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
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
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.