Story #13 of 60: Love at First Paw As told by Claudia von Fragstein, Adopter After my beloved dog, Bullie, passed away, my heart felt empty. I knew I would eventually open it to another dog, but I was not sure I was ready. I made an appointment at Anderson Humane to...
Story #12 of 60: When a Toy Slid Under the Door As told by Carolyn Williams, Adopter & Donor My husband was ready to look for another pet, but I still was not. Even so, I agreed to go and look. I should have known there was no way I would ever leave Anderson...
Story #11 of 60: Bradley Found His Way HomeAs told by Dana Tenenbaum, Anderson Humane Volunteer We were hosting an adoption event at Do It Best Hardware when a couple came in to meet a puppy named Bradley. I remembered them from a previous event where Santa had...
Story #10 of 60: Mirabelle Changed Everything As told by Courtney Hamill, Adopter & Volunteer I had been searching for a rescue dog for what felt like a long time when I came across a post for Mirabelle, a beautiful two-year-old Shepherd who had just arrived from...
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...
