Documents

• bflist21008.pdf
• il_state_law_card_06__revise_11-22-06.pdf

Links

• A Pet's Place - a safe haven for pets - a safe and confidential program for companion animals belonging to victims of domestic violence that are staying at A Woman's Place in Urbana
• Against Animal Cruelty
• Alley Cat Allies
• Best Friends Animal Society
• Chicagoland Stray Cat Coalition
• College of Vet Med C.A.R.E Pet Loss Hotline
• Companion Animal Resource Center - C.A.R.E, Urbana
• Delta Society
• Dog Detective
• Dogs Deserve Better
• No Puppy Mills Illinois
• No Puppy Mills.com
• Pet-Abuse.com
• SHARK
• USDA licensed Class A breeder list
• USDA licensed Class B Dealer/broker list

Advocacy/Government/law

Violations of the Humane Care for Animals Act should be treated as seriously as any other crime. Dog fighting should be charged under the criminal code. Here is a brief synopsis of some of the relevant sections and penalties.

• Animal Law.com
• Humane Voters of Homer Glen
• IL Governor and Legislature
• Illinois IL Department of Agriculture, enforces regulations concerning animal welfare
• Pet friendly license plates

Cat vets

• Mostly Cats Veterinary Clinic, Loves Park
• The Cat Practice Oak Park

Emergency Vet care

• Animal Emergency & Treatment Center, Grayslake
• Animal Emergency and Critical Care Center, Northbrook
• Pet Poison Helpline

