You’re out for an evening stroll when you hear a strange little sound coming from the ground. You – or your dog – decide to check it out, and you realize it’s a nest of baby bunnies. But where’s...

Every weekend, a van full of dogs arrives at Anderson Humane’s South Elgin shelter following a more than 12-hour drive from one of our source shelters in Oklahoma. The dogs are tired, hungry, and...

Gary was being overrun. He had a couple squirrels in his attic, who were chewing the fascia of the roof and making noise at all hours of the day and night. There was also a skunk tunneling under his...

In April of 2021, Justin Potts retired after working 34 years in IT. “I realized real fast I had to have something to do,” he said. So the very next month he started volunteering with Anderson...

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...

“What’s not to love about puppy’s and pucks!”

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 or chick as the crowning jewel of their young...

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,...

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...