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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Remy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 1 yr

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Diana

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 4 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Meowllory

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs 1 mo

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Breezy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs 1 mo

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Junior

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 yrs 9 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Cartwright

Domestic Longhair

Male, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Standish

Domestic Longhair

Female, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Flyte

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Lamb

Domestic Longhair

Male, 5 mos

DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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

Adoption steps

  1. Submit Application
    1. Review our adoption process and complete our new online pet application. If you need assistance, call us or visit our Adoption Center!
  2. Approve Application
    1. If you have had pets in the past 10 years, we will do a vet check and we will check with your landlord or HOA that you can have the pet.
  3. Meet the Pet
    1. Once approved, everyone in your home will need to meet the pet. Also, any existing dog will need to meet a dog you want to adopt.
  4. Sign Adoption Contract
    1. We will ask you to sign an adoption contract and pay our adoption fee - a schedule of fees is on our website.

Additional adoption info

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

Pets at shelters and rescues near West Suburban Humane Society

Help Save Pets - Hinsdale

724 N York Rd, Hinsdale, IL 60521

Chicagoland Animal Rescue NFP

1550 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515

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Storm

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 10 mos

Downers Grove, IL

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Maybelline

Cattle Dog/Corgi

Female, 4 yrs 2 mos

Willowbrook, IL

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(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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Lacey

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 10 yrs 11 mos

Downers Grove, IL

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Not good with kids
Not good with dogs
Not good with cats
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Animal Charities in DOWNERS GROVE, IL

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Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs

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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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