Illinois Shelters & Rescues

• Four Paws Animal Foundation (BARTLET)
• Grundy County Animal Control (MORRIS)
• "In Your Heart" Pekingese & Small Dog Rescue (AURORA)
• 2nd Chance For Pets in Coordination with Dewitt County Animal Shelter (CLINTON)
• A and S Rescue (ANTIOCH)
• A Caring Place Humane Society
• a Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, Incorporated (NORTHBROOK)
• A.D.O.P.T. Animals Deserving Of Proper Treatment (NAPERVILLE)
• A.L.L.4U.-DOGS (LIBERTYVILLE)
• A.S.A.P. of Southeastern Illinois (HARRISBURG)
• Adopt A Husky Inc. (GRAYSLAKE)
• Adopt-A-Pet Inc. (MT. PROSPECT)
• Aid to Animals of Northern Illinois (BARRINGTON)
• Almost Home Animal Rescue (GRANT PARK)
• Almost Home Foundation (ELK GROVE VILLAGE)
• Alton Area Animal Aid Assoc. (GODFREY)
• American Lhasa Apso Club Rescue, Great Lakes Region (MACKINAW)
• Angels in Disguise (ELGIN)
• Animal Aid Humane Society (MOLINE)
• Animal Care League (OAK PARK)
• Animal Education and Rescue NFP (LIBERTYVILLE)
• Animal Heartline Humane Association (NAPERVILLE)
• Animal Hospital of Monticello (MONTICELLO)
• Animal House Shelter (HUNTLEY)
• Animal Outreach Humane Society (MCHENRY)
• Animal Protective Association of Southern Illinois (CENTRALIA)
• Animal Rescue Foundation ARF (GLEN ELLYN)
• Animal Rescue Relief Foundation (ARRF) (CASEYVILLE)
• Animal Welfare League (CHICAGO RIDGE)
• Annies Angels Animal Rescue (PLAINFIELD)
• Assisi Animal Foundation (CRYSTAL LAKE)
• Association for the Protection of Animals (GRANITE CITY)
• Aurora Animal Control & Care Facility (AURORA)
• Australian Shepherd Rescue and Placement Helpline- (MT. PROSPECT)
• BARK-Belleville Area Rescue of K-9s (FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS)
• Belleville Area Humane Society (BELLEVILLE)
• Belleville Area Rescue of K-9's
• BLESSED BONDS NFP (PALOS PARK)
• Bond County Adopt-A-Pet (GREENVILLE)
• Bond County Humane Society (GREENVILLE)
• Brush Creek Border Collie Rescue (ORANGEVILLE)
• C.A.R.E. Evanston Animal Shelter (EVANSTON)
• C.O.P.E. Cat Overpopulation Planned Endeavor (CHANNAHON)
• Canine Solutions: Rescue (ROCHESTER)
• Carroll County Animal Control (MT. CARROLL)
• Cat Guardians (LOMBARD)
• CatNap From the Heart Inc. (LAGRANGE PARK)
• Cause For Paws (BYRON)
• Central Illinois Sheltie Rescue (BLOOMINGTON)
• Central Illinois Small Animal Rescue & Equine Sanctuary ((COLFAX)
• Centralia Animal Shelter (CENTRALIA)
• Centralia Humane Society (CENTRALIA)
• Chicago Miniature Schnauzer Club Rescue (HIGHLAND PARK)
• Chicagoland Dog Rescue (ELK GROVE)
• Clay County Animal Shelter (LOUISVILLE)
• Collie Rescue of Greater IL Inc. (LISLE)
• Companion Pet Rescue (ELDORADO)
• County Animal Rescue and Education (CHARLESTON)
• Crawford County Humane Society (ROBINSON)
• Critter Camp (GERMAN VALLEY)
• Dalmatian Rescue of Illinois (DEKALB)
• Dekalb County Animal Shelter (GENOA)
• Doberman & Rottweiler Rescue (PARIS)
• Dogs Deserve Better Inc (LITCHFIELD)
• Edgar County Humane Association Inc. (PARIS)
• Effingham Co. Humane Society (EFFINGHAM)
• Elmwood-Grove Animal Hospital (RIVER GROVE)
• English Springer Rescue America Inc.-Illinois (NEW LENOX)
• Eskie Rescuers United (ROCKFORD)
• Feline Wellness Center (FOREST PARK)
• Fetch A 4Ever Friend (ELMHURST)
• For the Love of Jenny Animal Rescue (CRETE)
• Forever Homes Rescue (HARVARD)
• Fortunate Pooches & Lab Rescue Inc. (PALATINE)
• Foster Pet Outreach (PEORIA)
• Fox Valley Vet Strays (OTTAWA)
• Franklin County Animal Control (BENTON)
• Free Spirit Siberian Rescue (HARVARD)
• French Bulldog rescue League (HIGHLAND PARK)
• Fresh Start Animal Rescue (BELVIDERE)
• Friends Forever Humane Society (FREEPORT)
• Friends of Strays (PRINCETON)
• Fur Angels Animal Sanctuary (AURORA)
• Fur Baby Friends (DECATUR)
• Fur Keeps Animal Rescue Inc. (BARRINTON HILLS)
• Genesis Animal Rescue (MATTOON)
• German Shepherd Dog Rescue of Northern Illinois, Inc. (PLAINFIELD)
• Ghrist Veterinary Clinic (PITTSFIELD)
• Ginny's Kennel (MCLEANSBORO)
• Gordon Highlander Rescue Program (DEKALB)
• Granny Rose Animal Shelter (formerly Tri-County Animal Protection League) (DIXON)
• Grayville Dog Pound (GRAYVILLE)
• Great Lakes Animal Control (GREAT LAKES)
• Great Lakes bengal rescue (GREAT LAKES)
• Great Pyrenees Rescue of Central Illinois (BLOOMINGTON)
• Greater Chicago Cage Bird Club (ELMHURST)
• Greyhounds Only, Inc. (CAROL STREAM)
• Grundy County Humane Society/DANE911 (COAL CITY)
• Guardian Angel Basset Rescue Inc. (DWIGHT)
• Guardian Angels Humane Society (GALESBURG)
• Hancock County Pound (CARTHAGE)
• Have a Heart Dog Rescue and Adoption (ELMWOOD PARK)
• Heartland Animal Shelter (NORTHBROOK)
• Help A Pooch Rescue NFP (ALGONQUIN)
• Help Save Pets, formerly Humane Society of Plainfield (PLAINFIELD)
• Helping Paws (WOODSTOCK)
• Henry County Humane Society Geneseo Chapter (GENESEO)
• Henry County Humane Society Kewanee Chapter (KEWANEE)
• Highland Animal Shelter (HIGHLAND)
• Hillview Animal Control (HILLVIEW)
• Hinsdale Humane Society (HINSDALE)
• Homes for Huskies-Siberian Husky Rescue (LOCKPORT)
• Homeward Bound Pet Shelter (DECATUR)
• Hope Animal Rescues (ALTON)
• Hope For Hares Rabbit Rescue (ASHMORE)
• Humane Haven Animal Shelter (BOLINGBROOK)
• Humane Society of Carroll County (SAVANNA)
• Humane Society of Central Illinois (NORMAL)
• Humane Society of Decatur and Macon County (DECATUR)
• Humane Society of Logan County (LINCOLN)
• Humane Society of McDonough County, Inc. (MACOMB)
• Humane Society of Olney (OLNEY)
• Humane Society of Southern Illinois (MURPHYSBORO)
