Working With Other Shelters

According to Diane Spyrka, the shelter manager of Animal Welfare League Wabash, “The Animal Welfare League and  The Anti-Cruelty Society have a long history of working together.  I am proud and  grateful to the Society for their cooperation and partnership. Through joint efforts, thousands of Chicago-area animals have been given a second chance through the Society’s transfer program for adoption. This type of cooperation is vital to both of our missions for the animals we serve.”

It takes a community effort to help cats and dogs in the area. Last fiscal year, The Anti-Cruelty Society transferred more than 1,000 animals from other shelters and provided sterilizations for 2,109 animals from more than a dozen other shelters and rescue groups.

We also rely on others to help us. Last year, other shelters  and rescue groups helped find homes for over 500 cats and dogs. These are usually “special-needs” pets, and our partners have provided a much-needed service by finding homes for these cats and dogs. Some pet stores, such as PetSmart and PETCO, have stopped selling cats and dogs and work with shelters to adopt pets instead. We place about 250 cats like Derrick (see below) every year at area PetSmart stores, giving them a second chance.
We applaud PetSmart and PETCO for providing adoptions rather than selling pets from puppy mills or unreputable breeders.