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Red Door Animal Shelter

Animal rescue in Chicago, IL

Red Door Animal Shelter is a no-kill shelter committed to helping animals in need. Its primary focus is on the rescue, shelter and adoption of cats, dogs and rabbits—the three most popular pets in the United States.

Red Door provides a cageless environment for its animals, giving them the closest-to-a-home experience that a shelter can provide. While our emphasis is on re-homing the animals through resourceful adoption programs, the shelter does offer permanent residence for those few animals not placed in homes.

Furthermore, Red Door is one of only five no-kill, multi-species shelters in the country that admits rabbits as well as cats and dogs, spays/neuters them and places them up for adoption.

Every year, Red Door rescues and finds homes for hundreds of abused and abandoned animals. Red Door is a 501(c)(3) organization. We receive no federal, state, county or city money. We are funded by private donations and grants from private foundations.

Red Door was founded in 1998, under the name Chicago Community Humane Center. In January 2000, an adoption center was opened on the far north side of Chicago, in the West Ridge/Rogers Park neighborhood. In June 2002, the shelter's name was officially changed to Red Door Animal Shelter to better reflect the vision of the organization. In February 2003, Red Door expanded its adoption center; the address of the new adoption center is 2410 W. Lunt, Chicago.

Contact Mike Malito
Address
2410 W Lunt
Chicago, IL 60645
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2410 W Lunt

Chicago, IL 60645

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Adoptable pets at Red Door Animal Shelter

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Special Needs
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Elektra

English Spot

Female, Young
Chicago, IL
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Foxy Loxy

American

Female, Young
Chicago, IL
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Bonded Pair
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Puddin'

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Chicago, IL

Rescue FAQs

Chicagoland

Additional adoption info

Prior to adoption, all Red Door animals are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, de-wormed, vet-checked and microchipped.

Also:

Dogs are tested for heartworms.
Cats are tested for FIV and FeLV.
Cats and Rabbits are litterbox-trained.

Adoption fee is $100 for rabbits.
Adoption fee is $100 for cats.
Adoption fee is $200 for dogs.

You must be 22 years of age or older to adopt a pet. Current identification must show your correct address and phone number.

You must be employed or have a stable source of income.

You must be able to provide a landlord's name and number or a copy of your current lease, if you rent.

You must provide the name and number of your past or current vet.

How to Adopt

As a potential adopter, you must complete our screening process, which includes an adoption application. Fill out an application here.

We will e-mail you within 48 hours to schedule an appointment with an adoption counselor. Adoption counselors strive to find the right home for each animal and the right animal for each home.

All adoptions are done by appointment only. Dogs available for adoption are not located at our shelter address.

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Brie

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Kitten
Chicago, IL
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Hugo Boss

Chihuahua

Male, Adult
Elgin, IL
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Cherokee

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 5 mos
Riverwoods, IL
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Dawn

Shepherd (Unknown Type)

Female, Young
Crown Point, IN
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Rochester

Domestic Shorthair

Female, Adult
Wheaton, IL
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Rosalina

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 mo
Mundelein, IL

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