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Dupage County Animal Services Animal shelter in Wheaton, IL

DuPage County Animal Services is a self-supporting county department designed to:

Prevent and control rabies through bite investigation and rabies registration.

Enforce state and county animal control and welfare laws.

Protecting animals from improper use, abuse, neglect, inhumane treatment and health hazards.

Operate a shelter for stray and owner-relinquished non-native animals.

Promote responsible pet-ownership and animal welfare through counseling and law enforcement.

Rescue animals that are lost, diseased, injured, or in peril.

Provide public education programs for adults and children.

Preventing the birth of unwanted animals.

Reuniting lost pets and their families.

Adopting animals into loving, responsible homes.

Protecting the residents of DuPage County from hazards or nuisances caused by animals.

Contact
Address
120 N. County Farm Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
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Meet their adoptable pets

120 N. County Farm Rd

Wheaton, IL 60187

See every new pet that comes to this shelter!

Create an alert, and we'll notify you every time a new pet comes in who meets your criteria.

Adoptable pets at Dupage County Animal Services

We'll also keep you updated on Parka's adoption status with email updates.
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Parka

Husky

Male, Adult
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Apollo's adoption status with email updates.
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Apollo

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Senior
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Bucky's adoption status with email updates.
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Bucky

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Pudge's adoption status with email updates.
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Pudge

Mixed Breed (Small)/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Kash's adoption status with email updates.
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Kash

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Young
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Levi's adoption status with email updates.
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Levi

Husky/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, Adult
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Garland's adoption status with email updates.
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Garland

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Wheaton, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Dorris's adoption status with email updates.
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Dorris

American Pit Bull Terrier/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Female, Adult
Wheaton, IL

Shelter FAQs

We serve DuPage County and surrounding areas.

Additional adoption info

Our adoptions are available for people in the DuPage County and surrounding Illinois area. All dogs, cats, and rabbits are spayed or neutered, current on their vaccinations (if applicable) and have a PetLink microchip for identification.

Pets at shelters & rescues near Dupage County Animal Services

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PO Box 562,
Somonauk, IL 60552

NAWS Humane Society

9981 W 190th Street, Suite A & B,
Mokena, IL 60448

Great Lakes Lab Rescue

105 E. Vallette #1175,
Elmhurst, IL 60126

We'll also keep you updated on Tigger JuM's adoption status with email updates.
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Tigger JuM

Plott Hound/Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 2 yrs 4 mos
Rosemont, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Denali 2's adoption status with email updates.
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Denali 2

Domestic Shorthair/Polydactyl/Hemingway

Female, 1 yr 1 mo
Manhattan, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Bingo's adoption status with email updates.
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Bingo

Domestic Mediumhair

Female, 3 yrs
Chicago, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Cappuccino's adoption status with email updates.
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Cappuccino

Guinea Pig

Male, 1 mo
Crystal Lake, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Aura's adoption status with email updates.
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Aura

American Pit Bull Terrier

Female, Young
Crete, IL
We'll also keep you updated on Abba's adoption status with email updates.
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Abba

Bombay

Female, Adult
Lyons, IL

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