Robbins Pet Care does not recommend or endorse any of the shelters, rescues or private parties listed within these pages, or affiliated/linked sites. Robbins Pet Care simply provides information to private animal owners, shelters and rescues. We encourage all to seek references when making decisions regarding pet adoption, pet placement, care and training. Robbins Pet Care cannot guarantee the accuracy of all of the shelter or rescue listings in this site.

Statewide

• ASSA National Sheltie Rescue Network - (nationwide) - Provides contacts nationwide for the surrender and adoption of purebred Shetland Sheepdogs.

• Australian Cattle Dog Rescue of Illinois is an all volunteer organization. We are licensed by the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture.
  
  Australian Cattle Dog Rescue of IL., INC. is a licensed, exempt 501(C)3 non-for-profit and contributions are tax deductible.
  Our mission is to rescue, rehome, and promote understanding, respect and compassion for cattle dogs. We believe through education, responsible ownership, health care, and training of both owners/handlers and the dogs we can have a balanced household (pack).  Our first priority is helping the kill shelter cattle dogs that will be euthanized. 
  
  
  
  Sue Christianson
  Founder/President
  Board of Directors
  Intake Coordinator
  Adoptions
  Licensed : IL Dept of AG #11881
  Phone: 618-315-8800 
  Email: blueysacds@hughes.net
  
  
  
  www.australiancattledogrescue.net 
  
   
  Terri Easley
  Licensed Foster Home
  Australian Cattle Dog Rescue of Illinois
  
• CFA Purebred Rescue, Inc. DBA Purebred Cat Breed Rescue - Represents the efforts of the organized Cat Fancy to provide a safety net for Purebred cats nationwide. We are a purely nonprofit, volunteer organization and all donations go directly to help rescue at-risk purebreds - administrative costs are covered by the cat registries who support us.
  
• Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue
  
• Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue (CISAR) - Central Illinois. They are a no-kill, not for profit animal shelter and rescue in Central Illinois. They are zoned for 250 cats, 250 dogs and 15 horses. All animals are spayed/neutered before they are adopted.
  
• Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue - (IL, WI, IN) We are a rescue specializing in the needs of Bull Breeds dogs primarily the American Pit Bull Terrier. We are located in the Greater Chicagoland Area and covering All of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
  
• Chicagoland German Shepherd Rescue
  
• German Shepherd Rescue (IL, IN, WI)
  
• Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association
  
• Labrador Education and Rescue Network (L.E.A.R.N.) (IL, WI)
  
• Mid America Rottweiler Rescue - Rescues Rottweilers and rehabilitate for re-homing. All animals in foster care until adopted, are up to date and heart worm tested prior to adoption.
  
• Midwest Akita Rescue Society (IL, IN, WI, MI, IA, MO, MN) - Non-profit rescue organization dedicated to the rehabilitation and re homing of Akitas in need within the Midwest part of the Country. All orphans are housed in foster homes, spayed/neutered and up to date on shots and obedience trained prior to adoption.
  
• The Midwest Border Collie Rescue (IL, IN, IA, MN, WI)
  
• Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of Illinois and the Midwest
  
• No PitBull Bans Dot Com
  
• Plantation Animal Rescue Dalmatian Rescue IL/IN (IL, IN) - We work diligently to place homeless Dalmatians in forever homes with the right loving family.
  
• Vom Blue Rottweiler and Large Breed Rescue - (Midwest IN, IL, KY, TN, OH) Concentrating on the Rottweiler but will accept any breed if there is space.

Addison

• Secondhand Shelties, Ltd

Alton

• Hope Animal Rescues

Anna

• Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc. (P.A.W.S.)

Antioch

• A&S Rescue, Inc. - A foster home based organization placing American Staffordshire Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers and bully mixes.

Arlington Heights

• The Buddy Foundation - Non-shelter; foster adoption network.

Barrington

• Illinois Doberman Rescue

Barrington Hills

• Animal House Shelter

Belleville

• IL-MO Rescue, NFP - A Pug and Boston Terrier rescue. We also rescue reptiles and amphibians.

