Story #39: The Love That Keeps on Growing As told by Barb Fint, Adopter & Volunteer Way back in 1979, my mother and youngest sister went to Anderson Animal Shelter and came home with my first...

Story #37: A Year with My Perfect Companion As told by Kristen Faisant, Adopter and Donor I adopted Twister on January 20, 2025, and I can hardly believe how fast this year has gone. In just twelve...

Story #37: The dog who started it all Told by Breda Marshall, Adopter Our First Family Dog In the mid 1990s, when I was in high school, my parents adopted a black cocker spaniel named Seamus. He was...

Story #36: The Day Norman Found Me As told by Chris Beebe, Senior Director of Community Engagement An Unexpected Welcome I walked back into my office one day expecting the usual routine. Emails to...

 Story #35: The Gift of Ten Years  As told by Bill and Liz Kling, Adopters Merry, Forever Our Girl We first met Merry at an adoption event in Elmhurst. She was so small, so adorable, and so full of...

Story #34: The Power of Going Slow As told by Katarina Lenertz, Behavior and Training Specialist at Anderson Humane The Dog Who Stayed With Me I met Milton while working with him in the shelter, and...