How to Keep Your Pets Safe From Summer Threats

How to Keep Your Pets Safe From Summer Threats

The livin’ may be easy in the summertime, as the song goes, but unfortunately that’s not always the case for your pets. Summer brings some unique challenges to their health – from fireworks to mosquitoes to lawn chemicals. But don’t worry! We’ve got all the advice you...
58 Pet Adoptions to Celebrate 5 Years of Partnership

58 Pet Adoptions to Celebrate 5 Years of Partnership

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in North Aurora, a line of people holding purple Anderson Humane folders quickly formed outside the Pet Supplies Plus store. There were families and couples and people from as far away as Lake in the Hills all chatting patiently while they...
The Baseball Fans Benefitting Anderson Humane

The Baseball Fans Benefitting Anderson Humane

On a recent Saturday, you could see 11 people digging in the grounds outside Anderson Humane’s South Elgin facility. They were building a sensory garden for the dogs currently living at the shelter. While many of these people had never met each other before that day,...
Instilling a Love for Animals and Nature at Critter Camp

Instilling a Love for Animals and Nature at Critter Camp

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 Perfect Dog for the Cotero Family

The Perfect Dog for the Cotero Family

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...