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...
Story #6 of 60: When Duke Found His Place As told by Jennifer Rasmussen, Adopter & Volunteer We fostered two little puppies we nicknamed Duke and Daisy, and spent the first few weeks of summer caring for them. They played all day and curled up together at night,...
Story #5 of 60: My Foster Fail, My Soul DogAs told by Kim Saxton, Adopter & Volunteer I am a dog walking volunteer at Anderson Humane, and one day I decided to foster a black dog who had been surrendered by her owner. She had been overlooked for adoption, which...
Story #4 of 60: Piper, Our SurvivorAs told by Nancy Hamilton, Adopter We decided to adopt another dog after losing our beloved rescue to kidney failure. When we visited Anderson Humane, we found our Piper. She was a rescue from a shelter in Oklahoma, and we were...
