Animal Stories

The Winter edition of Stray Thoughts is now available. Read it online.

The Fall edition of Stray Thoughts is now available. Read it online.

The Summer edition of Stray Thoughts is now available. Read it online.

Laura Lithio is such a dedicated volunteer that even on her weekends off, she often comes to the shelter just to hang out with the house cats.

The staff of the West Suburban Humane Society don't have to go looking for animals to help. The animals find us: Dogs, cats, bunnies, even guinea pigs get left on our doorstep or walk through our doors every day.

A chance to cuddle with some lovey dogs is the main attraction for the volunteers on the Thursday 11-2 Kennel showing shift.

The Spring edition of Stray Thoughts is now available. Read it online.

Want to have some fun with your dog this summer? Suburban K9 and West Suburban Humane Society will be offering a 6 week Beginner Obedience Class, a 6 week Beginner Agility Class and a 6 week Advanced Obedience class. 

When the West Suburban Humane Society rescued Chip, a German Shorthaired Pointer, he had been living outside at the end of a chain. He rarely received attention and could move only as far as the chain would allow him. So when he came to live at the shelter, we were thrilled to give him the love and exercise he so desperately needed.

“I wish I could take all of them home!”

 That’s what you say, walking through the shelter, looking at the cats and dogs who need loving, forever families. You may choose one to save, but the others remain, and you think of their small, vulnerable faces in kennels and cages.

Throughout the year the West Suburban Humane Society will be featuring the work of the rescues who send us adoptable animals. The majority of our adoptable kittens and cats come from Feral Fixers, an organization that focuses on spaying and neutering feral cats in the western suburbs. 

You can create a lasting legacy of love at the West Suburban Humane Society.

The Saturday 4-5 pm house cats volunteer shift is truly unusual. Why? Because is consists solely of mother-daughter teams!

Adoptable Sami is dreaming that she will be in a home for Christmas. For a dog who until recently lived her entire life in a puppy mill our wish is to make that dream come true.