Our Recent Stories
60 Stories in 60 Days: A Second Chance for Both of Us
Story #13 of 60: Love at First Paw As told by Claudia von Fragstein, Adopter After my beloved dog, Bullie, passed away, my heart felt empty. I knew I would eventually open it to another dog, but I...
60 Stories in 60 Days: A Connection We Couldn’t Ignore
Story #12 of 60: When a Toy Slid Under the Door As told by Carolyn Williams, Adopter & Donor My husband was ready to look for another pet, but I still was not. Even so, I agreed to go and look....
60 Stories in 60 Days: Right Place, Right Time
Story #11 of 60: Bradley Found His Way HomeAs told by Dana Tenenbaum, Anderson Humane Volunteer We were hosting an adoption event at Do It Best Hardware when a couple came in to meet a puppy named...
60 Stories in 60 Days: Love at First Sight
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: Six Decades of Second Chances
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...
60 Stories in 60 Days: Guided Back to Love
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...
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