Other places that help...

We are a small group and can't help everyone.

If you are outside of our area or have a large amount of feral cats that is beyond our resources, please try one of these locations listed below for additional assistance. Feral Feline Project has provided this list of shelters as an aid to locate lost pets and place pets. Any practices and/or philosophies that these shelters exercise, hold no bearing to Feral Feline Project.

Most shelters may euthanize and/or do not take feral cats. Please be aware that this list contains no-kill and kill shelters. Click on the name of the shelter to be directed to their website.

Alley Cat Allies

https://www.alleycat.org/

Petfinder
(630) 293-8772

A Caring Place Humane Society
Darrien, IL
(630) 375 7976

A.D.O.P.T.
Naperville, IL
(630) 355 2299

Adopt a Pet
Mt. Prospect, IL
(847) 870 8999

Aid to Animals of Northern IL
Barrington, IL
(847) 458 6325

Almost Home Foundation
Elk Grove Village, IL
(630) 582-3738

Anderson Animal Shelter
South Elgin, IL
(847) 697-2880

Animal Adoption Associates
Chicago, IL
(773) 615-9864

Animal Care League of Oak Park
(708) 848-8155

Animal Education and Rescue
Libertyville, IL
(847) 816-0831

Animal Heartline Humane Association
Naperville, IL
(630) 341-3411

Animal House Shelter, Inc
Huntley, IL

(847) 961-5541

Animal Protective Association
Centralia, IL
(618) 532-5309

Animal Welfare League
Chicago, IL

(773) 667-0088

Chicago Ridge, IL
(708) 636-8586

Animals for Awareness

Palos Park, IL

(708) 361-9330

Anti-Cruelty Society (OPEN ACCESS SHELTER)
Chicago, IL
(312) 644 -8338

ARFhouse
Chicago, IL
(773) 305-1960

Assisi Animal Foundation
Crystal Lake

(815) 455 9411

Buddy Foundation, The
Arlington Heights

(847) 813 7206

CatGuardians
Lombard
(630) 543-3395

Cat Nap from the Heart
LaGrange Park

(708) 352 3914

Chicago Animal Care and Control
Chicago
(312) 747 1406

City of Aurora Animal Care & Control
Aurora
(630) 897- 5695

Comm. Animal Rescue Effort (CARE)

Evanston

(847) 705-2653

Du Page County Animal Control
Wheaton
(630) 407 2800

Felines Inc. Adoption and Shelter
Chicago

(773) 465 4132

Fur Keeps Animal Rescue
Barrington Hills

(847) 381 8458

Harmony House for Cats
Chicago

(773) 463 6667

Heartland Animal Shelter
Northbrook

(847) 296 6400

Helping Paws Animal Shelter
Woodstock
(815)338 4400

Hinsdale Humane Society
Hinsdale

(630) 323 5630

Home for Endangered and Lost Pets
St. Charles

(877) 364-2286

Humane Haven Animal Shelter
Bolingbrook
(630) 378 4208

Humane Society for Central Illinois
Normal
(309)-451-1000

Humane Society of Plainfield
Minooka

(815)436 2700

Kankakee County Humane Society
Kankakee

(815) 933 5999

Kay’s Animal Shelter
Arlington Heights
(847) 259 2907

Kindness, Inc
Elgin

(847) 888 2750

Lake Shore Animal Rescue
Chicago
(312) 409 1162

Naperville Humane Society
Naperville
(630) 420 8989

Oak Park Animal Control
Oak Park

(708) 358 5679

Orphans Of The Storm
Deerfield

(847) 945 0235

Pact Humane Society
Downers Grove
(630) 375 7017

PAWS Chicago
Chicago
(773) 244 7853

Paw, Inc
Highland Park
(847) 432 4799

People’s Animal Welfare Society
Tinley Park
(815) 464 7298

Petable Adoptions
Palatine, IL
(847) 951 4635

Pet Rescue
Bloomingdale
(630) 893 0030

Petropolis Adoptions
Round Lake
(847) 201 6536

Pets in Need Midwest
Ringwood
(815) 728 1462

Puppy Love-Love Cats
Chicago
(312) 636 1200

Precious Pets Almost Home
Chicago
(312) 409 2516

Reach Out Rescue NFP
Oak Lawn
(708) 243-8304

Reach out for Animals
Hoffman Estates

(847) 830 4576

Red Door Animal Shelter
Chicago
(773) 764 2242

Save-a –Pet
Grayslake

(847) 740 7788

Second Chance Pet Adoptions
Elk Grove Village
(630) 415 2978

South Suburban Humane Society
Chicago Heights

(708) 755 7387

St. Francis Pet Foundation
Elk Grove Village
(630) 766 3646

Strays Halfway House

Schaumburg

(630) 351 3150

Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue
(262) 654 0764

TAILS Humane Society
DeKalb
(815) 758 2457

Tails of Hope
Gurnee
(847) 549 1711

Tenderpaws Adoptions
Palatine
(847) 867 9266

T.L.C. Animal Shelter
Homer Glen

(708) 301 1594

Touched by an Animal
Chicago
(773) 728 6336

Tree House Animal Foundation
Chicago
(773) 784 5488

Underdog Rescue, Inc
Antioch
(847) 529 5959

Virtually Home Adoptions
Chicago
(773) 203-0215

West Suburban Humane Society
Downers Grove
(630) 960 9600

Windy City Animal Foundation
Chicago, IL
(773) 991- 1837

Winnebago Animal Services
Rockford, IL
(815) 319 4100

Young at Heart Pet Rescue (senior pets)
Palatine, IL
(847) 529 2025

Lost & Found Resources
ChicagoLostPets.org
1888Pets911.org
LostandPound.com
Petfinder.com
(888) PETS-911

Feral Cat Myths

"I think feral cats should be trapped and removed."

Trapping and removing cats from an area causes the "vacuum effect." As cats are removed, more cats move in for the food and shelter and quickly breed to repopulate the area.

"I think feral cats are diseased and live short, miserable lives. Euthanizing (killing) is the only way to ease their suffering."

This is UNTRUE! Feral cats do very well in a managed, spay and neutered colony.

"Don't feral cats carry rabies?"

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health there have been no positive cases of rabies in cats since 1996. In 1996, one case was reported. The Rabies vaccination is included in the TNR package.

"I will take the feral cats to a local animal shelter or to a no-kill animal shelter to be adopted."

Feral cats are unsocialized, wild and cannot be adopted out as someone's pet. If taken to a shelter, even a no-kill shelter, these cats may be killed because they are un-adoptable.

"I will call animal control or the local police department to have them trapped and removed."

Animal Control may kill the cats or take to them to a shelter where they may be killed. Unfortunately, domesticated cats can be mistaken for feral cats and may be euthanized. There is a very small window with kittens where they can be socialized and adoptable. If kittens are past this window (over 8 weeks) and appear feral, they may be killed.

"I will trap them and drop them off at a farm."

Trapping cats and dumping them on someone else's private property is unacceptable. Cats are very territorial and have close knit ties to their other colony cats. They don't do well if removed from their outdoor home (area). Additionally, when cats are removed from one area, other cats move in for the food and shelter. They breed prolifically to fill the void and will begin to repopulate the area.

"Feral cats are eating the birds and other wildlife."

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the greatest threat to birds is the depletion of their habitat due to human development. Cats are predatory animals and help keep the the mouse and rat population down! Keeping TNR'd feral cats on a good feeding schedule will reduce this urge to kill birds.