Looking to adopt a pet or support animal rescue organizations? These trusted animal shelters and rescue groups work tirelessly to provide care, shelter, and forever homes for pets in need.
Local Animal Rescues & Shelters
Best Friends FURRever Animal Rescue
- Location: St. Charles, IL
- About: A volunteer-run, non-profit animal rescue dedicated to helping pets find loving homes in the Chicagoland area.
St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines
- Location: Addison, IL
- About: A licensed, non-profit, foster-based cat rescue specializing in rehabilitating and rehoming cats in need.
Young at Heart Pet Rescue
- Location: Illinois
- About: Specializing in senior pet adoptions, this rescue helps older dogs and cats find their forever homes.
Greater Chicago Ferret Association
- Location: Illinois
- About: A ferret no-kill shelter dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming ferrets in Illinois.
- Learn More: Greater Chicago Ferret Association
More Trusted Animal Rescue Groups
Open Doors Animal Rescue
- Location: Hampshire, IL
- About: A small, non-profit rescue with the mission to help abandoned and at-risk pets find new homes.
Cat Guardians
- Location: Lombard, IL
- About: A no-kill, cageless cat shelter that houses up to 50 cats and kittens in need of love and support.
- Learn More: Cat Guardians
Chicago English Bulldog Rescue
- Service Area: Illinois, Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin
- About: A breed-specific rescue dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming English Bulldogs.
Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association (IAMRA)
- Location: Illinois
- About: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on rescuing and rehabilitating homeless Alaskan Malamutes.
- Learn More: Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association
Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter
- Location: Riverwoods, IL
- About: One of the largest and oldest animal shelters in the country, accepting stray, abandoned, and abused pets since 1928.
National Animal Welfare Organizations
The Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago
- Location: Chicago, IL
- About: A leading animal welfare organization providing shelter, medical care, and adoption services for thousands of animals since 1899.
ASPCA | The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Location: Nationwide
- About: One of the largest animal welfare organizations in the U.S., advocating for animal rights, rescue, and adoption.