Largest animal shelter in southwest suburbs adopting thousands of animals a year and helping with…read morelow cost vaccination clinics for the community!

Three months ago, we adopted our second pet from this wonderful facility. The people there truly…read morecare about the animals and are very nice to work with in the process of adoption.

I found my forever pet here. They were very kind and compassionate and easy to work with.read more

Now called The Barn on Baseline, this shelter was for for many years the only shelter in DeKalb…read moreCounty. They have always operated on a shoe string budget with only a Love for animals in need. They are, however, up to date on all the best practices of running a large shelter. They are a no-kill shelter and go way above other places to place even difficult animals in just the right forever home. They are more than worthy of your time and donations. http://www.thebarnonbaseline.org

I encourage everyone who is seeking a pet to enrich their lives please adopt from HELP. We…read more adopted our latest pet son in March from Sharon. What a great guy McCoy is. He accepted us quickly and loves our 6 year old golden retriever. He has even softened our senior cat thru his love, pests and great personality. McCoy is a very loving and it is a joy to be a part of his world. The foster parents do a wonderful WONDERFUL job of helping kitties mature. McCoy loves his belly rubs; follows you around, and, absolutely loves to play fetch. He is better at fetch then the dog. He is a real talker so we are brushing up on our Catonian so we can converse. McCoy brings a smile to our faces multiple times a day. Thank you Sharon and HELP for our little gem. I hope that when you are considering a new fur baby addition, you adopt from HELP and also when possible, donate to the cause.

After the recent passing of my beloved dog, I made the decision to find another companion. I found…read morethe most adorable pup who was fostered through H.E.L.P. (Home for Endangered and Lost Pets). I filled out my application and submitted. I was immediately contacted by Erica via email and then again the next day by phone call. During this phone call Erica was quite frazzled, stressed, and stated she's "tired of people, she does this and has a family and job too". She seemed overwhelmed and not happy being a volunteer with so many animals. She proceeded to ask me questions that actually where already on my application, but I happily answered. She called my vet to verify the status of my current dog. There was a mix up in vaccination records, his vaccinations were done somewhere else, so the vet had no record. I was able to clear that up, or at least I was led to believe I cleared it up by Erica. However, while I was being honest, open, and doing what needed to be done to adopt, which entailed a quick vet visit, Erica was not so honest. She had accepted another application, at the same time she was working with me, still leading me to believe this pup would be mine. She didn't disclose this to me at anytime, even though we had numerous texts back and forth. My vet visit was scheduled for 1:00 pm. Erica was informed of this at 8:30 am, and responded with "keep me posted". An hour later I'm told there's another applicant and more texts back and forth. As I'm going to vet appointment, I received another text from Erica coldly stating "Sorry she's adopted you'll find another dog". So, in a matter of 3 hours, the pup I was supposed adopt was adopted by someone else!!?? I will find another dog, but not with this place. Erica has definitely given adopting a rescue a bad reputation.

Great passion and huge hearts to take care of the animals…read more Hours are good Transparent with pet history Play with animals and give them a lot of attention

I've volunteered and they definitely take the health of the animals very seriously. I highly…read morerecommend this shelter!

We adopted a dane/lab mix from Almost Home last year. I really appreciated the foster-to-adopt…read moresystem they have to give you a clearer idea of what the specific animal is all about. I've had dogs my whole life and when I filled out their paperwork I was of the opinion the only reason I might return a dog would be aggression or if my personal financial situation changed dramatically. The fostering system gave me a much better idea of what I was committing to in this case. My wife, kiddo, and I all came to meet the dog we thought we wanted and after that went well we took her home. It became immediately clear that this girl had not been indoors or socialized very much, if ever. I was very surprised to have essentially a 70lb puppy on my hands. This was more work than I expected, and it was more work than my family expected, but knowing we had time to work with her as a foster in our home environment provided a lot of confidence in seeing how it went. Almost Home was in regular contact to check in with us and provided us with enrichment toys, advice, and resources for taking her to training classes. There was never pressure to keep her, and it was always clear everybody was only interested in what was best for the animal. After a few weeks she was improving, but still more work than I expected, and Almost Home was happy to let us continue to foster until everybody was sure this would be a good fit. Our girl kept improving and we committed to the adoption. Eventually we were able to return our home to normal, and do so free of concerns things would be destroyed. The time and space that was provided to be sure this would all work out resulted in one of the best bonds I've ever had with a dog. We're inseparable these days, and we owe it to the support Almost Home and their volunteers offered throughout the process.

Don't waste your time as they cannot even reply to your adoption application or follow up with your…read morereferrals. There are plenty of other rescues that will at least get back to you.

