Kids with Tails

07/10/2025

And also need to be taught how to behave! That’s why we have Kids with Tails.

07/07/2025

Please help these seniors!

07/05/2025

We’re racing into July with full hearts and full kennels 💨

Our “Final Lap to Forever Homes” adoption event is officially underway, and every pet at CACC is fee-waived to adopt all month long, thanks to our incredible partnership with NASCARChicago Street Race. 🏁

The day the event launched, our friends at PAWS Chicago helped spay/neuter over 100 CACC pets meaning they’re ready to go home today. This lifesaving work couldn’t have come at a better time.

Every year, shelters across the country brace for a heartbreaking surge in lost pets following the Fourth of July. But thanks to this perfect storm of partnership and preparation, a few animals have already transferred into rescues and many more are ready for loving homes.

📍2741 S. Western Ave
🕛 12–6 p.m. every day
🚫 Fees waived all July
📅 Grand Adoption Event: July 12

Let’s keep it going. Let’s adopt. Let’s clear the shelter.
Please note although adoption fees are waived, the adoption approval process does not change. Learn more at Chicago.gov/CACC

07/05/2025

Good idea to keep dogs from opening.

I try to share this tip as often as possible.

Working with animals for years, you hear about gates that people thought they closed, but in fact weren’t. The latches got bumped up by their dogs, or the wind caught them, or they just weren’t completely latched. And the result was a lost dog.

Go to the store. Buy yourself a few $2 carabiners. And put them on each of your fence gate latches. Save yourself some potential lost dog heartache.

07/05/2025

07/03/2025

And that dog knows you gave him or her a second chance!

06/24/2025

I am going to do this and you should too! Never say never!

Every year, the days leading up to and following the 4th of July, shelters everywhere fill up with animals frightened by fireworks.

While I honestly wish fireworks were never used, that’s something that will never happen.

Currently, many shelters are at maximum capacity and there’s no room to house anymore animals. While some shelters claim to be “no kill”, don’t be fooled, EVERY shelter has to make difficult decisions.

Please....beginning July 1st, put a phone number on your pet. You don’t have to spend any money. Grab some tape duct tape works great and a sharpie or a ink pen and make the minimal effort to keep your pet from ending up at a shelter.

Even if you think there’s no way they can or will escape your property, just do it.

If you love your pet(s) it’s your job to protect them.

Finding a stray animal with a phone number makes it SO SIMPLE to reunite them with their owner.

Let’s make a difference this holiday and keep animals from ending up at the shelter.

Please spay/neuter your pets.
We are drowning in homeless pets😔

06/18/2025

Adopt or Foster. Please!

06/12/2025

Desperate Situation!! Shelters are FULL! Please help. Adopt or Foster if you can.

06/01/2025

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