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Today I would like to introduce you to one of our favorite local animal shelters, The Will County Humane Society.

They are the first no kill animal shelter in Will County near our home in Naperville Illinois. They are a privately owned, 501-C3 charitable organization and receive no assistance from local or state government.

We love all the things they do to help find new homes for pets that have been dropped off, abandoned or left behind and they have a great website showing a Pet Of The Week page showing pictures and descriptions of rescued pets that are just waiting for a new family.

They provide shots and medical treatment for all the animals in their care to make sure that you only get a healthy new friend if you are looking for a pet to adopt into your home.

For example all of their puppies and kittens have had their first shots and all adult dogs have been spayed or neutered and have received Rabies, Distemper, Parvo, Corona, Leptospirosis Nepatitis and Kennel Cough Vaccines.

All adult cats have been spayed or neutered and have received Rabies, Feline Leukemia, Feline Distemper, Chlamydia, and Feline Rhino Vaccines.

The animals in their care need special attention over the winter months – their bills for heating, caring for the increasing number of abandoned pets and the overall increased needs of vet bills make this a very difficult time for them.
They have T-shirts on sale to celebrate the 40th year anniversary of the shelter. Coffee mugs, travel mugs, canvas bags, note pads and clips all with the Will County Humane Society Logo are also available. Sales from all of these items always contribute to the upkeep of the shelter.
If you would like to donate your time as a volunteer to this humane society or wish to donate something else to help the rescue animals instead they have a Pet Shelter Wish List that can give you donation ideas.

I would appreciate it if you can do anything to help this great animal shelter, the pets they have in their care or the thoughts behind their motto;

“Pets Are Not Disposable Please Love Us For Our Whole Life”

Visit their site to lean more

The Will County Humane Society

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It is even a greater honor to have received this award as it shows that we have touched at least one persons heart when it comes to the education of animal cruelty worldwide.

Nearly Dr. Ferox is the person that nominated us for the Thinking Blogger Award and here is a link to her veterinary student blog where she writes about pets and animals and how they relate to veterinary medicine on her Australian Vet Student Blog Read the rest of this entry »

Why Are There So Many Animals In Pet Shelters

Written by Ferox, a veterinary student who runs Nearly-Dr Ferox

Every year, animal lovers working in shelters are left with no option but euthanasia after being unable to find them new homes. The question many of these devoted volunteers find themselves asking again and again is how do these animals, many of which are sweet, loving souls, end up in shelters with a desperate need for a permanent home?

They come from all over the place. Having worked in animal shelters, there are a few common scenarios that crop up again and again.

• Those that find strays. Some people come into the shelter with a stray dog or cat that has been hanging around for a few days, that they finally managed to catch. Usually they’ve been spotted by the kids, and often the family asks to adopt the animal if it’s real home isn’t found, which is often the case.
• Those that claim they’re strays. There have been situations when someone has brought an animal to a shelter (usually a cat), and say that it’s a stray. The shelter scans the animal and finds a microchip. They ring the number…and a mobile phone in the person pocket starts to ring. Talk about an awkward situation.
• Those that pass away. Nobody plans to die, and sometimes pets are suddenly left without their owners after a tragic event, and end up in a shelter. Often these pets have special instruction such as ‘must not be separated’ because they’ve spent their entire lives together. The experience of being in the shelter is often traumatic for them, and although being kept together makes it slightly easier for them emotionally, it makes it harder for them to find new homes. This is because most potential adopters are looking for one pet, not two.
• Those that don’t care. Some people just fail to realize that by not spaying or neutering their cats or dogs, they’re going to be eaten out of house and home by hoards of kittens or puppies. This doesn’t seem to bother them though; when they kittens or puppies get to big, too expensive or aren’t cute any more they dump them at a shelter to make room for the next lot.

The end result is that animal lovers working in shelters are left with the heartbreaking job of cleaning up other people’s mess. Some situations are unavoidable, but much of the heartbreak could be avoided by spaying and neutering pets, and by having a contingency plan for them if something should happen to you, or if you become unable to keep your pets at home.

Please remember that owning a pet is a lifelong commitment and should not be taken lightly.

Nearly-Dr Ferox is a blog about the life and times of an Australian Veterinary student.

She shares her experiences not only with fellow vet students, but all those out there that hope one day to be Vets, or wished they had chosen a Veterinary career.

Her blog can supply knowledge to pet owners and explain to animal lovers things they they may now have known.

Some of her posts include Working With Pigs, Vets Over The Phone, Garlic Toxicity, and, The Little Black Dress

Please visit her site to learn more about Veterinarians and Veterinary students and all the things they do to help the animals.