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Open Daily 11:00am - 7:00pm
 
OPEN EVERY DAY!

         13005 Ernesti Rd              

Huntley, IL  60142

847-961-5541

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Read Chicago Tribune Story HERE!

Pets suffer from Midwest flooding too!

No-kill shelters form vast networks to save dogs and cats for adoption READ HERE!

 

 

 

 

Animal House Shelter welcomes ABC 7's Harry Porterfield!

Watch Video!

 

 

 

Read part 1 of the Daily Herald story here!

Life and death

A three-part series looking at the fate facing animals at high-kill shelters downstate and how suburban residents help run a rescue pipeline.  More...

 

Story 2: Salvation! More...

Daily Herald Story Part 2!

 

Story 3: Adopted! More...

Daily Herald part 3!

 

 

 

 

 

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PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR FOSTER PAGE TO SEE ALL THE PUPPIES, KITTENS  ADULT DOGS & CATS THAT CURRENTLY NEED FOSTER HOMES! 

 

THANK YOU SO MUCH TO DYLAN NELSON, EVERYONE AT THE DOGHOUSE OF BARRINGTON AND ALL OF THE WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS AT AHS WHO HELPED AT THE EVENT!  IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND SO MUCH FUN!!

3 LITTLE GIRLS HELPING WITH THEIR DONATIONS TO HELP BOOTS GET HIS SURGERY!  BOOTS AND AHS THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS!  WE ARE ALMOST TO OUR GOAL!  PLEASE HELP BOOTS IF YOU CAN BY MAILING A CHECK OR MAKING A DONATION ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THE 'DONATE NOW' BUTTON!!

POOR AMOS & ZORRO.  THESE TWO 7-10 YEAR OLD BOYS SUFFERED FOR YEARS IN A HOME WITH A HOARDER WHO COULDN'T PROVIDE THEM WITH PROPER CARE AND THEN THE LADY PAST AWAY IN THE HOME AND IT TOOK A WEEK BEFORE ANYONE KNEW THAT SHE HAD DIED.  SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, THEY WERE STARVING, DEHYDRATED AND YOU COULD FEEL EVERY BONE IN THEIR BODY.  THEY WERE MATTED DOWN TO THE SKIN WITH HORRIBLE SKIN INFECTIONS SO THEY HAD TO BE SHAVED.  AMOS IS HAVING AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME WALKING SO HE NEEDS TO GET TO THE VET TO GET HIS BACK LEGS CHECKED OUT.  PLEASE HELP AMOS AND ZORRO.  THEY HAVE HAD SUCH AN UNFAIR, CRUEL LIFE AND DESERVE SOME PEACE AND HAPPINESS!  YOU CAN SPONSOR THEM BY CLICKING ON ANY 'DONATE NOW' BUTTON THROUGHOUT THE SITE OR FOSTER OR ADOPT EITHER OR BOTH OF THEM.

WE NEED FOSTER HOMES NOW!!- you can fill out the foster application on the Online Application page and someone will get back to you right away.

AHS IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT!!  PLEASE CLICK ON THE 'ONLINE APPLICATION' BUTTON AND THEN CLICK ON 'EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION'. (DON'T HIT ENTER WHILE FILLING OUT)  -you need to be able to work weekends, holidays, looking for long term employment and have a very flexible schedule.  You can call or email the shelter for more details.

ESTER!!

Ester is a whole lot of dog to love!  She is such a sweet dog but keeps getting passed over because she is a full figured girl.  Ester came to Animal House 4 YEARS AGO!!  Although she loves the staff and volunteers at AHS, she desperately needs to find a loving family to call her own.  She does need to be the only pet as she can get a bit growly with other dogs and cats look like fast moving treats!  She loves to snuggle and would love a home with a nice big yard and plenty of activity to help her melt off the pounds.  She is great with children.  The Girl Scouts always stop by to play with her :)  She is completely housebroken, 5 years old and will be best companion!!

