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ANIMAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INC.

ANIMAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INC. ASAP provides provides Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and other services for McHenry and surrounding Counties in Illinois. Adopts cats, kittens and horses.

Animal Services and Assistance Programs, Inc. provides food/supplies to shelters/rescues. Also has TNR, Adoption, Barn Cat, and Guardian Angel Programs.

01/20/2025

It is with a heavy heart that we let Maureen go to a better place, early this morning💔

In her way she told us it was time and it would be unfair to not honor her. We are so very grateful that she found her way back to us and we were able to show her the love and kindness she deserved. Thank you to Dr Deb and staff for everything. Thank you all for your prayers and donations to help us with her journey🐾❤️🐾

9:30am
She is being well taken care of at Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd. Dr Deb and team have her on IV and heat support.
Her bloodwork shows that her kidney function is off the charts and her blood glucose is barely registering. The rest looks ok.

To be honest the prognosis is poor but we will give her a shot and most importantly make sure she is warm and loved🐾
Thank you all for your support and prayers for Maureen.
We will post again this afternoon.

Maureen was adopted out in 2012 at the age of 2 so she is 14 now.

A good samaritan found her today, freezing in a garage and brought her to the wonderful folks at West Suburban Humane Society in Downers Grove.

Her original adopter moved out of State and handed her off to someone who eventually handed her off to someone else. No one reported her missing and the last time she was seen was September 2024 by the 2nd owner.

This little girl is lucky to be alive.
If you are a bit squeamish, we apologize. This is what happens to an indoor cat who is left to fend on their own, in winter, with no access to food and water.

We have never seen a cat that has so dramatically lost so much weight. She is a shell of her former self.

She has a long road ahead of her.
We hope the next 48 hours will see some progress🙏🏻

If you would like to join us in helping provide her care would would appreciate it.🐾

01/05/2025

Lucy is like an annoying fly🪰
But Ginger loves her.
She has found her forever home🐾

12/28/2024

12/24/2024

Happy Holidays🐾
We can’t thank you enough for supporting the feral and free roaming cats!

We could not have saved so many lives and TNR’d so many cats were it not for your generosity☃️🎄❤️

Special thanks to Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd for helping us make a difference.🐾

Your donations go directly to cover the cost of veterinary care!

12/19/2024

Oaken Acres has had calls on a dozen or more sick Canada geese in the past two weeks. Some are dead. Some are dying. Others are symptomatic of avian (bird) flu. ALL ARE INFECTED with AVIAN FLU in our opinion. We have had to euthanize several outside our building and freeze them immediately for cremation. It's very sad but at least 50% of the calls we are getting are about geese that are stumbling around, maybe hit by a car, looks cold and sitting all alone in my yard for hours, unable to fly. Nearly all of these are turning out to be cases of avian flu. This is so sad for all these birds.

Oaken Acres will no longer be accepting geese exhibiting these symptoms for the safety of our inhouse birds and our staff. This disease is transmissable to humans and pets and we just can't afford that risk. Here's an important thing for anyone to remember if they are contemplating rescuing any waterfowl with these symptoms:

People can get avian influenza by: Touching bedding, feed, or water contaminated with waste from infected animals, then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth. Breathing in the virus in contaminated respiratory droplets or dust. Working with or drinking raw milk from infected animals.

You can go to this link for more information:
https://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/virus-transmission/avian-in-humans.html

Also, we are advising the public to NOT try to capture these sick birds. If there is a dead one in your yard, wear a face mask, put on a pair of rubber gloves, have two large garbage bags at the ready, and using a shovel try to get the goose into the bag. Try doing this without having any contact with the dead bird. It can be disposed of in your garbage. Please read the instructions on the flyer provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

If there are large numbers of birds that are dead or dying in an area, please contact your regional office of the Wildlife Biologist for the IDNR. In Northern Illinois, contact Jared Trickey at 815.904.4158.

12/08/2024

UPDATE ON BOB
Dr Deb and the great staff at Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd got Bob in right away and his new tail looks wonderful and he is not in pain.
Bob will be up for adoption soon!

Thank you all who donated to help Bob and his new tail🐾

Thank you eveyone who has donated on Giving Tuesday, and p**f it is gone🌬️

We just took in this super friendly male cat yesterday, that one of our TNR caretakers had sighted with a degloved tail about a month ago.

He was caught and the dead part of his tail fell off.

We named him Bob and he will get an exam and surgery to finish the amputation as there is exposed bone.

In the meantime we will flyer the mailboxes as there are no postings.

Your donations will help cover the medical costs for Bob.

Thank you sooo much🐾

12/05/2024

Just a follow up to show that Ginger does love Lucy🐾

12/02/2024

H🎄PPY H🎁LIDAYS

Giving Tuesday is a reminder for all of us to come together in peace and share our prosperity with those less fortunate.

We want to thank all of our donors and especially the caretakers of the unwanted, homeless and abandoned cats in our community. Thank you for making a difference🐾

11/26/2024

She is going to be a handful when she finds her forever home!
Fearless🐾

11/19/2024

Need a little help feeding your pets?

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Need help feeding your pets? Rescue Pack is on the road again! We’ll be in Rolling Meadows, IL hosting a drive-through pet food pantry stocked with cat and dog food.

📅 Date: Saturday, November 23
⏰ Time: 10AM – Noon
📍 Location: Rolling Meadows Courthouse, 2121 Euclid Avenue
✨ Everyone is Welcome: There are no residency restrictions.
🍁 Let us share the spirit of gratitude and giving—just drive up, and we’ll load the food directly into your car.

👉 Supplies are first come first serve , so arrive early!

Together, we can make this season special for every pet and their family. 🐕🐈💛 We’ll be onsite until supplies run out.

