Saving Animals Beyond Kane County A question we hear from time to time is why some of our adoptable dogs and cats come from outside of our local area. The answer is simple: we do not have the same stray pet overpopulation seen in many other parts of the country. In...
Story #60: Courage in Four Paws As told by Stevie Lofton, Adopter Mother’s Day weekend in 2023 was hard. I was missing Coyote, my first Dutch Shepherd, who had passed away not long before. I asked for a sign, something to guide me to another Dutchie, purebred or mix....
Story #59: Compassion in Action As told by Dean Daubert, President & CEO It was late fall of 2023. I was still in my office after hours when a man rushed in, clearly frantic. He had captured an injured goose and didn’t know where else to turn. He hadn’t called...
Story #58: From Shelter to Soulmates and Sidekicks As told by Regina Salvador, Adopter We had not owned a dog since March of 2017. That was when we had to say goodbye to our beloved husky, the second one we had adopted years earlier through Free Spirit Husky Rescue....
Story #57: The Foster Who Never Left As told by Patti Sweeney: Adopter, Foster, Volunteer, and Donor I started volunteering at Anderson Humane almost five years ago. We had just lost our beloved wiener dog of 18 years, and our house felt empty. We were not ready to...
Story #56: The Best Lunch Break of My Life As told by Dan Smiley, Adopter On October 22, 2019, I was not planning to adopt a dog. I had a half day at work because I was heading to a Chicago Blackhawks game that night. Earlier that morning, we received a flyer about a...