• Humane Society of Southern Illinois and Lifesavers Program (Carbondale)
• Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association
• Illinois Alaskan Malamute Rescue Association (MT. PROSPECT)
• Illinois Birddog Rescue, Inc (ADDISON)
• Illinois Chow Rescue (LISLE)
• Illinois Cocker Rescue (HARVARD)
• Illinois Doberman Rescue Plus (BARRINGTON)
• Illinois Heart Bandits (AURORA)
• ILLINOIS SAINT BERNARD RESCUE (BEDFORD PARK)
• Illinois Shorthair Rescue (GURNEE)
• Illinois Valley Animal Rescue (LASALLE)
• IL-MO Rescue,NFP (BELLEVILLE)
• Itty Bitty Pound Babies (CARBONDALE)
• JACKS Rescue Society (PEKIN)
• Jefferson County Animal Control (MT. VERNON)
• Joliet Township Animal Control Center (JOLIET)
• Julias Animal Rescue (MCLEANSBORO)
• K9 Companion Rescue (RICHMOND)
• Kane County Animal Control (GENEVA)
• Kankakee County Animal Control and Adoption Center (KANKAKEE)
• Kankakee County Animal Foundation (MOMENCE)
• Kankakee County Humane Society (KANKAKEE)
• Kats Kennel (NORRIS CITY)
• Kay's Animal Shelter, Inc. (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS)
• Kendall County Pet H.A.V.E.N. (OSWEGO)
• Labrador Education and Rescue Network (L.E.A.R.N.) (ISLAND LAKE)
• Lean On Me Doberman Rescue (PLAINFIELD)
• Livingston County Humane Society (PONTIAC)
• Lobo Animal Rescue Shelter (MT. VERNON)
• Logan County Animal Control (LINCOLN)
• Loris Pet Palace (CENTRALIA)
• Macon County Animal Control and Care Center (DECATUR)
• Macoupin County Adopt-A-Pet (BENLD)
• Magnificent Mutts Rescue (HILLSIDE)
• MAK Farms (MILFORD)
• Marion Regional Humane Society (MARION)
• Mercer County Animal Shelter (ALEDO)
• Metro East Humane Society (EDWARDSVILLE)
• Midwest Beagle Rescue Education and Welfare (FOX LAKE)
• Midwest Bloodhound Rescue, Inc. (FRANKLIN GROVE)
• MidWest Dachshund Rescue (BYRON)
• Midwest Labrador Retreiver Rescue (MLRR)
• Midwest Rescue of Illinois Inc. (HOFFMAN ESTATES)
• Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue [MSIR] (ROUNDLAKE)
• Mississippi Valley German Shepherd Dog Rescue (MOLINE)
• Morgan County Animal Control (JACKSONVILLE)
• My Mathews House (CARTHAGE)
• Naperville Area Humane Society (NAPERVILLE)
• National Animal Welfare Society of the U.S. (NAWS) (FRANKFORT)
• New Beginning (JOY)
• New Beginnings Animal Rescue (GENESEO)
• New Beginnings Shih Tzu Rescue - Illinois (JOLIET)
• Northern Illinois Pug Rescue & Adoption, Inc. (GENEVA)
• Northern Illinois Samoyed Assistance (NISA) (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS)
• OUR HOUSE OF HOPE K-9 RESCUE (GURNEE)
• PACT Humane Society (DOWNERS GROVE)
• Paul Warner Rescue (PARIS)
• Paws and Purrs (MONTGOMERY)
• Peoria Animal Welfare Shelter (PEORIA)
• Peoria Pekingese Rescue (PEORIA)
• Perry County Humane Society (DUQUOIN)
• Pet Adoption League Inc. (FRANKFORT)
• PET PROJECT (GRAND RIDGE)
• PETROPOLIS (ROUND LAKE)
• Pets Are Worth Saving Inc. (PAWS) (ANNA)
• Pets for Seniors (EDWARDS)
• Pets In Need Midwest No-Kill Animal Shelter (RINGWOOD)
• Pets Without Parents of Mason & Logan Counties (EASTON)
• Pike County Animal Shelter (PITTSFIELD)
• Pittie Paws Rescue (PEORIA)
• Pomeranian Breed Rescue of N. Illinois (LAKE ZURICH)
• Project Hope Humane Society (METROPOLIS)
• PURRS Naperville (NAPERVILLE)
• Quad City Animal Welfare Center (MILAN)
• Quincy Humane Society (QUINCY)
• Ragdoll Rescue USA (O FALLON)
• Reach Out Rescue NFP (OAK LAWN)
• Recycling Animals In Need (R.A.I.N.) (HINCKLEY)
• REGAP of Illinois, Inc. (MENDOTA)
• Richland County Animal Control (OLNEY)
• Riverbend Humane Society (JERSEYVILLE)
• Robdar's HoundSong Rescue of the Midwest (FRANKFORT)
• Rock Island County Animal Care & Control (MOLINE)
• Roodhouse City Pound (ROODHOUSE)
• Rover Rescue (AURORA)
• S.H.A.R.E. (CHAMPAIGN)
• SAFARI Stray and Feral Animal Rescue Initiative (DEKALB)
• Safe Haven (ELIZABETH)
• Save a Dog (BARRINGTON)
• Save Our Setters Inc. Illinois Office (GALESBURG)
• Save-A-Pet (GRAYSLAKE)
• Scottish Terrier Club of Chicago Rescue (MARENGO)
• Second Chance Pet Adoption (ELK GROVE)
• Second Chance Rescue Referral (ROSCOE)
• Secondhand Shelties Ltd. (ADDISON)
• Shannons Companions Equine and Collie Rescue (NEOGA)
• Shih Tzu Rescue, Adoption and Education Safehouse (S.T.R.A.E.S.) (HOMER GLEN)
• South Suburban Humane Society (CHICAGO HEIGHTS)
• Southern Illinois Pet Society (CAIRO)
• Southern Illinois Pug Rescue--AnimalWrites (ANNA)
• Spencer Kennels (O FALLON)
• St. Francis Community Animal Rescue & Education (ANNA)
• Stephenson County Animal Control/Shelter (FREEPORT)
• TAILS Humane Society (DEKALB)
• Tails of Hope (GURNEE)
• TAPS Animal Shelter (PEKIN)
• Tender Loving Care Animal Shelter (HOMER GLEN)
• THE ARK (LACON)
• The Buddy Foundation (ARLINGTON HEIGHTS)
• The Dog P.E.N. (JACKSONVILLE)
• The Humane Society of Fulton County (CANTON)
• The SAFE Project (OAK FOREST)
• Their Safe Place Animal Rescue & Sanctuary (Crete)
• True Hearts of Rottweiler Rescue (ROUND LAKE BEACH)
• Two by Two Animal Hospital (HIGHLAND)
• Underdog Rescue, Inc. (ANTIOCH)
• VCA Joliet Animal Hospital (JOLIET)
• Victorian House Animal Placements (MAROA)
• Wayne County Humane Society (FAIRFIELD)
• West Hancock Canine Rescue (HAMILTON)
• Western Illinois Animal Rescue (MONMOUTH)
• Western Irish Setter Club Rescue and Adoption Program (MINOOKA)
• Westie Rescue of Missouri (Illinois Chapter)
• Winnebago County Animal Services (ROCKFORD)
• Woodford County Animal Control (EUREKA)
• Wright-Way Rescue (CHICAGO)
• Young At Heart Pet Rescue (PALATINE)

