by Cailey Witchie | Mar 15, 2023 | stories
On a crisp fall day, Molly Craig, the Intake and Transfer Manager at Anderson Humane, made the short drive from our South Elgin shelter to Kane County Animal Control in Geneva. She was there to check out three senior dogs – Blanco, Babe, and Frank – to see if they...
by Cailey Witchie | Mar 8, 2023 | stories
Ever since Otis joined Danielle’s family, he’s been fulfilling dreams. “My boyfriend Matt had wanted a dog his whole life,” Danielle said of their decision earlier this year to adopt a dog. Danielle, who’s adopted nearly all her dogs from Anderson Humane, began...
by Cailey Witchie | Mar 1, 2023 | stories
When Kathleen Jaeger first saw a photo of Austin, a puppy available for adoption at Anderson Humane, she was struck by his cute toothy smile. “I was so drawn to him,” Kathleen said, adding she felt the sense that she needed him. Her family had been through so much and...
by Cailey Witchie | Feb 20, 2023 | stories
In partnership with Subaru USA, we attended The Chicago Auto Show! We needed a minimum of 6 volunteers each day, and had a grand total of 61 folks helping out during this 10-day-long event! That’s a grand total of 274.5 hours of teamwork. Our veteran volunteers...
by Carissa Hartwig | Feb 20, 2023 | stories
Zaira came to us from Shelby Humane in Alabama in early January. Our animal care team quickly noticed that her right hind leg was not working properly. After an exam from our Veterinary Team, it was determined that she would need surgery to avoid a leg amputation. A...
by Carissa Hartwig | Feb 18, 2023 | stories
Early Thursday morning our wildlife team received a call about an adult deer stuck to a fence. Officer Schwartz from the Sleepy Hollow Police Department was on the scene! Our wildlife team sprang into action and gathered supplies. This included a laundry list of...
