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Emergency
Animal Services
Animal
Emergency and Critical Care Center
Northbrook
(847) 564-5775
Animal Emergency of Lake County Vernon Hills (847) 680-8600
Animals 911 Skokie (847) 673-9110
Arlington Heights ER Arlington Hts (847) 394-6049
ASPCA-Animal Poison Control Center 24 hours/day (888) 426-4435
Chicago Veterinary Emergency Services Chicago (773) 281-7110
Berwyn Animal Emergency Clinic Forest View (708) 577-9044
Emergency Veterinary Center Rolling Meadows (708) 577-9044
Emergency Veterinary Services Lisle (630) 960-2900
Kansas State Veterinary Poison Control 24 hours/day (785) 532-5679
Animal
Groups and Organizations
DFA
Dog Guardian Groups
Beck
Lake Dog Area Group, For information, contact (847) 635-7024, (847)
827-2004, beckdogs@aol.com or jstoltz@chaltool.com.
Challenger
Park Dog Friendly Area Task Force, For information, contact Channing
Greene at (773) 477-7933, or channing.greene@att.net.
Dog P.A.C.
- Dog Park Action Co-op, Meetings and locations posted at
http://www.southloopdogs.com. For information, contact gailmerritt@yahoo.com.
Hamlin
Park - Hamlin Park Dog Group, For info, call (773) 525-8592.
MONDOG
- Montrose Beach Dog Guardians, For information, contact montrosedogs@yahoo.com
or visit http://www.mondog.bigstep.com.
Paws
Park Advisory Group, For information, contact Joanne at (773) 960-8494
or e-mail to notify2@aol.com.
Puptown
/ Margate Park - Puptown Advisory Council, For information, contact
Nancy Meyerson at (773) 275-8370.
Walsh
Park Dog - Dog Guardian Guideline Society (DOGS), For information,
contact Ananda Breslof at (773) 384-0393, or walshparkdogs@aol.com.
Wrigley
Field / Grace-Noethling Park - Wrightwood Neighbors Association, For
information, contact Stacey Hawk at (773) 348-2832.
Winnemac
Dog Park Advisory Council, For information, contact (773) 271-0014
or winnemacdogpark@hotmail.com.
General
Animal-Related Groups
D.A.W.G.
- Dog Advisory Work Group. D.A.W.G. is a unique coalition of dog guardians
and non-dog guardians dedicated to promoting and implementing public
education and outreach about dogs, responsible dog guaardianship,
dog-related issues in communities and sharing public spaces wisely..
* D.A.W.G.
Meetings are the second Tuesday of every other month at Grant Hospital,
550 W. Webster; 7:00 p.m.
* Monthly Dog Friendly Area (DFA) meetings; first Tuesday of every
month at Bordo's Eatery and Sauce, 2476-2478 N. Lincoln Ave.; 7:00
p.m. You must call to confirm. For more info call (312) 409-2169 or
visit http://www.dawgsite.org.
N.A.V.S.
- National Anti-Vivisection Society Organization with a goal of the
elimination of animal use in product testing, education, and biomedical
research. For more info, call (312) 427-6065, toll-free (800) 922-FROG,
or visit http://www.navs.org.
S.P.E.A.K.
- Supporting and Promoting Ethics in the Animal Kingdom. For more
information please call (773) 925-1277; http://www.kize.org/speak/
or e-mail speak@cyberlink.com.
Animal
Anti-Abuse Groups
D.A.W.G.
/ Court Advocacy Program - For more information please call Stephanie
Packard Bell at (312) 747-9983 or leave a message asking for info
on the D.A.W.G. hotline (312) 409-2169.
Human
Animal Violence Connection (HAVC) - For more information, please visit
the HAVC website at http://www.havcusa.org, contact (312) 787-9331
or e-mail bjan101@aol.com.
Pet
Loss & Grief Resources
C.A.R.E.
Pet Loss Helpline (877) 394-CARE
CVMA Pet Loss Support Helpline (630) 603-3994
CVMA Support Group (630) 325-1231
Companion Animal Memorial Fund (217) 333-2762
Dogs Have Souls Too http://www.dogshavesouls.com/
Petgarden http://www.petgarden.com/
Forever Pets http://www.foreverpets.com/
Pet Loss Grief Support http://www.petloss.com/
In Memory of Pets http://www.in-memory-of-pets.com/
Rainbows Bridge http://www.rainbowsbridge.com/
Virtual Pet Cemetery http://www.mycemetery.com/
Shelters,
Clinics, & Important Numbers
Animal
Shelter, City, Phone
A.D.O.P.T.
