Pet Adoption Resources
We recommend the following organizations if you are hoping to adopt a new dog or cat:
New Leash On Life (312) 458-9839
Tree House Animal Foundation (773) 784-5488
Paws Chicago (773) 935-PAWS
Petfinder.com
Also, sign up for the Petraits email list to receive photos and messages about current available pets in your area. Email Sheri of Petraits and type "subscribe" in your message.
Tree House Adoption Days
Tree House Animal Foundation volunteers will visit the store to highlight cats for adoption the first Saturday of every other month.
Next Dates: October 4, 2008 & December 6, 2008
Featured Pets for Adoption: Cats and Dogs
Most of this month's featured pets have been photographed and sponsored by Sheri at Petraits.com. Thanks, Sheri for your wonderful work!
We also partner with Tree House Animal Foundation--see their current featured cats for adoption below.
Rain is a playful, loving, affectionate and very beautiful two year old long-haired Tortoiseshell cat looking for a wonderful new home. She is living in a foster home with other cats and an active child and is extremely tolerant and well-behaved with everyone she meets.
Rain is as sweet as she is fluffy. She is extremely healthy, spayed, up-to-date on vaccines, micro-chipped, virus-tested and dewormed.
To meet and possibly adopt Rain, please contact her foster mom Mars at theartofmars@yahoo.com or 773-430-6277. Her adoption fee of $100 benefits the rescued cats of Precious Pets Almost Home Rescue Group.
Pottawatamee (left) & Thistle (right) are ready for adoption at Tree House Animal Foundation's Bucktown and Uptown locations.
Pottawatamee, born in June 2007, is a whirling dervish of a cat! This playful, rambunctious little rascal loves to wrestle! He spends much of his day chasing his 'room-cats' around trying to get them to engage in a little hi-jinx. It doesn't always go over very well (some of the cats he shares space with are older or much more low-key) but that doesn't mean he wouldn't be the perfect companion for another high spirited kitty!
Thistle is a very easy going boy who enjoys attention but seems a bit stressed by the shelter environment. Thistle tends towards the quiet side, spending most of his time curled up in a nice secluded spot by himself. He will gladly let you disturb him in exchange for some petting, or playtime, which he loves. Thistle is a sweetheart whose idea of demanding attention is to stoically sit on the sidelines looking handsome until you notice him. Thistle does have some chronic sneezing and nasal discharge but does not require any medicine for this.
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Also visit Chicago Animal Care & Control at 2741 S. Western Avenue in Chicago between noon and 7:00 pm (adoptions stop at 6:00), seven days a week. The cat selection is constantly changing, so it's best to stop by in person. The cats' adoption fee is $65 which includes their spay/neuter surgery, rabies and distemper vaccines, virus-testing, de-worming and microchip.
To see more pets available at Animal Care and Control, go to http://www.chicago.petfinder.com
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Balien is an absolutely adorable, charming, handsome, sweet, playful and extremely friendly, 10-month-old, 30-pound, red Basenji-mix looking for the perfect home. He knows how to sit and down on command, walks nicely on leash and is housebroken and crate-trained. Balien loves other dogs and gets along just fine with cats. Balien is very healthy, micro-chipped, up-to-date on vaccines, neutered, treated for fleas and worms, heartworm negative and on preventative. His adoption fee of $225 supports rescued dogs. To meet and possibly adopt him, please contact Sheri at petraits.
Bogie is a magnificent, athletic, agile, gentle, quiet and friendly four-year-old, 65-pound cream male purebred Chow Chow looking for a loving home. To meet and possibly adopt handsome Bogie, please contact Chow Chow Rescue & Adoption at luvchows2@fuse.net or 513.745.9995. His adoption fee of $250 helps support rescued dogs.
Ebony is a wonderfully sweet and gentle two or three-year-old 60-pound black lab or mix looking for a loving home. To meet and possibly adopt Ebony please contact Samantha at harrisam15@yahoo.com or 773-615-9864. Her adoption fee of $250 benefits the rescued pets of Animal Adoption Associates.
Starsky and Hutch are adorable, friendly, affectionate and sweet three-month-old Lab/Shar Pei-mix puppies looking for loving homes. Their adoption fee of $200 supports the rescued dogs of We Luv Paws. They are looking for homes where someone has the time, patience and energy to train and housebreak a tiny puppy. They are currently living in a loving foster home with other dogs, cats and children. To meet and adopt either of these boys, please e-mail Carol at weluvpawsilrescue@yahoo.com
Also, visit http://www.petraits.com or http://www.chicago.petfinder.com to see new photos of many wonderful dogs available for adoption at Animal Care and Control (2741 S. Western, Chicago).