***ESTER NEEDS A SPONSOR!!  FOR JUST $30/WEEK WE CAN GET ESTER INTO TRIM TAILS CLUB WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM IN CRYSTAL LAKE AT THE ANIMAL REHABILITATION & CONDITIONING CENTER.  SHE WOULD NEED A RIDE TO AND FROM THE SHELTER TO THE REHAB CENTER AND SOMEONE TO PAY THE $30/WEEK***  THIS COULD SAVE ESTER'S LIFE AS SHE IS AT 98 LBS RIGHT NOW AND NEEDS TO BE AT 65 LBS.  PLEASE CALL THE SHELTER IF YOU CAN HELP!!  847-961-5541

Thank you to Jill Shaver, Jill Teberg, Debbie Oesterle, Jeanette May, and Jennifer Baker for your help with Ester!

ESTER'S STARTING WEIGHT: 98 LBS

ESTER'S CURRENT WEIGHT:

89.6 LBS- 5/1/09

80 LBS-6/10/09

80 LBS-6/29/09                                        

CHYNA! 

Chyna is a 1 year old medium sized yellow lab mix girl.  Poor baby came in to us as a stray from the pound.  She was pregnant, emaciated, filled with parasites and fleas and heartworm positive.          She was an excellent mother and waited until all of her pups were weaned to now start on her heartworm treatments.  When she was at the vet getting the treatment, they noticed that she also    has Grade 3 & 4 luxating patellas (her knee caps slide side to side making it difficult sometimes        to walk)  The vet recommends that Chyna get in to see a specialist to see if surgery is even    possible.  Please consider sponsoring Chyna while she remains in our care by clicking on any   'Donate Now' button throughout the site or adopting her so she doesn't need to spend one more     day in a shelter.

Shelter prepares for influx of abandoned pets

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Animal House is a non-profit, 501(c)(3), No-Kill shelter for all breeds of dogs and cats.

"No adoptable animal should be euthanized if it can be adopted into a suitable home.  Adoptable animals include only those animals eight weeks of age or older

that, at or subsequent to the time the animal is impounded or otherwise taken into possession, have manifested no sign of a behavioral or temperamental defect

that could pose a health or safety risk or otherwise make the animal unsuitable for placement as a pet, and have manifested no sign of disease, injury, or congenital

or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health of the animal or that is likely to adversely affect the animal's health in the future."

We have been open since June 2002 and have rescued, rehabilitated and placed over 7,000 dogs and cats, to date, into their loving forever homes!  

Animal House Shelter, Inc  rescues abused and neglected dogs and cats  and rehabilitates them mentally & physically in order to place them with the best new family.  We rescue 98% of our dogs from high 'kill' shelters, pounds and  various animal control facilities in which they are usually listed as strays, and almost always scheduled to be euthanized. 

The best possible veterinary care is always given to those at Animal House Shelter. We never decline treatment, whatever it may entail, if it means that the animal has a chance at a new and healthy life. 

We strive to go above and beyond when caring for and socializing our animals.  We understand the importance of getting to know each and every animal available for adoption in an effort to place them in the most perfect home possible.  All dogs are walked 4-5 times a day and socialized with each other and volunteers.  The cats are housed in a large 'free roam' cat room so they can socialize all day with each other, staff, volunteers and potential adopters. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Like people, animals have distinct personalities that make them unique. At Animal House Shelter, we are proud to say that the dogs and cats are treated

like our own. We care enough to be certain they are treated with the comfort and respect that they deserve and we make every effort to ensure that

they go to the right, forever, permanent, loving home.

All dogs and cats are given all vaccinations- including their Rabies vaccine- They are neutered,  microchipped,  dewormed and heartworm tested (Dogs)  or FeLV/FIV tested (Cats). Dogs are kept on heartworm preventative & all animals receive Frontline Plus monthly by Animal House. Included with the adoption of your new pet is 30 days of  pet insurance for only $1 through www.ShelterCare.com and the first free vet exam (through AHS participating veterinarians). 

We are open for adoptions daily from 11 am to 7 pm!

Click here to make a monetary donation online.