Illinois Pet Shelters

Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. (P.A.W.S.)  - Anna

Animal House Shelter  - Barrington Hills

Fur Keeps animal rescue  -  Barrington Hills 

Belleville Area Humane Society  - Belleville 

Benld Adopt-a-Pet  - Benld

Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue - Bloomington

Fulton County Humane Society  - Canton

Macoupin County Animal Control -  Carlinville

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)

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

Second Chance for Pets  - Clinton

Animal Outreach Humane Society of McHenry County  - Crystal Lake

Assisi Animal Foundation - Crystal Lake

Helping Paws  - Crystal Lake

Paws and Effect Animal rescue -  Crystal Lake

A Caring Place Humane Society - Darien

Tails Humane society  -  Dekalb

West Suburban Humane Society -  Downers Grove

Mason city Pets without parents -  Mason City

Hope Animal Rescues  - Edwardsville

Metro East Humane Society - Edwardsville

Effingham County Animal shelter  & Control -  Effingham

Effingham Animal Rescue Sanctuary  -  Effingham

Second Chance Pet Adoption  - Elk Grove

Almost Home Foundation - Elk Grove

Village CARE (Community Animal Rescue Effort)  - Evanston

Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary - German Valley

Home Sweet Home Pet Rescue -  Gilberts 

Animal REscue Foundation of Illinois (ARF-IL)  - Glen Ellyn

Pet Project Inc.  - Grand Ridge

Save-a-Pet  - Grayslake

Tails of Hope -  Highland Park

Recycling Animals In Need (R.A.I.N.)  - Hinckley

Hinsdale Humane Society  - Hinsdale

Wolf pack dog rescue -  Hoffman Estates

Redemption Road Rescue Rehab -  Island Lake

Humane Society of Kankakee County - Kankakee

CatNap from the Heart Inc. - LaGrange Park (Cats Only)

Animal Education & Rescue  - Libertyville

Wings of Wonder Avian Rescue - Mahomet (Birds Only)

Glorybound Rescue Ranch -  Marengo

Animal Outreach Society  - McHenry

Quad City Animal Welfare Center - Milan

Warren County animal control  - Monmouth

Western Illinois Animal Rescue  - Monmouth

Wright Way Rescue -  Morton Grove

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

Castaways Animal Rescue -  Quincy

Quincy Humane Society - Quincy

Orphans of the Storm  - Riverwoods

The Dog Pen animal rescue  -  Roadhouse

Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary - Rockford

Winnebago County Animal Services  - Rockford

Petropolis Adoptions  - Round Lake

Schuyler County Humane Society  - Rushville

Strays Halfway House - Schaumburg

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

People's Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)  - Tinley Park

Champaign County Humane Society  - Urbana
 
Humane Society of Monroe County - Waterloo

Scott County Dog Rescue  - Winchester (Dogs Only)

Mending Hearts Rescue -  Winnebago 

International street dog foundation -  Wonder Lake 

Happy Tails animal sanctuary  -  Woodstock


Breed Rescues

A & S Rescue - Antioch

Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue - Chicago

Shiba Inu Rescue Association (SIRA)  -  Chicago

Greater Chicago Cavalier Rescue  - Chicago Area (Foster Network Only - No actual shelter

Chicago Bully Breed Rescue  -  Chicago

A Place to Call Home, Inc Parrot Rescue  - Creston (Birds Only)

Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue  -  Gurnee

Free Spirit Siberian Husky Rescue - Harvard

Chicagoland Lab Rescue -  Highland Park

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

Midwest Greyhound Adoption  - Sugar Grove

Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue  - Urbana

Recommended Veterinary clinics and animal hospitals

Animal Medical Center of Chicago

1618 W Diversey Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60614

Phone Number: (773) 525-3353

Blum Animal Hospital

3219 N Clark St, Chicago, IL 60657

Phone Number: (773) 327-4446

Other

Hooved Animal Rescue & Protection Society  - Barrington Hills

CACC Transfer Team is run by VOLUNTEERS of Chicago ACC. These dogs are RESCUE ONLY and are available to all approved Homeward Bound partners.

Chicago House Rabbit Society - Chicago

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

The Wildlife Hotline (help injured animals)  - Statewide and Missouri

Hooved Animal Humane Society - Woodstock

Other Resources:  

Pitbull Puppies for adoption and rehoming Facebook Group: Nationwide