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The Animal Welfare League was founded in 1935 to stop the suffering of
animals that seemed common place in Chicagoland. Our founding shelter, located at 6224 South
Wabash Avenue in Chicago, still exists today as the only humane society on the south side of
Chicago. Our Wabash shelter operates in an economically depressed area and provides valuable
services to residents in the area such as shelter and care to homeless and needy animals, low
cost clinic services to pet owners on a limited income and no-charge monthly pet food
distribution.
The Animal Welfare League opened a second shelter in southwest suburban
Chicago Ridge in 1974 to expand the care and services that were desperately needed in the south
suburban area. In May 1992, Animal Welfare League moved into a state-of-the-art, full service
shelter at 10305 Southwest Highway in Chicago Ridge, where we can accommodate the increase in
the number of homeless and unwanted animals, housing the largest number of adoptable animals
from a non-profit organization in the entire mid-west.
The Animal Welfare League is committed to helping every pet find a good home. Our motto
is "recovery is the answer, not euthanasia" for animals that come to us injured, neglected,
or abused.
The Asilomar Accords are guidelines that facilitate the data collection process and assure consistent reporting across agencies. Click here for more information on definitions
Download The Animal Welfare League’s operation statistics:
Board of Directors and Key Staff Members
Audited Financials FY2012
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