by Greg | May 5, 2022 | stories
Every weekend, a van full of dogs arrives at Anderson Humane’s South Elgin shelter following a more than 12-hour drive from one of our source shelters in Oklahoma. The dogs are tired, hungry, and often a bit scared when they arrive. Thankfully, Kim and Steve are there...
by Greg | May 4, 2022 | stories
Gary was being overrun. He had a couple squirrels in his attic, who were chewing the fascia of the roof and making noise at all hours of the day and night. There was also a skunk tunneling under his deck. Christmas was approaching and he was worried that the skunk...
by Greg | Apr 25, 2022 | stories
In April of 2021, Justin Potts retired after working 34 years in IT. “I realized real fast I had to have something to do,” he said. So the very next month he started volunteering with Anderson Humane, where he and his wife adopted their first cat back in 1996 (they...
by Greg | Apr 25, 2022 | stories
While kitten season might sound like simply a bonanza of cuteness, this time of year comes with many challenges for those in animal welfare. Kittens are one of the most fragile and vulnerable of all shelter residents, so an uptick in their population also calls for a...
by Greg | Apr 18, 2022 | stories
During a recent Chicago Steel hockey game, the audience was a little rowdier than usual. You could say the crowd had gone to the dogs – quite literally. It was the Chicago Steel’s annual Pucks and Pups Night, when fans could bring their dogs to help them cheer on the...
