Community Animal Rescue Effort

About

Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.™) is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization with a mission to serve the communities of Chicago's North Shore by fostering and supporting healthy, positive relationships between people and companion animals. C.A.R.E. rehomes companion pets into safe, healthy, lifelong homes; serves as an educational and counseling resource; and works to reduce pet overpopulation.

Pets available

Adoption process

If you see a cat or dog on our website that you are interested in, please fill out our cat survey or dog survey and then you’ll get a response from our adoption counselor team with next steps. C.A.R.E. adoption counselors use information and insights from foster homes and center volunteers to help individuals and families make their perfect match. If the right pet isn’t available from C.A.R.E., adoption counselors provide referrals and resource materials to help potential adopters in their search. While in our care, dogs and puppies learn basic obedience and C.A.R.E. provides dog adopters with resources to continue training their pet. When needed, C.A.R.E. provides one-on-one training sessions to help new owners address more challenging issues. Cats and kittens are lovingly socialized in our Adoption Center or foster homes. C.A.R.E. volunteers help adopters teach their cats to use scratching posts and show them how to trim a cat’s nails. Complimentary nail trimming appointments can also be scheduled. All C.A.R.E. pets are spayed or neutered and have been microchipped, vaccinated and treated for parasites. Our adoption counselors look forward to working with you to help you find the right pet for your home.

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