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West Suburban Humane Society

Animal rescue in DOWNERS GROVE, IL

The West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS) is a volunteer-based, no-kill animal rescue that was founded in 1972 in the western suburbs of Chicago. WSHS now finds homes for more than 500 dogs and cats each year!

WSHS is 100% funded by individual, corporate, and private foundations donations, and has over 450 active volunteers! WSHS is caring for about 200 animals at any given time. We adopt to the following counties in IL: DuPage, Cook, Lake, McHenry, Will, Kane & Kendall. If you are a pet owner, check out the Resources tab on our website!

Contact Carolyn Mossberger
Address
1901 Ogden Ave.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515
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1901 Ogden Ave.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515

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Adoptable pets at West Suburban Humane Society

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Bootsy

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Male, 5 mos
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
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Barbossa

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 9 mos
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
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Captain Jack

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 9 mos
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
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Devon

Boxer

Female, 4 mos
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
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Ricken

Boxer

Male, 4 mos
DOWNERS GROVE, IL
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Drella

Terrier (Unknown Type, Medium)

Female, 5 mos
DOWNERS GROVE, IL

Rescue FAQs

Cook County, IL
Dupage County, IL
Lake County, IL
Will County, IL
Kane County, IL
Kendall County, IL
McHenry County, IL

  • 1. Submit Application
  • 2. Approve Application
  • 3. Meet the Pet
  • 4. Sign Adoption Contract

Additional adoption info

See our full adoption process here: https://wshs-dg.org/adopt

Adoption application

https://wshs-dg.org/adopt-app/view/form

Pets at shelters & rescues near West Suburban Humane Society

Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue

P.O. Box 5285,
Chicago, IL 60680

Guardians of the Green Mile Inc

PO BOX 182,
Portage, IN 46368

Midwest Rescue of Illinois, Inc

Post Office Box 95534,
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195

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Ducky

American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, 2 yrs
Chicago, IL
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Celine

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr
Mt. Prospect, IL
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Roscoe

German Shepherd Dog

Male, 1 yr
Matteson, IL
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Cat-Yara

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Young
GIlberts, IL
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Vixen

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr 10 mos
Chicago, IL
Special Needs
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Gingersnap

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Young
Chicago, IL

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