We are so excited for the Bow Wow Luau event happening at Trader Todds Thursday May 29th!! They have so generously offered for all proceeds to benefit Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control!

The event organizer is Virginia C. who is the proud foster mom of a wonderful little rescue dog name Bratwurst. She has been instrumental in helping him and other rescue dogs in the Chicago area.

Tickets are $25 dollars in advance or $30 at the door.  With the purchase of a ticket you recieve food at the Luau Buffet and  3 drink tickets!  There will be both door and raffle prizes and of course karaoke!  Raffle prizes include

*A Starlin Castor autographed baseball from the Cubs
*Two salon packages
*A portable grill
*Jui Jitsu lessons
*A wine and cheese reception at Room 13

Pick up tickets HERE

Click on the image to the right for more details and visit our Facebook event !!

Please come down and have some fun for a great cause!

Join us to celebrate the 10th annual Celebrity Chefs event, Big Night, on Thursday, October 16th from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chicago Cultural Center.  The event features over a dozen of Chicago’s finest chefs serving tastings of their favorite dishes, complemented by wine and the famous “muttini” bar, as well as a live and silent auction, raffles and live entertainment.

All proceeds from this night will go directly to benefit Chicago’s neediest animals! 

Honorary Chairperson: Founder, Chef Jackie Shen

Emcees: Channel 7 Sportscaster Jim Rose and Lifestyle Design Expert Lakesha Rose

Entertainment: Pop and Rock String Artists the CoverGirls Violin Show

Animal advocate and award-winning photographer Sheri Berliner is on the speed dial of many a Chicagoland pet-lover and rescue organization – and for good reason. With over 30 years of experience photographing pets and people, she has cultivated an enviable broad-based network with an uncanny ability to connect homeless creatures with those looking for the next furry love-of-their lives. She has also personally saved the lives of thousands of dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rats, hamsters, mice, birds and rabbits.

It all started one day in 1989, with a co-worker’s casual mention of two kittens her husband planned to drown that evening. Luckily, Mcintosh and Bugsy

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Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control Partnering with Safe Humane Chicago to Help Court Case Dogs Find Forever Homes

Court Case Dogs truly beat the odds. They have been given a second chance at a great life thanks to a long line of heroes: The police; animal control officers; the justice system; Chicago Animal Care and Control (“CACC”); Safe Humane’s Court Advocates, volunteers, dog training and behavior professionals; partnering rescue groups; and the families that welcome them into their homes.

Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control and Safe Humane Chicago have been partners in saving lives since 2010, when Safe Humane Chicago’s Court Case Dog program first begun.

It wasn’t long ago that Chicagoland animals seized from neglectful or criminally charged owners were viewed solely as evidence. They were rescued, but then languished in a cage until their owners’ court cases concluded. Unlike their owners, these dogs did the time, but not the crime. After they satisfied their evidentiary role, these dogs were typically euthanized.

The Court Case Dog Program was a first step toward justice for these animals. What began in January 2010 as a partnership between Safe Humane Chicago, Best Friends Animal Society and CACC to advocate for, support and re-home these animals is now a thriving program managed by Safe Humane.

Since that time, Safe Humane has taken hundreds of dogs into its program. After the dogs have been either voluntarily relinquished by their owners or transferred by court order to the City of Chicago, a team of dedicated volunteers, professional dog trainers and behavior consultants focus on helping the dogs reach their full potential. The dogs are walked, participate in obedience and manners classes, and run in playgroups with other dogs off leash. Through Safe Humane’s partnerships with rescue organizations, like Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control, these Court Case Dogs then find loving homes.

Safe Humane will also provide the family that adopts a Court Case Dog with training and behavior support.

Some of the Court Case Dogs transferred to Safe Humane’s program have endured especially unjust treatment. All Safe Humane dogs are behaviorally assessed, and then provided with the training, socialization, enrichment opportunities, and love that they need to become wonderful companions.

The Court Case Dogs’ resilience and ability to move beyond their histories and into forever families’ hearts is awe-inspiring.

If you are interested in adopting or fostering a Court Case Dog through Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control, please contact Kat Budrean at kbudrean@hotmail.com.

Each month, Chicago’s 47th Ward Service Office has an Adoptable Section of their email newsletter that is sent to 10,000 people. The Adoptables Section highlights homeless pets that are available for adoption from various agencies in the City, including Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control, Treehouse, Chicago Canine Rescue, Found, Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance, and One Tail at a Time.

In addition, the 47th Ward collects food and supplies for the Friendship Pet Food Pantry. The monthly food pantry operates within the Lincoln Square Friendship Center to help families who have fallen on hard times keep their beloved pets by providing food assistance.

If you would like to learn more, please contact Dara at dara@chicago47.org.

19 Animals found their forever families that at the recent Meet Your Match event at Chicago Animal Care and Control! Hundreds more loving dogs and kitties at the shelter are waiting for their own lucky breaks. Visit the shelter at 28th and S. Western Avenue between Noon and 7 pm any day of the week to find your special love.

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12 pups go home from Wolves “Adopt-A-Dog Night”

Hildy’s funny underbite won this little Wolves fan’s heart! They both had a great night out at the last “Adopt-A-Dog Night” of the Chicago Wolves hockey season. Twelve great dogs found their forever families at the event–Browny, Coyote, Diamond, Geronimo, Gina, Indie, Junior, Kayla, Lucky, Montana, Sweet Pea, and Wrigley. For a look at the wonderful dogs available for adoption at the game, check out the additional photos we took. And be sure to join the crowd at the Allstate Arena this coming season! Thanks, again, Chicago Wolves!

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Santa hosted WGN radio personality, animal behaviorist and author, Steve Dale, at Chicago Animal Care And Control on Saturday December 14, the first day of our Howliday Boutique.

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Hundreds of animal-loving Chicagoans made their way up the grand staircase to Preston Bradley Hall in the Cultural Center for the 8th annual “Big Night” charity extravaganza on Wednesday night, September 19. The event was emceed by Jim and Lakesha Rose, catered by a dozen of Chicago’s finest chefs, and featured a mini concert by Jesse Campbell, star of The Voice. This year, nearly 50 original artworks were offered to bid on and so was a live auction of a dinner cooked in your home for 8 people by the famous Jackie Shen. (Chef Shen originated the event to honor her dog Luke, adopted from Chicago Animal Care and Control.)

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Approximately 11,000 Girl Scouts turned out for the Chicago Wolves’ Adopt-A-Dog Night at the Allstate Arena on January 6. The 30 ft. “Animobile” van brought 13 pups to the game that night and 9 of them went home to their forever families. One experienced volunteer handles each dog brought to the game. Those of us on the other end of their leashes never see any hockey these nights, but every time an adoption is approved, our hearts are cheering like crazy. The Wolves have been responsible for over 1,000 dogs from Chicago Animal Care and Control finding their forever homes and have a good start on the second thousand. The dogs will be at the games again on February 16, March 30, and April 20. Check out www.chicagowolves.com for tickets and you just might leave a game with the dog of your dreams.