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South Suburban Humane Society - PetSmart Everyday Adoption Centers

five Petsmart locations, see each pet's listing for details, Chicago Heights, IL 60411

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Email adoptions@southsuburbanhumane.org
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cats & dogs at South Suburban Humane Society - PetSmart Everyday Adoption Centers

Areas South Suburban Humane Society - PetSmart Everyday Adoption Centers serves

Our shelter services the south Chicagoland area. We adopt animals region wide, as adopters have come to us from Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana.

South Suburban Humane Society - PetSmart Everyday Adoption Centers's adoption process

Additional adoption info

SSHS requires:
All adopters must be 18 years of age.

Small Breed puppies < 6m- $275
Large Breed puppies < 6m- $225

Dogs <30 pounds 6m-6y - $180
Dogs <30 pounds 6-10y - $55
Dogs <30 pounds 10y+ - $30

Dogs >30 pounds 6m-6y - $130
Dogs >30 pounds dog 6+ - $30

​Pitbull mixes > 6m-6y $60

High Profile Pets (i.e. purebred small breed dogs, purebred large breed dogs under 6 years of age ) - $275

Kittens: April 1-October 1 $80
October 2 - March 31 $155
Cats: April 1-October 1 $55
October 2 - March 31 $80
Cats 6-10y - $55
Cats 10y+ - $30

Adoption donations include first shots, first worming, microchip, spay or neuter, and a wonderful pet. Your generous donation to the South Suburban Humane Society allows us to carry on our mission of helping those animals who need us most.

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About South Suburban Humane Society - PetSmart Everyday Adoption Centers

The South Suburban Humane Society is a 501(c )(3) organization that was started in 1970, serving the animal welfare needs of the entire south suburbs of Chicago. In the beginning, we handled all rescues, adoptions and provided foster care out of private homes. Since November 1973, our organization has been operating a 10,000 square foot open-door animal shelter in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

For fifty years, our organization has helped tens of thousands of animals. We have grown from a small group of volunteers to an organization made up of volunteers and paid employees that were responsible for almost 4,400 animals in 2013. We offer extensive outreach programs including humane education, and community outreach events. We also operate two resale shops located in Steger, Illinois and Chicago Heights, Illinois that promote our organization, our animals and provide much needed income to support our humane work.

South Suburban Humane Society - PetSmart Everyday Adoption Centers's adopted pets

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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.

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