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West Suburban Humane Society

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!

Meet their adoptable pets

1901 Ogden Ave.,
DOWNERS GROVE, IL, 60515

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Rescue FAQs

Cook County, IL
Dupage County, IL
Lake County, IL
Will County, IL
Kane County, IL
Kendall County, IL
McHenry County, IL

  • 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

Adoption application

https://wshs-dg.org/adopt-app/view/form

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