A 2-month-old puppy was stolen, returned and then adopted within days at one Chicago shelter. Staff at Anti-Cruelty Society in River North announced Peter, a black Dachshund mix with wide, expressive ...

Animal shelters across the U.S. are reaching critical capacity as more pet owners grapple with the rising cost of pet care—many of which can be alleviated by pet insurance. While some shelters are ...

More people have been giving up their dogs and cats, citing a tough economy and housing restrictions. The surge is putting a ...

Animal rescues play a crucial role in addressing the growing issue of pet homelessness and neglect. Across Chicago and beyond ...

In recent months, animal rescues and shelters across the country are reporting sharp increases in animals being surrendered, with several of those organizations telling CNN that financial hardship was ...

Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) is in "crisis mode" after seeing their daily in-take line grow over the course of the year. Sadly, pets given up by their owners are more likely to die than ...

Nearly two dozen displaced puppies and dogs from a rescue organization in Texas arrived at PAWS Chicago late Monday night ...

This year's Clear the Shelters animal adoption campaign runs from Aug. 1-Aug. 31, and we're aiming to make it our biggest year yet.

Leaders of Chicago’s Anti-Cruelty Society are raising concerns after one of their four-legged friends disappeared under ...

PAWS Chicago is set to take in animals impacted by devastating flooding in Texas, the organization said this week.

A Chicago animal rescue organization is helping overwhelmed pet shelters in Texas in the wake of devastating floods. PAWS Chicago has taken in nearly two dozen dogs from shelters in Texas, and more ...

The outdoor, 24-hour free microchip scanner is held in a waterproof-case outside Chicago Animal Care and Control’s shelter at 2741 S. Western Ave. Provided by Chicago Animal Care and Control.