Welcome Friends!

Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control (FCACC) is the nonprofit group committed exclusively to helping save the lives of over 19,000 animals that come into custody of Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) at 2741 S. Western each year.

Our Mission

The City of Chicago takes in thousands of unwanted animals every year from citizens, brings stray animals in off the streets, and provides care for evidence animals in court cases.  Contrary to perception, most of these animals are wonderful, loving companion animals–they simply have nowhere else to go.

And that’s why Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control was founded.  We’re here to provide help for as many of those unfortunate animals as we possibly can.  We do that by:

  • Providing food, medical care and adoption opportunities for ACC animals in our foster program
  • Spreading awareness about Chicago Animal Care and Control at  2741 South Western and promoting the great animals who are available for adoption there.
  • Educating people about the proper care of their animals
  • Advocating humane treatment of all animals
  • Gifting the city shelter with resources the city budget doesn’t cover.

How You Can Help

Foster Care – Our Greatest Need: Providing foster care in your own home for animals
transferred to us from ACC is the single most critical way you can help – and one of the
most rewarding experiences for anyone passionate about animals. Learn more on our
Foster Page.

Donate to Support Our Programs: Your donations directly help Chicago’s most
vulnerable animals. Our programs include:

– After Hours Crisis Care: Facilitating emergency medical care for animals
arriving at CACC after staff veterinarians have left for the day. Learn more about
the After Hours Crisis Care program here.
– Essential Equipment: Providing medical equipment and supplies for CACC that
aren’t covered in the city budget.
– Foster Care: Supporting the costs of caring for roughly 300 CACC animals in
foster care each year.

You can donate online here or visit our Donate page for more ways to donate.

Volunteer Your Time: Volunteers make our work possible! See our Volunteer Page for
details.
– At the shelter: Walk dogs and help potential adopters meet these wonderful
animals.
– At adoption events: Chaperone dogs at adoption events around the city.
– At social, educational, and fundraising events: Lend your skills in everything
from graphic design to ticket taking, sponsor recruitment, and post-event clean-
up.

THIS IS THE RIGHT TIME TO GIVE