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Areas New Leash On Life Chicago serves
NLOL only adopts our dogs within Illinois and a 60 mi radius of Chicago (Chicago and suburbs.)
New Leash On Life Chicago's adoption process
Additional adoption info
Since it our desire that you have a pet that can enjoy a lifetime of love with you, we take special measure to ensure that the pet is the best match for you and your family. We have set up the following procedures for anyone wishing to adopt one of our animals:
Fill out an adoption application
This helps us understand more about you and your lifestyle.
Be contacted by a New Leash On Life representative.
Have a Home Check to insure the home is safe for the animal.
Sign an Adoption Contract.
Make a tax deductible donation. (We ask for $200 minimum for dogs and puppies.)
Our pets generally are up to date on all vaccinations and have been spayed or neutered (in the case of puppies, they may not have their entire set of shots).
Since it our desire that you have a pet that can enjoy a lifetime of love with you, we take special measure to ensure that the pet is the best match for you and your family. We have set up the following procedures for anyone wishing to adopt one of our animals:
Fill out an adoption application
This helps us understand more about you and your lifestyle.
Be contacted by a New Leash On Life representative.
Have a Home Check to insure the home is safe for the animal.
Sign an Adoption Contract.
Make a tax deductible donation. (We ask for $200 minimum for dogs and puppies.)
Our pets generally are up to date on all vaccinations and have been spayed or neutered (in the case of puppies, they may not have their entire set of shots).
NLOL Chicago is an entirely volunteer run, nonprofit organization committed to finding loving homes for shelter dogs who would otherwise be euthanized.
Through our adoption, foster and education programs, NLOL Chicago addresses the nationwide issue of pet overpopulation and the importance of spay/neuter, and also tackles local concerns such as Chicago's dog fighting epidemic. The goal of NLOL Chicago is that of consistent advocacy for those forgotten animals - speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves.
NLOL Chicago does not discriminate by age or breed. Our adoption fee is $250, and our dogs are fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped prior to adoption.
NLOL Chicago is an entirely volunteer run, nonprofit organization committed to finding loving homes for shelter dogs who would otherwise be euthanized.
Through our adoption, foster and education programs, NLOL Chicago addresses the nationwide issue of pet overpopulation and the importance of spay/neuter, and also tackles local concerns such as Chicago's dog fighting epidemic. The goal of NLOL Chicago is that of consistent advocacy for those forgotten animals - speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves.
NLOL Chicago does not discriminate by age or breed. Our adoption fee is $250, and our dogs are fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and microchipped prior to adoption.
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What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.