Animal Adoption

A Pekin animal shelter is building a sanctuary for pet owners to honor the memory of their furry friends who have passed on.

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“Empty the Shelters” is a quarterly event created by the Bissell Pet Foundation that reimburses some of the cost of lowered adoption fees to local shelters.

Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation that gives retiring police dogs the chance to be adopted by their handlers. With the new law, retiring dogs will…

A beagle-rescue group has sued the University of Illinois over the university's refusal to disclose documents showing its treatment of research animals.…

Furry, four-legged lobbyists visited the Illinois State Capitol to support legislation that would require research dogs and cats a chance at adoption.…