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.
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
120 N. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.
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.
Mettawa, IL 60045
Gurnee, IL 60073
P.O. BOX 482,
Dyer,
IN
46311
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