Pet Adoptions Pour in During Clear the Shelters in Chicago Area
The nationwide initiative kicked off Saturday and in just a matter of a couple of hours, more than a hundred adoptions took place in the Chicago area.
As of 2:30 p.m., the count increased from approximately 142 to about 259 adoptions; and as of 3 p.m. it increased to about 381 across all Chicagoland shelters.
At 6 p.m. the count rose to a total of about 804 adoptions.
NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago teamed up with animal shelters to waive adoption fees across the Chicago area and help pets 6 months and older find forever homes. The pet adoption initiative known as 'Clear the Shelters' was scheduled to take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Every year, approximately 6.5 million pets enter animal shelters across the U.S, and about 1.5 million of those animals are euthanized because they haven't been adopted, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Each shelter's adoption process and policy were still in place during this event.
Use the map to search for a shelter near you or search by zip code above.
For more information on the 2018 Clear the Shelters event, click here.
Full list of Chicago-area participating shelters below:
A.D.O.P.T. Pet Shelter
420 Industrial Drive, Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 355-2299
A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife (Birds only)
2720 Dundee Road, Suite 229, Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 509-1026
Anderson Animal Shelter North Aurora Adoption Ctr.
188 N. Randall Road, Aurora, IL 60542
(847) 697-2880 ext. 80
Animal Outreach Humane Society
3370 Shoppers Drive, McHenry, IL 60051
(815) 385-0005
Animal Services and Assitance Programs (Cats only)
19309 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Marengo, IL 60152
(815) 568-2921
Aurora Animal Care & Control
600 S. River Street, Aurora, IL 60506
(630) 256-3630
Cat Habitat
17930 S. Halsted Street, Homewood, IL 60430
(708) 308-8817
CatNap From the Heart
1101 Beach Ave., LaGrange Park, IL 60526
(708) 352-3914
Chicago Animal Care & Control
2741 S. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 747-1406
Cicero Waggin' Tails Shelter
1800 S. Laramie Ave., Cicero, IL 60804
(708) 652-0825
DuPage County Animal Care & Control
120 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 407-2800
Friendly & Feral Cat Rescue
1375 N. Roselle Road, Schaumburg, IL 60195
(847) 394-0260
Heartland Animal Shelter
2975 Milwaukee Ave. Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 296-6400
Help Save Pets – Chicago
511 W. North Ave. Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 428-2571
Help Save Pets – Downers Grove
941 63rd Street, Downers Grove, IL 60516
(815) 436-2700
Hinsdale Humane Society
22 N. Elm, Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630) 323-5630
Humane Indiana
421 45th Ave., Munster, IN 46321
(219) 922-3811
Humane Society of Northwest Indiana
6100 Melton Road, Gary, IN 46403
(219) 938-3339
Magnificient Mutts and Meows (Dogs only)
720 E. Ogden Ave., Naperville, IL 60563
(708) 703-5047
Magnificient Mutts and Meows (Cats only)
198 North Ave., Villa Park, IL 60181
(708) 205-6862
McHenry County Animal Control and Adoption Ctr. (Cats only)
100 N. Virginia Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 459-6222
Michiana Humane Society & SPCA, Inc.
722 IN-212, Michigan City, IN 46360
(219) 872-4499
Naperville Area Humane Society
1620 W. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563
(630) 420-8989
New Beginnings for Cats
7701 E. 3500N Road, Bourbonnais, IL 60914
(815) 472-4734
Orphans of the Storm
2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL 60015
(847) 945-0235
PAWS Chicago
1997 N. Clyborn Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
(773) 687-4700
Precious Pets Almost Home (Cats only)
3640 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL 60618
(773) 887-2286
and
3757 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60613
(708) 352-3914
Rover Rescue of Illinois (Dogs only)
1512 S. Randall Road, Geneva, IL 60134
(630) 232-6467
South Suburban Humane Society
1103 West End Ave., Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708) 755-7387
Spay and Stay (Outdoor location)
555 E. Townline Road, Vernon Hills, IL 60061
(847) 289-4557
Tails Humane Society
2270 Barber Greene Road, DeKalb, IL 60115
(815) 758-2457
The Anti-Cruelty Society
157 W. Grand Ave., IL 60654
(312) 644-8338
Tree House Humane Society (Cats only)
7225 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60645
(773) 262-4000
Wheeling Animal Group Saves
532 S. Elmhurst Road, Wheeling, IL 60090
(847) 520-7387
Winnebego County Animal Services
4517 N. Main Street, Rockford, IL 61103
(815) 319-4100
4 Paw Sake (Dogs only)
2739 Glenwood Dyer Road, Lynwood, IL 60411
(708) 758-3647
