Resources
Listed here are some trusted resources for pet owners and those who may be considering pet ownership:
Lost & Found Dogs:
Lost Dogs Illinois https://lostdogsillinois.org/
PawBoost https://www.pawboost.com/
PetFBI https://petfbi.org
Lost Pets at Chicago Animal Care & Control (on the right side of the page) https://petharbor.com/chicago/
Low Cost Veterinary Care:
Anti-Cruelty Medical Clinic https://anticruelty.org/clinic
Fox Valley Animal Welfare League https://www.fvawl.org/clinic-services
PAWS Lurie Clinic http://www.pawschicago.org/our-work/spayneuter/lurie-clinic/
SNIP Society Joliet https://www.snipsociety.org/
South Suburban Animal Hospital https://southsuburbanvet.com/
Spay Illinois https://www.spayillinois.org/
Summit Animal Hospital https://www.summitanimalhospitalil.com/
Pet Food Pantries:
Care For Real careforreal.org/services-programs/pet-pantry
Friend Pet Food Pantry friendshippetpantry.org
Irving Park Community Food Pantry irvingparkfoodpantry.com
One Tail at a Time Pet Mutual Aid https://www.onetail.org/petmutualaid/
Our House of Hope Food Pantry https://www.ourhouseofhoperescue.com/pet-food-pantry
PAWS Chicago Pet Food Bank pawschicago.org/our-work/crisis-support/crisis-care-program
Red Door Animal Shelter reddoorshelter.org/newsite/programs.html
Tree House Pet Food Pantry reddoorshelter.org/newsite/programs.html
Wet Nose Food Pantry http://wetnosepetfoodpantry.webstarts.com/
Pet Insurance:
Figo https://figopetinsurance.com/
- Figo is a local Chicago company and proud supporter of Rescue Chicago
Homeowners/Renters Insurance Without Breed Restrictions:
Farmers http://www.farmers.com/
State Farm www.statefarm.com
USAA www.usaa.com
Owner Support:
Surrender or Rehome a Pet:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cacc/supp_info/OwnerSurrenderInformation.html
Home-to-Home https://home-home.org/
Rehome by Adopt-a-Pet https://rehome.adoptapet.com/
Temporary/Crisis Assistance:
https://anticruelty.org/services-local-resources/society-programs-services/safe-program/
http://www.pawschicago.org/our-work/crisis-support/crisis-care-program/
https://adoptpetshelter.org/clinic/crisis-assistance/
https://www.southsuburbanhumane.org/pets-are-family
https://thesafehavennetwork.org/
Positive Reinforcement Trainers & Behaviorist:
Margaret Fraser, Copilot Dogs https://www.copilotdogs.com/
- Margaret is one of our co-founders who recently became a certified trainer and launched her own training business!
Andrea Burggrabe, I Speak Woof (virtual) https://www.ispeakwoof.net/
Ali Evanson, I Got This Sit (suburbs) https://www.igotthissit.com/
Janice Triptow, Dog Behavior Solutions http://www.dogbehaviorsolutions.net/
Drew Ballantine, Insight Animal Behavior Services https://www.insightfulanimals.com/
Dr. Kelly Ballantine, Insight Animal Behavior Services https://www.insightfulanimals.com/
Report Animal Abuse or Negligence:
311 https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cacc/provdrs/animal_control_andrescue.html
Anti-Cruelty Society https://anticruelty.org/abuse
Recognize & Report Dog Fighting:
https://home.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/dogfightingtips4public.pdf
Two Week Shut Down (for adopters & fosters):
Introducing Dogs & Cats: