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...

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...

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...

Story #7 of 60: Aaron’s First Home As told by his Foster, Christine Vivacqua In February of 2025, the Anderson Humane training team asked if I could foster a dog named Aaron. He was a very scared,...

Story #6 of 60: When Duke Found His Place As told by Jennifer Rasmussen, Adopter & Volunteer We fostered two little puppies we nicknamed Duke and Daisy, and spent the first few weeks of summer...

Story #5 of 60: My Foster Fail, My Soul DogAs told by Kim Saxton, Adopter & Volunteer I am a dog walking volunteer at Anderson Humane, and one day I decided to foster a black dog who had been...