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Naperville Area Humane Society Animal shelter in Naperville, IL

The Naperville Area Humane Society (NAHS) is a non-profit, limited admission animal shelter accepting cats and dogs. Our shelter can house as many as eighteen dogs and forty cats.

Each animal is tenderly cared for at NAHS. Entering a shelter can be stressful or possibly even terrifying to some cats and dogs. Our dedicated and highly trained staff and over 300 volunteers offer compassionate care to each animal and work to address his or her individual needs.

The staff works diligently to match the needs of each pet with a family eager to adopt a dog or cat. While at NAHS, all animals receive basic vaccinations as well as medical care. All animals are neutered or spayed before being released to their new owners. In addition, dogs’ temperaments are thoroughly assessed before being made available for adoption.

Unfortunately, there continues to be far too many cats and dogs needing help in our society. Since we cannot solve this overwhelming problem ourselves, we have evolved our approach to the homeless animal crisis to include innovative community service initiatives, such as humane education and a behavior helpline, while we continue to re-home animals.

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1620 W. Diehl Road
Naperville, IL 60563
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1620 W. Diehl Road

Naperville, IL 60563

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Adoptable pets at Naperville Area Humane Society

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

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Senior
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Angel's adoption status with email updates.
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Angel

Labrador Retriever/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Hamilton's adoption status with email updates.
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Hamilton

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Senior
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Ginger's adoption status with email updates.
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Ginger

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Baby
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Sei's adoption status with email updates.
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Sei

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Baby
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Beluga's adoption status with email updates.
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Beluga

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Baby
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Lola's adoption status with email updates.
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Lola

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Naperville, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Amaretto's adoption status with email updates.
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Amaretto

Domestic Shorthair/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Senior
Naperville, IL

Shelter FAQs

The Naperville Area Humane Society (NAHS) serves Naperville and the surrounding communities.

Additional adoption info

Dog and cat adoptions are the cornerstone of our mission and services. After more than 40 years of sheltering animals and placing them into loving homes, our work is still not done. There are thousands of animals in shelters waiting for homes across the Chicagoland area. We hope you will take some time to learn more about our adoption process and meet the pets currently available for adoption.

NAHS strives to make appropriate, permanent matches between adopters and our cat and dog friends. Here is an outline of how the process works:

Visit the shelter during our adoption hours to see if there is an animal that interests you. Walk-ins are allowed to see the cats; dogs are by appointment.

Complete our brief "Pets and People Profile" and discuss it with an adoption counselor to determine if the animal is well suited for your family.

Adoption application

https://www.naperhumane.org/adopt-a-dog

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

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, Young
Northbrook, IL
We'll also keep you updated on BLOSSOM's adoption status with email updates.
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BLOSSOM

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 10 mos
Chicago Ridge, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Wayne's adoption status with email updates.
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Wayne

Domestic Shorthair

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

Domestic Longhair

Female, Kitten
Hinckley, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Rico's adoption status with email updates.
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Rico

Chihuahua

Male, Adult
Plainfield, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Jasper's adoption status with email updates.
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Jasper

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 mos
Wheaton, IL

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