We’ve partnered with Fetching Tails Foundation and Cook County Sheriff's Office "Tails of Redemption" to bring this pantry to you. We'll be filling the bowls and bellies of pets in need.

10/08/2024

Baby is an 11-year-old cat. She’s super sweet but she’s shy. She was originally part of our TNR program in 2014. She was taken in eventually as a house Cat and her owner is no longer able to care for her as she went into assisted living. She would do best in a quiet household. She loves to eat when you’re sitting with her. You can visit her at the Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd Huntley during business hours.

10/05/2024

OCTOBER TNR DATE
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9th

$55/cat
Includes: Spay/Neuter, microchip, rabies and distemper vaccine, flea treatment, left ear is tipped.

All cats must come in a humane trap. No carriers/crates/cages.

Text 847-490-5528 for instructions on how to participate.

09/29/2024

We had a great day yesterday at the Huntley Fall Fest - Presented by FNBO. Special thanks to Sean Cratty and team for a spectacular weekend.

We are so grateful to be included in the weekend events.

The 16th Annual Pedals for Paws Car Show was a great success.
Thank you to those attendees with their wonderful cars, making it out in spite of the potential sketchy weather🐾

We could not do it without our wonderful volunteers!

Thank you to our generous Sponsors❤️

Without you we could not have had such wonderful trophies every year!

Mecum Auctions
Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Sheldon Clark
The I.T. Connection, Inc.
DANRR AUTO BODY
Mark Krueger - State Farm Insurance Agent
Renaissance Farm
Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd
Blessed Little Kitchen
North Wall Rock Climbing Gym
Team Hall
Arnie and Paulette Hetzel
The Hellstrom Family
The Spencer Family
Let’s Clean Molds
Crooked Oak Farm
Erin & Robert Ball
Christina Curtis
Friends of Don Hansen
Family of Susan Fosnot

We thank JPM Photography - Your Dreams Captured and will post a link to the car show photos and winners!

This car show is our only annual fundraiser and it helps us sustain our work in helping the animals in our community by providing veteinary care, food and forever homes. If you could not make it this year, but would still like to donate any amount would be greatly appreciated.❤️

We must also thank the caretakers who step up to care for the abandoned cats in McHenry, Boone, Kane and Southern Wisconsin. It has been 30 years and over 15,000 cats that have gone through our Trap-Neuter-Return program.

A special thanks to our current and past veterinary partners:

The Pet Vet in Huntley
Fox Valley Animal Welfare League
Dr. Patti Klein
Dr. Jerry Genge
Dr. Edin Mehanovic

To the McHenry County Animal Control & Adoption Center for embracing TNR and being on the forefront of TNR in the State of Illinois.

We are so very lucky to be embraced by our Community🐾

09/21/2024

Rev up your engines!
The 16th Annual Huntley Fall Festival Pedals for Paws Car Show is just a week away.

Look at the great forecast!

Huntley Fall Fest - Presented by FNBO

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It is with a heavy heart that we let Maureen go to a better place, early this morning💔 In her way she told us it was time and it would be unfair to not honor her. We are so very grateful that she found her way back to us and we were able to show her the love and kindness she deserved. Thank you to Dr Deb and staff for everything. Thank you all for your prayers and donations to help us with her journey🐾❤️🐾 9:30am She is being well taken care of at Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd. Dr Deb and team have her on IV and heat support. Her bloodwork shows that her kidney function is off the charts and her blood glucose is barely registering. The rest looks ok. To be honest the prognosis is poor but we will give her a shot and most importantly make sure she is warm and loved🐾 Thank you all for your support and prayers for Maureen. We will post again this afternoon. Maureen was adopted out in 2012 at the age of 2 so she is 14 now. A good samaritan found her today, freezing in a garage and brought her to the wonderful folks at West Suburban Humane Society in Downers Grove. Her original adopter moved out of State and handed her off to someone who eventually handed her off to someone else. No one reported her missing and the last time she was seen was September 2024 by the 2nd owner. This little girl is lucky to be alive. If you are a bit squeamish, we apologize. This is what happens to an indoor cat who is left to fend on their own, in winter, with no access to food and water. We have never seen a cat that has so dramatically lost so much weight. She is a shell of her former self. She has a long road ahead of her. We hope the next 48 hours will see some progress🙏🏻 If you would like to join us in helping provide her care would would appreciate it.🐾

Lucy is like an annoying fly🪰 But Ginger loves her. She has found her forever home🐾

She is going to be a handful when she finds her forever home! Fearless🐾

Meet Baby

Meet Lucy and her six newborn squiggles🐾 Lucy came to us last Wednesday to our TNR clinic and we thought she was pretty ready to pop. when we last checked on her at noon today, no kittens, 6 hours later 6 cuties. She’s a very good mom !

We respect all wildlife. This little guy is going to get a chance. Feral cats do their thing in this case well fed ones do catch and release!

Trojan is ready to leave the vet! We will need to make a difficult decision, one with only his best interests at heart. Ideally we would love to find him an indoor home with a adults that would be willing to work with him to gain his trust. The other options are to release him back to his familiar territory or place him in a barn home where he will need to learn new safe places and food source. Was he a traveler in the engine of a car and ended up where found we just do not know. In the mean time if anyone is up for the challenge of working with him please reach out to us.

Hawky

We thought you would enjoy an update on how Hawky is doing! The kitten who fell from the sky! He is doing great🐾

Trojan

Precious

Not sure what happened to the comments when we originally posted this. Precious is recovering very well. Her feet and abdomen look great. Unfortunately she will have to have surgery for the bladder stone. It’s not going to pass. Our great friends, Pet Vet Animal Clinic and Mobile Practice, Ltd will be doing the surgery on January 16. After her recovery, you can visit her at the Pet Vet and she’ll be up for adoption. She’s super sweet.