Instilling a Love for Animals and Nature at Critter Camp

Instilling a Love for Animals and Nature at Critter Camp

In a shady spot on the grounds of Gray Willows Farm, a couple dozen kids – all part of Anderson Humane’s Critter Camps – stood transfixed by a trio of birds. Three adults faced the crowd of kids, each one holding one of the raptors – a red-tailed hawk, a barn owl, and...
The Perfect Dog for the Cotero Family

The Perfect Dog for the Cotero Family

It was love at first one-eyed sight. When the Cotero family attended Anderson Humane’s The Road Home Mega Adoption Event at Brilliance Subaru of Elgin last month, they weren’t quite sure what they wanted. “We were thinking maybe a cat or small dog. We were pretty...
The Lop-Eared Light of Michelle’s Life

The Lop-Eared Light of Michelle’s Life

The cats were supposed to help fill the void. After Michelle and her husband, Kyle, lost their beloved 14-year-old Maine Coon, Boo, this past February, they rescued two cats, Coffee and Cocoa. And while Michelle calls them, “fun-loving, precious, and sweet,” she also...