Bloomington

• Humane Society of Central Illinois
  
• Peoria Greyhound Adoption

Chicago

• APA's Harmony House for Cats - Cats only. Cageless shelter.
  
• Anti-Cruelty Society
  
• Cause4Paws Rescue - A small rescue that does not discriminate and will try to help any animal possible. They need all the help they can get.
  
• Chicago Alley Cats - We are volunteers performing Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) along with fostering and adoption.
  
• Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue - Pit Bulls.
  
• Felines Inc
  
• Harmony House For Cats
  
• Pomeranian Rescue Of Northern Illinois
  
• Puppy Love/Love Cats Pet Rescue - No-kill rescue. Many of the animals we take were abandoned or neglected so we work hard to find the right forever home for all of the animals in our care. We believe that pets are family.
  
• Red Door Animal Shelter
  
• Rescue A Shar Pei - A volunteer group with a concern for abandoned and abused Shar-Pei in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and surrounding areas.
  
• Retired Greyhounds as Pets of Illinois
  
• Tree House Animal Foundation - cats.

Chicago Ridge

• Animal Welfare League

Clinton

• DeWitt County Animal Shelter

Colfax

• Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue - No-kill not for profit animal rescue and shelter. Zoned for 250 dogs, 250 cats, and 15 horses. We spay/neuter all animals before adoption. We do not discriminate against breed, disposition, health, temperament or age. We take in abused, abandoned, mistreated, and unwanted animals.

Collinsville

• Collinsville Animal Network

Crystal Lake

• Assisi Animal Foundation
  
• Helping Paws Animal Welfare Association

Danvers

• R.A.I.N. - Pit Bulls.

Deerfield (Riverwoods)

• Orphans of the Storm - Since 1928, Orphans of the Storm animal shelter is located in Riverwoods (Deerfield), in north suburban Illinois. Orphans takes in, cares for and finds good and loving adoptive homes for thousands of stray and abandoned dogs and cats each year.

Dekalb

• Ollies Parrots Perch...A Place to Call Home - Rescue/adoption facility for parrots and other companion birds.

Downers Grove

• West Suburban Humane Society

Dwight

• Guardian Angel Basset Rescue Inc

Edwardsville

• Metro East Humane Society

Elk Grove

• Second Chance Pet Adoption

Elmhurst

• Great Lakes Lab Rescue

Evanston

• CARE (Community Animal Rescue Effort)

Fairview Heights

• Belleville Area Rescue of K-9's (B.A.R.K.) - Dogs and cats.

Galesburg

• Prairieland Animal Welfare Center - The Prairieland Animal Welfare Center is operated by the Knox County Humane Society. We were founded in the 1950s and have served west-central Illinois as the Animal Shelter since 1995.

German Valley

• Critter Camp - A 501c3, USDA & IL-DNR licensed, not-for-profit, no-kill shelter/sanctuary operated by volunteers for over 100 exotic pets (ferrets, hedgehogs, degus, rabbits, chinchillas, hamsters, rats, mice, gerbils, geckos, bearded dragons and more). We serve Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

Grayslake

• Save-a-Pet

Harvard

• Free Spirit Siberian Husky Rescue - A not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization located in northern Illinois, dedicated to placing Siberian Huskies in permanent, loving homes.
  
• Illinois Cocker Rescue

Highland

• Highland Animal Shelter

Highland Park

• Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Club Rescue

Hinsdale

• Hinsdale Humane Society

Homer Glen

• Shih Tzu Rescue, Adoption And Education Safehouse

Huntley

• Animal House Shelter, Inc. - A non-proft, no-kill organization that rescues and rehabilitates neglected dogs and cats from various animal control agencies and 'kill' shelters and adopts them to loving homes. All animals are neutered, microchipped, heartworm tested, current on vaccines and given Heartgard Plus & Frontline plus every month.

