General Animal-Related Groups
- Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs
- ACC-D.org
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Dedicated to furthering development on non-surgical methods of pet population control.
- American Pet Cross
- AmericanPetCross.com
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Supports animals in the areas of disaster relief, adoption, advocacy and special projects.
- Animal Education and Rescue
- (847) 816-0831
- AnimalEducationAndRescue.org
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Animal education and rescue education, rescue, and humane investigation in the Chicagoland area. Libertyville, Illinois.
- Animal Protection Association of Southern IL (APA)
- (773) 517-5199
- AnimalProtectiveAssociation.Petfinder.org
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Chicagoland Stray Cat Coalition: The CSCC is dedicated to the health and well-being of stray and feral cats by promoting trap-neuter-release programs and responsible colony management.
- Animal Rescue Site
- AnimalRescueSite.com
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Click daily to provide food to shelters.
- CanineCare.org
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Educates people on pet healthcare and adoption.
- Chicago Bar Assoc./Animal Law:
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Amy Breyer at: breyer@animallawonline.net
- D.A.W.G. Dog Advisory Work Group
- (312) 409-2169
- DAWGSite.org
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D.A.W.G. is a unique coalition of dog guardians
and non-dog guardians dedicated to sharing public spaces wisely.
- D.A.W.G.’s Court Advocacy Program
- (312) 747-9983 or (312) 409-2169 (hotline)
- Dogs Deserve Better
- DogsDeserveBetter.org
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Dedicated to freeing the chained dog and bringing our ‘best friend’ into the home and family.
- Flint Creek Wildlife and Rehabilitation
- FlintCreekWildlife.org
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Dedicated to the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned wildlife, with the goal of returning fully rehabilitated wildlife to its natural habitat.
- Fixin' Feral Felines
- (815) 756-9330
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DeKalb Co.
- Fixin' Feral Felines
- (847) 525-3556
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Kane Co.
- GAP: Gifted Animal Placement
- (773) 771-0677
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A program that teaches volunteers to identify
shelter dogs who are good candidates for law enforcement and other types of
service work.
Email: elyeager@sbcglobal.net
- Help-A-Pet
- (630) 986-9504
- Help-a-Pet.org
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Offers financial aid for vet bills to qualifying applicants.
- Illinois Alliance for Animal Owner’s Rights
- IAAOR.org
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IAAOR’s goal is to protect the guardian’s right to pursue any humane veterinary procedure, alternative animal health care therapy, or training modality that is beneficial to the wellness or specific uses of the animal without the threat of legal recrimination.
e-mail: info@iaaor.org
- Illinois Animal Rescue
- info@illinoisanimalrescue.org
- IllinoisAnimalRescue.org
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Advocates for the rescue and humane care and treatment of homeless animals.
- National Association of Pet Rescue Professionals
- NAPRP.com
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Provides tools and information to help people involved in shelters and
rescue groups operate their organizations better and save more lives.
- N.A.V.S. National Anti-Vivisection Society
- (312) 427-6065 or toll free (800) 922-FROG
- NAVS.org
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Organization with a goal of the elimination of animal use in product testing, education, and biomedical research.
- Oak Lawn Humane Law Enforcement and Animal Care
- (708) 499-7092
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Humane law enforcement and animal cruelty investigation and rescue.
- Pets N Patients
- PetsNPatients.com
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Provides resources for nonprofit pet care for people at risk of loosing their pet due to serious health challenges by illness or accident by providing interim pet care.
- Protecting Animals, USA
- (773) 338-3038
- ProtectingAnimals.org
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Organization with the goal of reducing the suffering of farm animals.
- S.H.A.R.K
- (630) 557-0176
- SharkOnline.org
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Showing Animals Respect and Kindness: A non-profit dedicated to ending animal abuse and suffering. The group battles tirelessly against any issues that violate the innate rights of living creatures and conducts animal rescues and
education projects.
- Spay and Stay
- (847) 289-4557
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A group dedicated to spaying and neutering stray and feral cats.
- S.P.E.A.K
- (773) 925-8227
- SpeakOnline.org
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Offers presentations and humane education programs.
- Urban Wildlife Coalition
- (773) 545-8136
- UrbanWildlifeCoalition.org
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Educates the public about coexisting with wildlife and advocates for the preservation of natural areas in the community.
- Wagner Farm Rescue Fund
- WagnerFarmRescueFund.org


