Illinois Pet Shelters
- Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. (P.A.W.S.) - Anna
- The Buddy Foundation - Arlington Heights
- Animal House Shelter - Barrington Hills
- Belleville Area Rescue for K-9's (B.A.R.K.) - Belleville (Dogs Only)
- Benld Adopt-a-Pet - Benld
- Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue & Equestrian Sanctuary - Bloomington
- Fulton County Humane Society - Canton
- My Mathew's House Cat Shelter - Carthage (Cats Only)
- CATsNAP - Champaign (Cats Only)
- Anti-Cruelty Society - Chicago
- APA's Harmony House for Cats - Chicago (Cats Only)
- ARFhouse Chicago - Chicago
- Chicago Canine Rescue Foundation - Chicago (Dogs Only)
- Furry Friends Foundation - Chicago
- Red Door Animal Shelter - Chicago
- Tree House Animal Foundation - Chicago
- Animal Welfare League - Chicago Ridge
- DeWitt County Animal Shelter - Clinton
- Second Chance for Pets - Clinton
- Animal Outreach Humane Society of McHenry County - Crystal Lake
- Assisi Animal Foundation - Crystal Lake
- Helping Paws - Crystal Lake
- A Caring Place Humane Society - Darien
- West Suburban Humane Society - Downers Grove
- Pets Without Parents of Central Illinois - Easton
- Hope Animal Rescues - Edwardsville
- Metro East Humane Society - Edwardsville
- Second Chance Pet Adoption - Elk Grove
- Almost Home Foundation - Elk Grove Village
- CARE (Community Animal Rescue Effort) - Evanston
- Prairieland Animal Welfare Center - Galesburg
- Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary - German Valley
- Animal REscue Foundation of Illinois (ARF-IL) - Glen Ellyn
- Pet Project Inc. - Grand Ridge
- Save-a-Pet - Grayslake
- Tails Of Hope - Gurnee
- Tails Of Hope - Gurnee (same shelter as above but different website)
- Highland Animal Shelter - Highland
- Recycling Animals In Need (R.A.I.N.) - Hinckley
- Hinsdale Humane Society - Hinsdale
- The Dog P.E.N. (Public Education Network) - Jacksonville
- Humane Society of Kankakee County - Kankakee
- CatNap from the Heart Inc. - LaGrange Park (Cats Only)
- Animal Education & Rescue - Libertyville
- Tender Loving Care Animal Shelter - Lockport
- Wings of Wonder Avian Rescue - Mahomet (Birds Only)
- Victorian House Animal Placements - Maroa/Niles
- Animal Outreach Society - McHenry
- Quad City Animal Welfare Center - Milan
- Warren County Humane Society - Monmouth
- Western Illinois Animal Rescue - Monmouth
- Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment - Naperville
- Naperville Humane Society - Naperville
- Heartland Animal Shelter - Northbrook
- Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, Inc. - Northbrook (Birds Only)
- Spencer Pet Rescue - O' Fallon
- Animal Care League - Oak Park
- Animals for Awareness - Palos Park
- Homeless Animal Rescue Team of IL (H.A.R.T.) - Plainfield (Dogs Only)
- Livingston County Humane Society - Pontiac
- Quincy Humane Society - Quincy
- Pets in Need Midwest - Ringwood
- Orphans of the Storm - Riverwoods
- Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary - Rockford
- Winnebago County Animal Services - Rockford
- Petropolis Adoptions - Round Lake
- Schuyler County Humane Society - Rushville
- Pet-Able Adoptions - Schaumburg
- Strays Halfway House - Schaumburg
- Sedtal Rodent Rescue - Scott AFB (Rodents Only)
- Happy Feet Cat Rescue - Secaucus (Cats Only)
- Anderson Animal Shelter - South Elgin
- Randolph County Humane Society - Sparta
- Animal Protective League of Springfield and Sangamon County - Springfield
- Home for Endangered and Lost Pets (HELP) - St. Charles
- Pocket Pets Animal Rescue - Thomasboro
- People's Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) - Tinley Park
- Champaign County Humane Society - Urbana
- 2nd Chance Animal Rescue - Vandalia
- Southern Illinois Pet Society - Villa Ridge
- Humane Society of Monroe County - Waterloo
- Scott County Dog Rescue - Winchester (Dogs Only)
Breed Rescues
- A & S Rescue - Antioch
- Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue - Chicago
- Illinois Italian Greyhound Rescue - Chicago
- Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue - Chicago Area (Foster Network Only - No actual shelter
- A Place to Call Home, Inc Parrot Rescue - Creston (Birds Only)
- Southern Star Minpin Rescue Inc. - Crystal Lake
- Free Spirit Siberian Husky Rescue - Harvard
- Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois - Lisle
- Australian Terrier Rescue - McHenry
- Rock Island County Animal Shelter/St Francis adoption center - Moline
- Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc. - Mount Prospect
- Great Lakes Pug Club - Statewide
- Midwest Greyhound Adoption - Sugar Grove
- Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue - Urbana
Other Resources
- Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society - Barrington Hills
- Chicago House Rabbit Society - Chicago
- Missing Pet Center - Chicago - a Greater Chicagoland area service that was created for the sole purpose of quickly reuniting lost pets with their owners.
- Retired Greyhounds as Pets of Illinois - Chicago
- The Horse Rescue Foundation, Inc - Glendale Heights (Horses Only)
- Greater Chicago Ferret Association - Lyons
- Labrador Education and Rescue Network - Northern Illinois State (Foster Network)
- Foster Pet Outreach - Peoria
- CILRA -Central Indiana/Illinois Labrador Rescue & Adoption - Statewide (Fosters Only)
- Lost Pets Illinois - Sycamore
- Hooved Animal Humane Society - Woodstock
Please add your shelter or rescue group to the directory.
