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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Hera

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 2 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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No Details Provided
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Rad

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 1 yr 2 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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No Details Provided
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Beasley

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 6 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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No Details Provided
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Blizzard

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Babs

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Jarrah

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 4 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Ficus

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Pepper

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 1 mo

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Dana

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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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

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Jebediah

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 yrs

Downers Grove, IL

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(when grown) -
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Not good with kids
Not good with dogs
Good with cats
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Brad

Shiba Inu

Male, 10 yrs 1 mo

Downer's Grove (office), IL

Color
N/A
Size
(when grown) Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
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Good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
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TEDDY

Maltese/Yorkie, Yorkshire Terrier

Male, Adult

Westmont, IL

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N/A
Size
(when grown) Small 25 lbs (11 kg) or less
Details
Not good with kids
Good with dogs
House-trained
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Animal Charities in DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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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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