Chicago Animal Shelters

It's been a good week for Chicago animals. Brookfield Zoo welcomed a new baby, Cayucos, the Shedd Aquarium's new sea otter pup, made her public debut,...

This week, HuffPost Chicago is featuring another group of lovable, local pets currently in need of a guardian in the Chicago area -- a feisty crew ran...

Sure, they may not (yet) be viral Internet video sensations, but this week's crop of local adoptable pets in need of homes are certainly not short on ...

With May just around the corner, summer is drawing ever nearer -- and wouldn't it be fantastic to spend the sunny months -- and beyond, of course -- w...

We know that practically every week we say this -- but this week's roundup of local adoptable animals might seriously be our favorite bunch yet. F...

Even though Friday is the 13th day of April, we've got a feeling that this day could be a lucky one for any number of the adorable, adoptable animals ...

With Easter weekend approaching, what better opportunity to give local rescue rabbits headliner status in this week's local adoptable animals feature?...

Yes, it is that time of the week once more: HuffPost Chicago's weekly profile of some dozen local cats, dogs and other pets up for adoption in the Chi...

As the Chicago area celebrates the official arrival of spring, many local pets continue to await the possibility of finding their "furever" homes in a...

With the onset of summer-like weather coming early to Chicago, you might find your heart melting as the temperatures rise. What better way to revel in...

While we don't like to play favorites here at HuffPost Chicago -- particularly when it comes to adoptable pets -- we have to say that this week's roun...

While March comes in like a bit of a lion Friday -- snow, rain and the possibility of even some thundersnow are in the forecast -- a wide variety of l...

With March almost here and winter starting to wind down -- even with a little late-in-the-season Saskatchewan Screamer in there -- countless critters ...

With Presidents' Day upon us, many Chicagoans will be enjoying an extra-long, late February winter -- what better opportunity to get out of the house ...

Whether you'll be spending this Valentine's Day solo or coupled, wouldn't the holiday, trite as it may be, be better with a new furry friend by your s...

This week, as Woodstock Willie disagreed with Punxsutawney Phil over the length of the upcoming spring, many fellow furry friends are sitting in shelt...

As the month of January comes to a close in Chicago and we look to the upcoming Groundhog's Day to find out whether our unseasonably warm winter will ...

This week came with the wonderful news for Chicago animal lovers that Isis, the dog found beaten bloody in the streets after being abandoned by her ow...

While Chicagoans continue to recover from ringing in 2012, the new year has probably not felt all that much different for homeless area pets sitting i...

With the new year almost upon us, resolutions are probably on the minds of many -- and just in case one of yours is lending out a helping hand more of...

This week has been a rough one in Chicago when it comes to stories of animal abuse and neglect in the metropolitan area. One Chicago dog owner abandon...

This week, HuffPost Chicago has turned the spotlight on yet another bunch of very wonderful, very adoptable cats and dogs in need of forever homes. ...

With the holiday season officially kicked off by the long Thanksgiving weekend, there is no surer sign that winter is right around the corner and who ...

With the temperatures in the Chicago area becoming increasingly wintry, there's no better time than now to give one of the many cats and dogs awaiting...

Our first round-up of animal-related news two weeks ago received so much positive feedback that we've decided to bring the feature back on a semi-regu...