Coles County Animal Shelter

County Animal Rescue & Education is a small not-for-profit county rabies control center and animal shelter that services Coles County in East Central Illinois. (I truely wish we had the ability to be a no kill shelter but since we are animal control we have limited space. We have to hold all stray dogs that come into the shelter for 7 days to give their owners a chance to claim them then they go up for adoption. Since cats multiply twice as quickly as dogs we can only hold about 80 in our facility. dogs we have 32 runs avaliable. So when we are out of space we turn to rescue groups and have a few foster famlies but their space is limited too. It is something that we do as last resort but it does happen. Reality is as of today since Jan1,2010 we have had over 300 animals come through the shelter. A lot of people don't understand how many animals we see and how cruel some people are to their pets. That is why we push for spay and neutering so much because we typically get the puppies or the adults when they are not cute and playful anymore.I could actually go on for hours about why some people have to reliquish their pets. The thing for no kill shleters which are few have to choice weither to accept the animal or not. We do not we take in all of Coles county's animals we never turn one away. We try our best everyday to find these animals a for ever home.) Hours Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday 8:00 AM 8:00 AM Closed 3:30 PM 1:00 PM Directions To visit C.A.R.E, take exit 190A off of I57 and drive east towards Charleston.We are located on the Loxa road (the first road after the airport). You will see our sign directing you to turn right(south) on Loxa Road. Follow it to the shelter. Please call: (217) 345-4112 or fax: (217) 345-5172 if for additional direction or information.