Wednesday, February 8, 2012
How you can adopt an animal:
Kankakee County Animal Control
1270 Stanford Dr., Kankakee.
815-937-2949
Adoption hours: Monday Noon – 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Thursdays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fees: $100 for a dog and $70 for a cat
To make sure your pet is correctly identified, have it microchipped. The chip will identify your pet if it is captured. This is not a tracking device, it is an identification chip. Please help overpopulation by spaying and neutering your pet.
Animal Control also cooperates with Petfinder.com to help adopt its animals.
Area agencies that help animals:
Kankakee County Animal Control and Adoption Center
1270 Stanford Dr., Kankakee.
815-937-2949
www.k3doghouse.net
This small shelter was built about 30 years ago as a holding facility. Now staffed by a team of dedicated animal lovers, the center places hundreds of dogs and cats in new homes each year. About 50 percent of the animals taken in are adopted. Donations and volunteers are always welcome.
Animal Haven
2214 S. Ill. Route 1, just north of St. Anne
(815) 933-5999
www.k3chs.net
Staff is available from 12:30-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Closed Thursday and Sunday.
This is a No Kill shelter, providing over 40 years of service. The Humane Society began with just a few dedicated volunteers who began to care for and place homeless and lost animals into loving homes. The staff carefully screens both animals and prospective families to create a good adoption environment. The Humane Society receives no tax monies but welcomes monetary donations, as well as useful items such as food and water dishes, blankets and treats.
Kankakee County Animal Foundation (KCAF)
P.O. Box 304, Bradley
(815) 937-9374
E-mail: www.kcafpets.com
The Foundation is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization whose focus is on fostering animals, adoptions and responsible pet ownership. It has a low-cost spay and neutering program. Occasional seminars on topics such as feral cats are sponsored by the Foundation to provide education on the importance of spaying and neutering pets. The Animal Foundation has a pet memorial at Whispering Willows Park in Bourbonnais.
Because Animals Really Kount (BARK)
P.O. Box 934
Bourbonnais.
(815) 773-4157
www.k3bark.org
This service organization was founded to protect animals and find them suitable homes. BARK is working with Animal Control to raise funds for a larger shelter. BARK has nonprofit organization status making all donations for the new building tax-deductible.
New Beginnings Cat Shelter
Pam Carpenter
815-472-4734
www.newbeginningscatshelter.org
Location is in Bourbonnais, but not revealed to prevent the random drop-off of animals. Hours are Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Donations and volunteers are welcome. It is a “no-kill” shelter that adopts out cats, but insists on references. Strays are routinely taken in, but animals are not accepted from owners who want to give them up.