Our Recent Stories
Wildlife Allies Give a Deer a New Lease on Life
Early Thursday morning our wildlife team received a call about an adult deer stuck to a fence. Officer Schwartz from the Sleepy Hollow Police Department was on the scene! Our wildlife team sprang...
Loving Reacher into His Forever Home
When Shannon and her family started fostering Reacher, a retriever mix, earlier this year through Anderson Humane, they thought he would be with them only a matter of weeks. Little did they know...
Finding a Home for Felicity & Ferdinand
Felicity arrived first. The man who had been raising her since she was a duckling brought the one-year-old duck in to Anderson Humane’s Wildlife Center, seeking to surrender her. Felicity was in...
The Mayor of Meow Town
Spend much time in Meow Town, the main cat room in Anderson Humane’s South Elgin shelter, and you will realize two things: Ken Swanson is a regular fixture here and he’s highly valued by the shelter...
Keeping Marilyn and Guido Together
“Guido means everything to her. He’s her entire world,” Joyce said, then added with a laugh, “besides me!” Joyce was talking about her 90-year-old mom, Marilyn, and Marilyn’s 10-year-old Shih Tzu,...
Why Our Cat Transports Are So Important
Take a walk through Meow Town, the main cat room at Anderson Humane’s South Elgin shelter, and you will likely be charmed by the occasional paw reaching out from an enclosure, kittens playfully...
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