Our precious dog Mochi got out Thursday evening through a hole in our fence. My husband and I…read moresearched our neighborhood up and down and were told that he was picked up by Kane County Animal Control. We appreciate that he is in good hands. My husband and I drove from Algonquin to Geneva at 8:30 AM on Friday to pick him up and we were informed that they are closed for Good Friday. Good Friday is not a recognized federal holiday. My poor baby can't come home now until MONDAY! No one was willing to help worried sick dog parents be reunited with their boy. I'm heartbroken to need to wait 4 more days to get my boy due to the lack of concern or understanding from Kane County Animal Control. He is in a kennel for Easter!!! This shows a lack of caring from people who supposedly care for animals. I will be there first thing Monday to get my precious boy from these uncaring individuals. Mochi is a shelter dog!!! He is training to be a therapy dog!!!! He doesn't need to be traumatized by being in a kennel all weekend long when his parents came to get him!!!!!!! Update: They are in the office and updating their website with a false name - 36 minutes ago. But not allowing for us to pick up Mochi.

0 stars!! They are terrible. We have asked for their help for injured cats who were suffering and…read moredying and they refused to help on 2 occasions and​​ told us we need the​ ​police to give them permission ​to pick up the animal which per the police is not true. They just don't want to help. Its disgusting. For a place that is supposed to care about animals they do not at all!!! ​​​​​​​​​​

Improve based on review. Bigger portions. Upgrade your food and portions. Price are ok but not for…read morewhat you are giving

I'm surprised not to find Second Chance on Yelp! We adopted our two girls from them and they were…read moreextremely diligent on following up for confirmation of spaying (which is so crucial) and the foster homes they use for their animals are top notch (my sister in law is neighbors with one so I've witnessed first hand). I couldn't be happier with Second Chance and highly recommend anyone looking to adopt a cat (they occasionally have dogs but not on the norm) contact them.

We adopted two kittens who were a bonded pair from this rescue. The application process was a bit…read moreover the top including pictures of our home, a phone interview, reference interview, medical records review of our past pets, etc. However, its clear that this group wants to successfully place pets in the right homes, so in the end, we didn't mind the due diligence. Overall, it was a positive experience and we love the two new additions to our family. After three months, they are doing great.

We adopted our girl in 2019, our experience was great! I feel they strike a good balance of vetting…read morepotential adopters, while really trying to get their animals in permanent homes so they can help the next batch of homeless animals. The adoption fees are fair and include the basic vaccinations and of course the spay/neuter if needed. My son and his wife also adopted a pup in 2021 and they are so happy with him. I don't know the past history, my experience with the rescue has been nothing but positive, with people who really care about the welfare of the animals in their care.

Affordable rescue !!! I went to orphans of the storm and the kittens were $275 , this rescue had a…read morefee of $175 ! I have a cat at home and adopted a new kitty last week !!! So happy :) thank you . She is super playful!

While the application, interview process, and the meet and greet was fairly easy and lax... and we…read moreare absolutely in love with the pup we adopted... we are disappointed that the health status wasn't fully vetted (like other rescues). We we told our pup was healthy from the rescue/Vet, we still took the pup to our regular Vet after bringing him home. It turns out, he still had fleas AND had a bad ear infection (and no medication was administered for it). Neither of which were addressed during the rescue's in-take and during his care/time at the farm. After another week... and we found live worms in our pup's stools and immediately had to buy more medicine for tapeworms. I read previous reviews saying similar experiences (but given they were anywhere from 1-2 yrs ago I thought this might have been addressed with the time that had passed), but no as of Nov 2024 these are still very valid conditions to be aware of. The animals need to be further tested and treated during the adoption process (and really should be done during a quarantine period to avoid it being a constant cycle at the Farm). To add to the issue, we have other pets at home, so, unbeknownst, introducing fleas and worms to the rest of our gang, plus remediation, was very frustrating. We've also asked for the formal rabies certificate, as well as the tag... and feel like the request goes ignored. They only hand wrote in a Rabies # on the adoption paperwork which doesn't seem very valid. I'm sad I have to write a "bad" review, because we'd like to believe the rescue's intetions are in the right place. But I hope FKAR considers these similar comments/complaints going forward to truly ensure they are adopting out healthy animals.

Took our two dogs there recently for a week or so. They were very nice and had good accommodations…read morefor our pups. Would have been nice to get updates on them while they were there but I guess it's not part of their thing. Price was ok

Second year in a row leaving our little guy for a week at Cozy Corner. Never any issues. We…read morephoned to check on him daily, and they were glad to take our call. Attendants seem to have a genuine love for dogs. Our little guy always looked great when we picked him up. I will continue using Cozy Corner for my dog's boarding, and heartily recommend them.