Island Lake

• Labrador Education And Rescue Network - Labrador Education And Rescue Network (L.E.A.R.N.) is an all volunteer non-profit organization committed to placing abandoned and unwanted Labrador Retrievers in new homes. Serving the Northern Illinois/Southern Wisconsin area, L.E.A.R.N. also concentrates on educating adopters and the public on the importance of spay/neutering and the humane treatment of pets.

Jerseyville

• Jerseyville's Pet Placement Program

Lisle

• Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois

Lockport

• Tender Loving Care Animal Shelter

Lombard

• Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc

Lyons

• Greater Chicago Ferret Association - Ferrets.

Mendota

• Retired Greyhounds as Pets of Illinois

Milan

• Quad City Animal Welfare Center

Monmouth

• Warren County Humane Society

Mount Prospect

• Midwest Labrador Retriever Rescue Inc.

Neoga

• Shannon's Companions Equine & Collie Rescue - We are a rescue group who rehabs and places horses and Collies in need. We are a 501(c)3 non profit organization and are a subsidiary of Halfway Home Alternative Therapies, NFP.

Northbrook

• A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, Incorporated - A not-for-profit parrot rescue, rehabilitation, education, boarding, grooming, & adoption, no-kill shelter facility.
  
• Heartland Animal Shelter

Oswego

• Recycled Rotts

Palatine

• Fortunate Pooches And Lab Rescue Inc

Palos Park

• Animals for Awareness - A USDA licensed 501(C)3 non-profit educational facility devoted to wild and exotic animals in need.

Pekin

• TAPS No-Kill Animal Shelter - A no-kill shelter for dogs and cats located in central Illinois.

Peoria

• Peoria Greyhound Rescue

Paris

• Doberman & Rottweiler Rescue

Plainfield

• German Shepherd Dog Rescue Of Northern Illinois

Plano

• Reptilian's Reptile Rescue & Furry Friends - Aids in the rehabilitation and relocation of unwanted reptiles and small exotic animals. We are a USDA licensed facility.

Quincy

• Purr Contentment Cat Rescue - We are a state licensed private home rescue. The animals live in our home as part of the family until they are adopted. We are no kill.
  
• Quincy Humane Society

Ringwood

• Boxer Rebound Inc
  
• Pets in Need Midwest

Rock Island County

• Humane Society of Rock Island County

Round Lake

• Petropolis Inc. - An all-volunteer, nonprofit animal rescue and adoption organization. They do not have a physical facility at this time. Visit their website to see when and where they will be next with adoptable companions.

Schaumberg

• Strays Halfway House

Shorewood

• Will County Humane Society

Sidney

• Midwest Australian Cattle Dog Rescue

Skokie

• German Shepherd Rescue Inc

South Elgin

• Anderson Animal Shelter

Springfield

• Animal Protective League

Sterling

• Happy Tails - Located at 16761 Hickory Hills Rd, Sterling, IL 61081. Tel: (815) 626-2994

Sugar Grove

• Midwest Greyhound Adoption

Thomasboro

• Pocket Pets Animal Rescue - Rescue in East Central Illinois for sugar gliders, hedgehogs and chinchillas. Space currently available for animals needing rescue/rehab. USDA licensed to accept coatimundi, chinchillas, chipmunks, degus, dormice, duprasi, fennec foxes, ferrets, flying squirrels, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, hedgehogs, short-tailed opossums, jerboas, lemmings, lemurs, short-tailed possums, sugar gliders, squirrels, kinkajous, mice, mouse possums, rats, skunks, turtles, tortioses, reptiles, amphibians and other exotics.

Urbana

• Central Illinois German Shepherd Dog Rescue
  
• Champaign County Humane Society

Virginia

• Pound Dog Rescue - A no-kill dog rescue (sometimes cats) in central Illinois, but we co-operate with other groups around the country.

Winthrop Harbor

• Greyhounds Only Adoption And Rescue

Wood Dale

• Illinois Birddog Rescue Inc

Woodstock

• Chicagoland Shepherd Rescue
  
• Hooved Animal Humane Society