Naperville (630) 355-2299
Adopt a Pet Northbrook (847) 673-8999
Anderson Animal Shelter South Elgin (847) 697-2880
Animal Adoption Associates Chicago (312) 943-7191
Aniaml Care League of Oak Park Oak Park (708) 848-8155
Animal Care League of the Northwest Barrington (847) 550-6925
Animal Welfare League Chicago (773) 667-0088
Animal Welfare League Chicago Ridge (708) 636-8586
Animals for Awareness Palos Park (708) 361-9330
Anti-Cruelty Society Chicago (312) 644-8338
A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife, Inc. Northbrook (847) 509-1026
Assisi Animal Foundation Crystal Lake (815) 455-9411
Buddy Foundation, The Des Plaines (847) 813-7206
Cat Guardians Lombard (630) 543-3395
Chicago Canine Rescue Chicago (312) 850-1254
Chicago Community Humane Center Chicago (773) 764-2242
Chicagoland Dog Rescue Elk Grove Village (847) 259-6458
City of Aurora Animal Care and Control Aurora (630) 897-5695
Comm. Animal Rescue Effort (CARE) Evanston (847) 705-2653
Critter Corral Steger (708) 709-0917
David R. Lee Animal Care Center Chicago (312) 747-1406
Du Page County Animal Control Wheaton (630) 682-7197
Evanston Animal Shelter Evanston (847) 866-5080
Felines Inc. Adoption and Shelter Chicago (773) 465-4132
Ferret Advice & Info Resource (F.A.I.R.) Westmont (630) 968-8142
Forest Park Animal Shelter Forest Park (708) 366-8156
Furry Friends Foundation Chicago (312) 397-1001
Greater Chicago Ferret Association Westchester (708) 442-8650
Harmony House for Cats Chicago (773) 463-6667
Helping Paws Animal Shelter Crystal Lake (815) 459-2641
Hinsdale Humane Society Hinsdale (630) 323-5630
House Rabbit Society Westchester (847) 266-0068
Illinois Ferret & Exotic Animal Rescue Oak Lawn (708) 423-8342
Kay's Animal Shelter Arlington Heights (847) 259-2907
Kindness, Inc. Elgin (847) 888-2750
Lake Shore Shelter for Animals Chicago (312) 409-1162
Naperville Humane Society Naperville (630) 420-8989
Oak Park Animal Control Oak Park (708) 358-5679
Orphans of the Storm Deerfield (847) 945-0235
PACT Humane Society Downers Grove (630) 375-7017
People's Animal Welfare Society Tinley Park (815) 464-7298
Pet-Able Adoptions Inc. Palatine (847) 604-4447
Pet Network - Exotic Bird Rescue Milwaukee, WI (414) 464-8808
Pet Rescue Animal Sanctuary Bloomingdale (630) 893-0030
Pet Rescue, Inc. Berkley (773) 493-9008
Pets Are Worth Saving (P.A.W.S.) Chicago (773) 244-7853
Pets In Need Midwest Ringwood (815) 728-1462
Reach Out for Animals Hoffman Estates (847) 830-4576
Rebecca's Buns (Rabbit Rescue) Woodridge (630) 533-0601
Save A Dog (SAD) Oak Park (708) 445-8895
Save-a-Pet Grayslake (847) 740-7788
Second Chance Pet Adoption Elk Grove Village (847) 415-2978
South Suburban Humane Society Chicago Heights (708) 755-7387
St. Francis Pet Foundation Elk Grove Village (630) 766-3646
Stray's Halfway House Schaumburg (630) 351-3150
STOPP Chicago (312) 409-2516
T.L.C. Animal Shelter Lockport (708) 301-1594
Touched by an Animal Chicago (773) 728-6336
Tree House Foundation Chicago (773) 784-5488
West Suburban Humane Society Downers Grove (630) 960-9600
Victorian House Animal Placements Chicago (773) 525-4317
Low
Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics and Vaccinations
To
locate a low cost spay/neuter clinic in your area (800) 248-SPAY
Animal
Welfare League Chicago (773) 667-0088
Anti-Cruelty Society Chicago (312) 644-8338
Downers Grove Animal Hospital Downers Grove (630) 968-2812
Evanston Animal Shelter Evanston (847) 705-2653
Luv-A-Pet Inc. (Chicago) at Petco Pet Stores (773) 935-7388
Luv-A-Pet Inc. (Suburbs) at Petco Pet Stores (847) 759-8700
P.A.W.S. Chicago (773) 521-7729
Animal
Assisted Therapy
Canine
Companions for Independence Woodstock (847) 816-7360
Chenny Troupe Chicago (312) 280-0266
Rainbow Animal Assisted Therapy Chicago (773) 283-1129
Important
Dogfighting Contacts
Animal
Abuse Control Team
(Sergeant Brownstein's Pager) Chicago (312) 571-6939
Non-Emergency City Services 311
To report eyewitness account of dog fight in-progress 911