Publications

• Chicagoland Tails Magazine

Training/sports/parks

• Camp Doggy Daycare, University Park, IL
• Camp Dogwood in Ingelside, Illinois
• Canis Familiaris Counselor ( Certified Professional Dog Trainer & Behavior councillor)
• Dog Parks in the Chicagoland area
• Dogs in DuPage County Forest Preserves
• Fermilab (off leash dog training area)
• Friends Forever Humane Society Dog Park
• Illinois Off-leash Dog Park Guide
• Illinois Park Guide
• Lake County dog exercise areas
• Northern Illinois Canine Enthusiast agility club
• Piece of Cake Agility, Cornell IL (Agility & Obedience Training)

Travelling Illinois with Pets

• Illinois Dog Travel Guide
• Illinois Dog-Friendly Beach Guide
• Illinois Dog-Friendly RV Park and Campground Guide
• Pet Friendly Hotels in Illinois

Veterinary/medical/Therapy

• Assisi Animal Foundation animal assisted therapy Crystal Lake IL
• Canine Companions for Independence, Woodstock IL
• Canine Connection, therapy, Urbana
• Chicago Animal Rehab
• Companion Animal Touch & Therapies Classes
• Harnessing Hope (Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Learning Services) Saint Charles IL
• Illinois Animal Hospitals list - Alexa
• Illinois Animal Hospitals list - Google
• Illinois Animal Hospitals list - ODP
• Illinois Animal Hospitals list - usanimalhospital.info
• Illinois Animal Hospitals list - Yahoo
• Pegasus Special Riders Therapeutic Riding Center, Oregon IL
• Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy, Morton Grove IL
• The Horse of Teneker (Equine therapeutic program) Durand IL

Wildlife rehabilitation

• Fox Valley Wildlife Center (Elburn)
• Spring Brook Nature Center (Itasca)
• Wildlife Medical Clinic UIUC (Urbana)
• Willowbrook Wildlife Center (Glen Ellyn)