Know Your Pet Shelters: Save-A-Pet in Grayslake

This week’s “Shelter You Should Know” is certainly familiar to most animal lovers in Lake County.

Save-a-Pet is the largest no-kill shelter in northern Illinois, taking care of hundreds of dogs and cats each year. While Save-a-Pet suffered financial problems last year that threatened to shut down the Grayslake facility, a flood of positive publicity and hundreds of adopters raised enough funds to keep Save-a-Pet open and accepting more needy animals.

While many rescue groups only take in animals that can be quickly adopted, Save-a-Pet has several dogs and cats that have suffered abuse or trauma. They work with them and never give up, even if it takes years to find a forever home. Take a look at some of these animals and open your heart to a pet who will make you complete.
 
Visit the web site at http://www.saveapetil.org, in person at 31664 N. Fairfield Road, Grayslake, or call (847) 740-7788.

Here’s something fun to consider:

Save-A-Pet will host a Kitten Shower on May 7, featuring games, speakers, surprises and refreshments. Children accompanied by adults are welcome.  

Don't forget to bring a shower gift. Items especially needed include:

• Foster and adoptive homes for the kittens.
• KMR powder kitten formula.
• Snuggle Safes (microwaveable heat disks)
• Kitten nursing bottles
• Science Diet Kitten Dry
• Friskies Wet Cat Food
• Feline Pine Litter

Financial donations are also always appreciated.

For additional shower gifts, visit the wish list registries on Amazon.com. (Online wish list name: sapkittenshower.)