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 day before Valentine’s Day in 2017, a new partnership was forged that has so far facilitated more than 4,500 loving relationships. That’s the day when Anderson Humane opened the doors of their first-ever satellite adoption center at the Pet Supplies Plus in North...
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 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...
It’s Foster a Pet Month! To celebrate, we’re highlighting some of our awesome foster families, like Kim’s. Learn how you can foster, too! For Father’s Day, Kim and Bryan officially added a new member to their family: a three-legged dog named Tatum. Tatum joined a...
The numbers are staggering. One unspayed cat and her offspring can have nearly 5,000 kittens over the span of seven years. One unspayed dog and her offspring can have more than 500 puppies during that time. Is it any wonder that there are millions more dogs and cats...
