Our Recent Stories
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...
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...
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....
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,...
Celebrating Five Years of Connecting People and Pets in North Aurora
The day before Valentine’s Day in 2017, a new partnership was forged that has so far facilitated more than 4,500 loving relationships. That’s the day when Anderson Humane opened the doors of their...
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...
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