Story #11 of 60: Bradley Found His Way HomeAs told by Dana Tenenbaum, Anderson Humane Volunteer We were hosting an adoption event at Do It Best Hardware when a couple came in to meet a puppy named Bradley. I remembered them from a previous event where Santa had...
Story #10 of 60: Mirabelle Changed Everything As told by Courtney Hamill, Adopter & Volunteer I had been searching for a rescue dog for what felt like a long time when I came across a post for Mirabelle, a beautiful two-year-old Shepherd who had just arrived from...
60 Stories in 60 Days: Story #9 of 60 The Story of Anderson Humane On February 14, 1966, a small but dedicated group of volunteers founded the Humane Society of North Central Illinois in response to growing concern about stray and unwanted animals in the Fox Valley...
Story #8 of 60: Raven Found Me As told by Pam, Adopter I had just lost my beautiful Jewel, a senior black indoor cat, to skin cancer. Two years before that, I had also lost my precious Raven to uterine cancer. My heart was broken, and as hard as I tried, I could not...
Story #7 of 60: Aaron’s First Home As told by his Foster, Christine Vivacqua In February of 2025, the Anderson Humane training team asked if I could foster a dog named Aaron. He was a very scared, shut-down two-year-old who had not been adjusting after arriving on...
