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Dupage County Animal Services

Animal shelter in Wheaton, IL

DuPage County Animal Services is a self-supporting county department designed to:

Prevent and control rabies through bite investigation and rabies registration.

Enforce state and county animal control and welfare laws.

Protecting animals from improper use, abuse, neglect, inhumane treatment and health hazards.

Operate a shelter for stray and owner-relinquished non-native animals.

Promote responsible pet-ownership and animal welfare through counseling and law enforcement.

Rescue animals that are lost, diseased, injured, or in peril.

Provide public education programs for adults and children.

Preventing the birth of unwanted animals.

Reuniting lost pets and their families.

Adopting animals into loving, responsible homes.

Protecting the residents of DuPage County from hazards or nuisances caused by animals.

Contact
Address
120 N. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
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Meet their adoptable pets

120 N. County Farm Rd

Wheaton, IL 60187

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Dupage County Animal Services

We'll also keep you updated on Merlot's adoption status with email updates.
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Merlot

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 yrs
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Golly Gee's adoption status with email updates.
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Golly Gee

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 2 mos
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Lettuce's adoption status with email updates.
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Lettuce

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Conifer's adoption status with email updates.
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Conifer

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 2 yrs
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Nasa's adoption status with email updates.
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Nasa

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 1 yr
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Sampson's adoption status with email updates.
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Sampson

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 yrs
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Nala's adoption status with email updates.
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Nala

Domestic Longhair

Female, 2 mos
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Zuni's adoption status with email updates.
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Zuni

Husky/German Shepherd Dog

Female, 3 yrs
Wheaton, IL

Shelter FAQs

We serve DuPage County and surrounding areas.

Additional adoption info

Our adoptions are available for people in the DuPage County and surrounding Illinois area. All dogs, cats, and rabbits are spayed or neutered, current on their vaccinations (if applicable) and have a PetLink microchip for identification.

Pets at shelters & rescues near Dupage County Animal Services

a Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, Incorporated

3149 Dundee Road, Suite # 229,
Northbrook, IL 60062

NAWS Humane Society

9981 W 190th Street, Suite A & B,
Mokena, IL 60448

Fetching Tails Foundation

Po Box 463,
Itasca, IL 60143

We'll also keep you updated on Buttons's adoption status with email updates.
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Buttons

Tabby

Male, 3 mos
Lombard, IL
We'll also keep you updated on ICEMAN's adoption status with email updates.
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ICEMAN

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 2 yrs
Crystal Lake, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Sully's adoption status with email updates.
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Sully

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 4 yrs 3 mos
La Grange Highlands, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Derrick Shephard's adoption status with email updates.
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Derrick Shephard

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos
Tinley Park, IL
We'll also keep you updated on toby's adoption status with email updates.
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toby

Pomeranian

Male, Puppy
Genoa, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Ray's adoption status with email updates.
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Ray

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 4 mos
Palatine, IL

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