Animal Welfare League

11/23/2025

Come join us for our yearly Photos with The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who!
This year we will also be selling Grinch Shirts and Custom Grinch+AWL Christmas Ornaments throughout the Holiday Season. All proceeds benefit the homeless animals in our care.

11/20/2025

Doggie Spa Basket Winner!

Altoria is our lucky raffle winner! She won a designer dog bed filled with special goodies. Altoria was so happy to receive this basket, as she owns 6 little ones. She could hardly wait to get home and give it to them. Congratulations to Altoria and her furry family members!

We have many wonderful animals available for adoption. If interested in adopting, please visit our website at animalwelfareleague.com and view our adoptable animals in need of a home!

We care for hundreds of homeless, stray, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the donations received from others. If you are interested in supporting our mission, please click on the link below. Every cent matters no matter how small or large.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

11/09/2025

Raffle Tickets On Sale For A Christmas Golden Doodle Light Up Decoration! 🎄

We are now selling Raffle Tickets for this adorable light up Golden Doodle and her pup. It measures approximately 2 1/2 feet tall. It is weather resistant and battery operated. The Doodles can be used either inside or outside. Tickets can be purchased for only $1.00. All 100% of the proceeds will benefit the 500+ animals we care for daily at our shelter. Please stop by and show your support by purchasing a ticket. Winner must be able to pick up the Doodles. We cannot ship them. We are located at 10305 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415.

We have many wonderful animals available for adoption. If interested in adopting, please visit our website at animalwelfareleague.com to view our adoptable animals in need of a home!

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the donations received from others. If you are interested in supporting our mission, please click on the link below.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

11/01/2025

Lucky Ghost Dog Winner!

We would like to announce the lucky raffle winner for the Halloween Ghost Dog. Emmy and her Mom were the lucky winners. Mom is camera shy but Emmy dressed up special just to come and claim the prize. Mom & Emmy adopted their dog Eddie from AWL and have always been supportive of our shelter. Emmy and Mom donated the Ghost Dog back to AWL so it could stay with the other homeless puppies at the shelter and visit it at our next Halloween event. They asked if we could please name the Ghost Dog "Emmy."

We would like to send a “Special Thank You” to MaryAnn for making this raffle possible. MaryAnn has also been a great supporter of AWL. In fact, she just donated another Holiday dog. It is located in our lobby and we are now accepting raffle tickets on this dog too. It is adorable and will make a great decoration for your home. We will share a picture on facebook shortly.

We hope you and your pets had a fun and safe Halloween!

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the generous donations received from others. If you are interested in helping our animals and supporting our mission, please click on the link below.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

10/11/2025

10/02/2025

Come join us for a day of family fun. Games & prizes for children and adults. Costume contest for pets, vendors for both you and your pets. Bounce house, Fashion show, music, food and so much more!

09/14/2025

Pupdate on our sweet peas 🫛🫛🫛🫛🫛

Our precious pups are thriving & growing stronger each & every day. They are gaining weight under the attentive care of AWL staff. They are playful, full of energy & enjoy a daily game of of chase with their stuffies 🐻 We kindly ask that if you are interested donating, we still need canned/wet puppy food, safe chew toys for teething (all sizes) are also appreciated. They help alleviate the discomfort that puppies experience as they lose their baby teeth and adult teeth start coming in. As always, AWL and the fur babies "Thank You" for your continued support. 💕

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the generous donations received from others. If you are interested in helping our animals and supporting our mission, please click on the link below.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

08/30/2025

Happy Labor Day From “Honor”

Please meet Honor. She is a special needs puppy who came to our shelter at the tender age of 4 weeks and in need of care. We taught her how to eat on her own, with a combination of puppy formula and a food mixture. Honor is a very special little girl. She was born with a birth defect. Her leg is permanently deformed and stays in the upward position. Exactly as you see it in this photo. Unfortunately, the leg will always remain in this position. However, this little girl has no idea that she is different. Honor is now approximately 8 weeks of age, loves to play with the other dogs in her room and is a quick runner! Here disability surely does not stop her. In a few more weeks, she will be scheduled for her spay surgery and will be available for adoption. In the meantime, Honor would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and fun Labor Day weekend!

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the generous donations received from others. If you are interested in helping our animals and supporting our mission, please click on the link below.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

08/24/2025

Thank you to the Chicago Ridge Park District!

We would like to “Thank” the Chicago Ridge Park District for hosting an adoption event. They went above and beyond to help our homeless animals get their furever home! It was a fun filled day and our animals surely enjoyed playing with the customers and workers. It is so nice to see the community coming together working for the same mission. Thank you Chicago Ridge Park District. You’re the Best!

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the generous donations received from others. If you are interested in helping our animals and supporting our mission, please click on the link below.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

08/16/2025

It Takes A Village!

Three little Mastiff puppies were brought to us by the Oak Lawn Police Department as strays. They were left in a restaurant’s parking lot, inside of a cardboard box. Thanks to the quick action of the police, they were brought to Animal Welfare League and checked out by our veterinarian. The pups were held the legal stray hold, vaccinated, microchipped, neutered, etc. A worker from the Village was at the station when they initially came in. She fell in love with the pups and was the first to adopt one. Word spread quickly amongst the police/dispatchers. The next thing we knew….another employee came and adopted a pup. It turns out they were friends of each other and then a third one came along and finalized the adoption of all 3 pups. Ironically the employees are all friends of each other and live within a 3 block radius. They are planning scheduled walks, play dates and a puppy party. It is heartwarming to know that this litter will now grow up together and live a full and happy life. We want to thank the Village of Oak Lawn for these wonderful adoptions!

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the generous donations received from others. Please consider helping our animals by making a donation. If you are interested in helping our animals and supporting our mission, please click on the link below.

https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G

08/13/2025

We care for hundreds of homeless, abandoned, sick, unwanted and special needs animals on a daily basis. We are able to do this through the generous donations received from others. If you are interested in helping our animals and supporting our mission, please click on the link below.
https://animalwelfareleague.com/store/product/general-donation/
or
Amazon Wishlist Link:
https://a.co/3fY3n1G