Chicago, IL
A municipal animal services shelter in Chicago, Illinois, taking in homeless cats and dogs and placing them in adoptive homes. It serves City of Chicago, Illinois. Visiting hours: Daily 12pm-7pm (arrive by 5:30pm to complete a same-day adoption). Adoption fees: Flat $65 for all dogs and cats. Includes a health evaluation, heartworm test (dogs)/FIV-FeLV test (cats), microchip, vaccinations, and spay/neuter surgery.
Flat $65 for all dogs and cats. Includes a health evaluation, heartworm test (dogs)/FIV-FeLV test (cats), microchip, vaccinations, and spay/neuter surgery
Adopters must be 18+ with a valid government-issued photo ID
Start with the adoption application at https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cacc/provdrs/care/svcs/adoption.html, then contact Chicago Animal Care and Control at AskCACC@cityofchicago.org to arrange meeting a cat.
Estimated by applying the AVMA's 2024 national cat-ownership rate (32.1% of households) to the county's real household count from the Census Bureau — a national rate applied locally, not a local survey. Population and housing figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Flat $65 for all dogs and cats. Includes a health evaluation, heartworm test (dogs)/FIV-FeLV test (cats), microchip, vaccinations, and spay/neuter surgery.
Daily 12pm-7pm (arrive by 5:30pm to complete a same-day adoption).
Start with the adoption application at https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/cacc/provdrs/care/svcs/adoption.html, then contact Chicago Animal Care and Control at AskCACC@cityofchicago.org to arrange meeting a cat.
Contact Chicago Animal Care and Control at AskCACC@cityofchicago.org to ask about surrendering a cat. Intake policies change with shelter capacity, so check before bringing an animal in.
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