West Suburban Humane Society

Animal rescue in DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois

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Address

1901 Ogden Ave., DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515

Contact

Carolyn Mossberger

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Adoptable Pets at West Suburban Humane Society

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Colleen

Labrador Retriever

Female, 10 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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No Details Provided
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Manzana

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
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No Details Provided
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Dinah

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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No Details Provided
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Taki

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr 1 mo

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Little Alex Horne

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Gumdrop

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Jack

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
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(when grown) -
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No Details Provided
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Aisling

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 4 yrs

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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No Details Provided
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Horchata

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 1 mo

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
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Rescue FAQs

The West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS) is a volunteer-based, no-kill animal rescue that was founded in 1972 in the western suburbs of Chicago. WSHS now finds homes for more than 500 dogs and cats each year! WSHS is 100% funded by individual, corporate, and private foundations donations, and has over 450 active volunteers! WSHS is caring for about 200 animals at any given time. We adopt to the following counties in IL: DuPage, Cook, Lake, McHenry, Will, Kane & Kendall. If you are a pet owner, check out the Resources tab on our website!
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  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Approve Application
  • 3. Meet the Pet
  • 4. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

See our full adoption process here: https://wshs-dg.org/adopt

Pets at shelters and rescues near West Suburban Humane Society

A Caring Place - All-Breed Dog Rescue

P.O. Box 989, Westmont, IL 60559

Chicagoland Animal Rescue NFP

1550 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515

Hinsdale Humane Society

21 Salt Creek Lane, Hinsdale, IL 60521

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Misty Blue

Siamese

Female, 8 yrs 8 mos

Downers Grove, IL

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N/A
Size
(when grown) -
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Not good with kids
Not good with dogs
Not good with cats
Needs special attention
Needs experienced adopter
Declawed
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Oreo

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos

Lombard, IL

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N/A
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(when grown) -
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Good with cats
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Moon

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 2 yrs 3 mos

Downers Grove, IL

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N/A
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Good with kids
Not good with dogs
Not good with cats
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Animal Charities in DOWNERS GROVE, IL

HeARTs Speak

HeARTs Speak develops resources that help shelter animals to be seen and find homes, ultimately transforming public perceptions of pet adoption, shelters, and animals in need. Each year our work helps nearly 1 million pets in your community and beyond.

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

There is a tremendous need for new methods of sterilization that are faster, easier, more accessible, and less expensive than surgery. ACC&D works tirelessly to bring together key stakeholders to advance this field.

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Animal Legal Defense Fund

Every day, Animal Legal Defense Fund works to enact tougher animal cruelty laws, provide care and legal assistance for animal victims of cruelty, offer rewards to bring abusers to justice, and provide free legal assistance to prosecutors and law enforcement to put abusers behind bars.

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