CACC Open House
CACC Open House – 6/18/16 @ noon – 2:30pm
Join us!
* Visit the new dog adoption pavilion!
* Tour the facility!
* Meet the new director – Susan Russell!
* Adopt a cat or dog!
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CACC Public Input Meeting
CACC Public Input Meeting @ CACC
June 21: 6:30 – 8:30pm
Join us!
Here’s your opportunity to ask questions and give feedback on Chicago Animal Care & Control.
This is not a regular commission meeting. It is to get public input.
If you have questions about the facility, intake, adoptions, or rescue – come ask them. If you have suggestions for improvement, bring them.
FREE Microchip Event Re-Scheduled! Sweet deal launches new microchip campaign!
FREE microchip for pets and 50% off “Chicago Chip”ice cream for people
We’re partnering with Chicago Animal Care and Control to get a new education campaign underway about the importance of microchipping and tagging pets. It starts with a special launch event on Monday, June 18th, at the Original Rainbow Cone ice cream store at 9233 S. Western Avenue from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Microchips, including registration, are FREE to the first 100 pets (cats must be in carriers, dogs secured with collars and leashes). Their people are rewarded with 50% off a “Chicago Chip” ice cream cone!
The Original Rainbow Cone store is a Chicago classic–and a new community partner eager to help spread the word about microchipping. We’ll have the Animobile on site with a veterinarian and vet techs to administer the chips, a crew of volunteers registering the chips on the spot, and other folks helping direct visitors and their animals.
Making sure your pet has microchip identification and collar I.D. tags is the best way to help your pet find its way back home to you if ever lost. Don’t think it can happen? Tell that to the 22,000 animals sitting in the city shelter every year waiting for someone to come and claim them. If every pet had a microchip they could tell us exactly who their people are and how to reconnect with them.
This new campaign incorporates printed posters like the one you see here, radio spots, and a public service announcement for TV. Materials are being produced in English and Spanish to reach as many people in our community as possible. The campaign urges pet owners to “Give your pet a voice. Get your pet microchipped and tagged today.”
Come out and join the fun, even if your pet is already chipped! The neighborhood is welcoming, the store is a treasure–and the ice cream is like none you’ve ever had before!
For more details and a map to the event location please click HERE.
FREE MICROCHIP EVENT POSTPONED!
FREE MICROCHIP EVENT POSTPONED!
The launch event for the campaign educating the public about the importance of microchipping pets has been postponed because of dog flu.
It was scheduled to take place at the Original Rainbow Cone ice cream store on April 23rd from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. No new date has been determined yet.
Thank you.
The City of Chicago is currently accepting applications for Animal Shelter Manager
The City of Chicago is currently accepting applications for the position of Animal Shelter Manager (April 10, 2015 through April 24, 2015).
Consider working for CACC!
Chicago Animal Care and Control protects public safety and ensures the humane care of animals through sheltering, pet placement, education and animal law enforcement.
Under general supervision, the Animal Shelter Manager directs and manages the daily operations and work activities of staff providing humane care, treatment, and outcomes to animals at the City’s Animal Care and Control Center.
(additional details regarding the duties of the position can be found at www.cityofchicago.org/careers.)
Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Public or Business Administration, Animal Sciences, or a related field, plus five years of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility, of which three years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. OR
- Nine (9) years of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility.
- Associate’s Degree in Public or Business Administration, Animal Sciences, or a related field, from an accredited college PLUS, at least seven (7) years of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public or Business Administration, Animal Sciences, or a related field, PLUS, at least five (5) years of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility.
- Master’s degree or Doctorate from an accredited college or university in Public or Business Administration, Animal Sciences, or a related field, PLUS, at least four (4) years of work experience working with animals in an animal hospital, shelter, or related animal facility.
In addition:
- Must have at least three (3) years of supervisory experience related to the
responsibilities of the position.
- Must have State of Illinois certification as a Euthanasia Technician at the time
of hire.
Residency Requirement: An employee must be an actual resident of the City of Chicago. Proof of residency will be required at the time of employment.
Please apply online at
Chicago’s New Early Live Release Ordinance is a Lifesaver
The new law is the product of a lot of deliberation on the part of many independent animal shelters
and rescues working together with the increasingly progressive management of Chicago Animal Care and Control.
Kittens barely days old like these two need a home environment immediately if they are to survive.
The new law helps save the babies. Thanks to the new early live release ordinance, orphaned puppies and kittens can now be released immediately into the hands of rescue organizations that care for them in foster homes. No more waiting in the highly stressful conditions of the shelter for 5 days before being released. No more succumbing to disease because they haven’t been alive long enough to develop the resistance adult animals have. Baby animals are the most vulnerable animals in the shelter AND the most adoptable—if they live. And now they have a better chance of making it out alive than ever before.
Stray cats get a head start on a second chance. The early live release ordinance now allows rescues to take any stray cat (one without identification) into their care on Day 1 of impoundment. Of the thousands of stray cats that come into the shelter each year only a handful are ever reclaimed. Until now, ninety-nine percent plus have been confined to stressful shelter conditions for 5 days before they could be released to rescue groups. Not anymore. The early live release ordinance allows rescues to save just about any stray kitty immediately. (Those strays not taken in by rescues remain at the shelter for the usual holding period.)
Stray dogs have to be a little more patient. For dogs without identification, early live release can take place within 3 days now instead of the usual 5. A shelter environment, no matter how well designed, isn’t as good for any animal as the love, care, and companionship they experience in a home. Now stray dogs can be released to those willing to provide them with foster care on Day 3 of their impoundment instead of spending another 2 days waiting for a former owner who never comes. (Statistics show that if a stray dog is reclaimed, it is most likely to happen in the first 3 days of impoundment. After that, the odds of ever being reclaimed drop dramatically.)
What about dogs and cats with i.d. tags or microchips? Dogs and cats with proper identification aren’t considered strays. Microchips and i.d. tags are the best gift you can give your pet, be it cat or dog. They are the surest way to help your pet find its way back to you should it ever get lost.
What else has changed? Except for the life-saving provisions outlined here, the standard holding periods before an animal becomes the property of the city remain as they have been for many years. Read the new early live release ordinance to confirm this information.
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Love Connections found at City shelter
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.