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...
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...
Six things to consider before giving your kids a little critter for the holiday. As Easter approaches, many parents are tempted to buy a baby bunny, duckling or chick as the crowning jewel of their young children’s Easter baskets. The kids will love the cuddly...
Elizabeth and Cyndy have never met, but they have two very important loves in common – a 13-year-old cat named Meeka and a 12-year-old cat named Houdini. Elizabeth, the proud mom of the feline pair, is also a surgical technologist in the U.S. Navy (or, in military...
It all started six years ago on Fat Tuesday. Julie Bolster, a mom of four, had helped plan some after-school enrichment programs at her kids’ school. One of the sessions involved two puppies, who quickly won Julie’s heart. The woman who brought the puppies, an...
Every Tuesday, you’ll find a 20-year-old woman named Annie at Anderson Humane’s South Elgin shelter, sweeping the floor or cutting up hot dogs for the animals awaiting adoption. These are typical tasks for our volunteers, but Annie is a part of a unique new group...
