Animal Welfare League at 6224 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois

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  IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have to give up your animal (and let's hope no one has to because a pet really is a responsibility for life), please find a rescue organization or family/friend to take your pet. Too many animals wind up in these facilities and a large majority of them a euthanized due to lack of space. Sometimes situations are outside of your control and you have no options, just please take the time to find a no-kill shelter or rescue group who will ensure your animal is not killed and finds a good forever home. FOR VOLUNTEERS/PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DONATE: This facility takes in thousands of animals of all kinds (mostly dogs and cats, but I've seen chickens, roosters, bunnies, squirrels, chipmunks in there) and has served Chicago for 80 years. They even have a monthly food pantry to give dog/cat food to people who can't afford it (so they can keep their beloved pets versus having to give them up to AWL because they can't' afford food). The people that work there love these animals and try to get as many fostered out through local animal rescues as they can. But sadly, the need is too great and the resources are too few. Please consider donating to them by dropping off clean towels, clean blankets, clean cat or dog beds, unopened dog or cat food, dog toys (Kongs and peanut butter is great and helps calm the dogs in their cages!), cat toys (no catnip!), Dawn dish soap, paper towels, newspapers, hand sanitizer, brooms and mops or a check would be greatly appreciated, too! Thank you! I'm giving 3 stars because of the loving people who care for the hundred+ animals there at a given time, but I would give the facility itself 0 stars. It's very old and falling apart, despite their best efforts to keep it afloat. They need all of the help they can to help serve the animals who wind up here and who hopefully get rescued by the rescues who go there to find dogs.
  January 23, 2017

  by Meaghan Thomas

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Today: 12:00 pm — 09:00 pm

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