francis Care | 6228 Country Club Road | 62966-5212 | (618) 687-2079 | https://stfrancis-care.org/ |
| Naperville | Cats + Dogs | A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter | 420 Industrial Drive | 60563-3934 | (630) 355-2299 | https://adoptpetshelter.org/ |
| Normal | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | HSCI (Humane Society of Central Illinois) | 423 Kays Drive | 61761-1958 | (309) 451-1000 | https://www.hscipets.org/ |
| Northlake | Dogs | Dog Is My Shepherd Rescue & Rehab | Contact via phone/email/FB message (Foster based) | 60164 | (312) 483-6096 | https://dogismyshepherd.wixsite.com/dogismyshepherd |
| Park Ridge | Dogs | Lake Shore Animal Shelter | P.O. Box 40 | 60068-0040 | (312) 409-1162 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/il/chicago/lake-shore-animal-shelter-il27/ |
| Pekin | Cats + Dogs | Taps No-Kill Animal Shelter | 100 TAPS Lane | 61554-2007 | (309) 353-8277 | https://www.tapsshelter.org/ |
| Princeton | Cats + Dogs | Friends of Strays | 2845 North Main Street | 61356-9046 | (815) 872-7387 | https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/il/princeton/friends-of-strays-il78/?msclkid=0e76ce6cbb3511ecaafb4fbb7b52323c |
| Quincy | Cats + Dogs | Quincy Humane Society | 1701 North 36th Street | 62301-3318 | (217) 223-8786 | https://www.quincyhumanesociety.org/ |
| Riverwoods | Cats + Dogs | Orphans Of The Storm Animal Shelter | 2200 Riverwoods Road | 60015-1925 | (847) 945-0235 | https://orphansofthestorm.org/ |
| Rockford | Cats + Dogs | Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary | 111 North First Street | 61107-3947 | (815) 962-2767 | http://www.noahsarkanimals.org/ |
| Rockford | Cats + Dogs + Small Anmls | Winnebago County Animal Services | 4517 North Main Street | 61103-1275 | (815) 319-4100 | http://www.wcasrock.org/ |
| Romeoville | Cats + Dogs | Romeoville Humane Society | P.O. Box 7052 | 60446-0952 | (877) 813-7300 | http://romeovillehumanesociety.org/ |
| Romeoville | Dogs | A Tail of 4 Paws Animal Rescue | P.O. Box 7757 | 60446-0757 | (855) 630-7297 | https://atailof4paws.org/ |
| Shorewood | Cats + Dogs | Will County Humane Society | 24109 West Seil Road | 60404-6600 | (815) 741-0695 | https://www.willcountyhumane.com/ |
| Sidell | Horses | Crosswinds Equine Rescue | 8182 East 200 North Road | 61876-6015 | (217) 649-7915 | https://www.cwer.org/ |
| Skokie | Cats + Dogs | Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) | 4927 Main Street | 60077-2515 | (847) 705-2653 | https://carenorthshore.org/ |
| Springfield | Cats + Dogs | Animal Protective League | 1001 Taintor Road | 62702-1766 | (217) 544-7387 | https://www.apl-shelter.org/ |
| Tilton | Cats + Dogs | C.A.R.A. (Citizens for Animal Rescue and Adoption) | 609 North 5th Street | 61833-7401 | (217) 655-4353 | https://www.facebook.com/CaraRescue/ |
| Tinley Park | Cats + Dogs | P.A.W.S. of Tinley Park | 8301 West 191st Street | 60487-8477 | (815) 464-7298 | https://pawstinleypark.org/ |
| Towanda | Dogs | Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue | Foster Based (Contact via Facebook Message or email) | 61776-9582 | https://www.illinoissheltierescue.com/ | |
| Wheeling | Cats + Dogs | Heartland Animal Shelter | 586 Palwaukee Drive | 60090-6047 | (847) 296-6400 | https://heartlandanimalshelter.org/ |
| Woodstock | Cats + Dogs | Helping Paws Animal Welfare Association | 2500 Harding Lane | 60098-6921 | (815) 338-4400 | https://helpingpaws.net/ |