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Make a Donation

Please help us help the animals.  Every dollar makes a difference!

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Chicago Pet Rescue is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.  Our mission is to ensure that every adoptable pet finds a forever home, and we use our funds to do just that!
 
We rely on fundraising and the support from our members and friends to pay for the needs of our rescued animals. It costs an average of $308 to house and care for one dog until it’s adopted.

You can give a tax-deductible monetary donation in the following ways:


  • Make a one-time donation
  • Start or renew yearly membership ($20)
  • Set up a recurring monthly or quarterly gift
  • Give in memory or in honor of someone special
  • Give to the CPR Fund for emergency surgery and special medical care
  • Donate to the Senior Citizen Fund to save older animals
  • Save a life with your spare change. 
    Put your change in a jar and bring it to our next event.

You can make a secure donation online by clicking the button below, or bring your donation to one of our adoption events. 


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Save a Life

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Chicago Pet Rescue is a
GuideStar Exchange member.

In lieu of donating supplies, you can also make a secure monetary donation online by clicking the buttons below.  Thanks!
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Use the donate button below.

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Bequests

Bequests Estate planning is one of the most impactful ways to change the lives of animals in need and support the future efforts of Chicago Pet Rescue. Please contact Executive Director, Elena, if you would like to discuss further: savinganimals@chicagopetrescue.org. If you wish to make a provision in your will the following general language is suggested:
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I give, devise and bequeath ____% of my estate (or specific assets) for the benefit of Chicago Pet Rescue, P.O. Box 31946 Chicago, IL 60631, FEIN 27-3072207​, to be used for its general purposes.


Donate Supplies

Show your support by sending supplies to Chicago Pet Rescue!

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While we always need monetary donations, a gift of supplies benefits our rescued animals as well.

One idea is to start a collection for any of the following supplies. You can bring them to our next event or email us at savinganimals@chicagopetrescue.org to discuss drop off or pick up. 

What we need the most is one or more sponsors for our public storage space!

Some used items are welcomed, too, so please let us know how you'd like to help. 

Most donations (including the storage space sponsorship!) are tax-deductible. 


Check out our donation supplies wish lists on

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 Please do NOT donate CANNED or DRY food for Dogs.
We received a LARGE donation and do not need anymore.  Thank you.


Monthly Sponsorship Wish List
​(our general monthly expenses):


  • Storage Facility ($390/month)
  • FeLV/FIV Tests  ($150/month)
  • Heartworm Treatment ($100 per dog)
  • Full Sponsorship of a Dog ($300)
  • Full Sponsorship a Cat ($150)

Office

  • Letter size file folders
  • Donation box with pocket, lock and key (clear)
  • Gift Cards (Amazon, Pet stores, Walmart)
  • Paper towels
  • Plastic totes /bins
  • Stamps

Kennel Supplies:

  • Cat scratch posts
  • Cat trees/condos
  • ​Dog Crates (Large or XL sizes)
  • Guinea pig food/chew toys
  • Guinea pig (Timothy Hay)
  • Heating pads
  • ​Liquid bleach
  • Nature's Miracle 3 in 1 Odor Destroyer
  • Simple Solution Hardfloors Stain & Odor Remover
  • ​Snuggle Safe Microwavable Heating Disks for baby kittens and pups (safer then heating pads!)
  • ​Unscented liquid laundry detergent

Veterinary Supplies

  • Canine aspirin - level 3
  • Clean ear pads
  • De-worming medicine
  • ​Ear cleansing solution
  • Flea/tick preventative
  • Gauze
  • Heartgard-all sizes
  • Hydrocortisone spray
  • Pedialite
  • Protective inflatable collars scrub sponges
  • Sentry HC GOOD behavior pheromone collar for dogs
  • Sulfodene 3-way ointment for dogs       


Toys

  • Any Nylabone and Kong products
  • (No stuffed/soft toys)
  • Cat wand toys
  • Dental toys
  • Jolly Ball Teaser Ball
  • JW Pet Good Cuz/Bad Cuz dog toys
  • Laser light pet toy
  • Puppy chew toys


Chewy and Treats

  • Deer Antlers
  • Bully sticks
  • Guinea Pig treats
  • Booda bones
  • Edible bones
  • Dental chews
  • GREENIES Pill Pockets Treats
    for Dogs and cats

Sponsor an Animal

If you are unable to adopt a pet, please consider becoming a CPR Pet Sponsor.

Individual or Group Sponsors

Choose a pet from our current list of animals waiting to be adopted, and then make a donation to support that pet. 

You can also choose to donate supplies to benefit a particular pet.

Here are some suggested sponsorship amounts as a one time or recurring monthly donation:
  • $20: one-time vaccine for a cat or dog
  • $25: feed a puppy or kitten for 2 weeks
  • $35: microchip a dog or cat
  • $50: spay or neuter a puppy or kitten

Your donation will help defray some of the costs of food, housing and medical care for the animals waiting for adoption.

In return for your donation, you will get:
  • A picture of the pet you are sponsoring
  • Their history of how they arrived at CPR
  • Notification when your pet has been adopted
  • Best of all: A great feeling inside!

If you you would like to have your sponsorship acknowledged, your name can be noted on our page here and Facebook.

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Corporate Sponsors

Do you own or work for a company that would like to sponsor one or more pets? Please email savinganimals@chicagopetrescue.org  


We will add your company logo to our monthly newsletter and to our page here, with a link back to your website. You will also get all of the above donation benefits.

Here are some suggested sponsorship amounts:
  • $100: One month 
  • $150: Two months
  • $225: Three months
  • $600: Six months
 
Please help save a life!  Thank you!

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors below:


CREATE YOUR OWN CPR FUNDRAISER
Ways YOU can raise funds ..your imagination is the limit when it comes to helping our homeless animals.

From lemonade stands to tributes and memorials, you can host a fundraiser for Chicago Pet Rescue. Your fundraisers not only raise awareness but also much needed funds for our homeless animals. With these funds we can continue to provide medical care and supplies without hesitation.

Ready, Set, START by choosing something from the list below! Here are some event ideas:

*In Honor of...:  This way you can honor a person or celebrate an important event or milestone like a birthday, graduations or bar/bat mitzvah. Many animal-lovers opt for donations in lieu of gifts and use their CPR fundraising to tell people about what they are doing and collect donations. 
*Front & Center Donation: Get permission to set up a table in front of your grocery or local store to collect donations. This is a very effective way to raise both funds and awareness. 
*Lemonade or Beer Stand: Get your kids or neighbors involved and have them feel like they are joining you as you make a difference.  You can set this up anytime or during a block party!
*A Favor: In lieu of giving a favor at a wedding, birthday party or similar event, let guests know you’ve made a donation to CPR in their name. Work with your hands: Offer your services by babysitting, shoveling snow, mowing grass, running errands, etc., in exchange for donations.
*Pet Birthday Party: Have a fun birthday party for your pet or a friend’s pet. Give dog biscuits as party favors! Ask for a donation at the door. Take photos of your guests with the guest of honor.
*Loose Change Day at Work or School: Ask your work or child’s school to hold a Loose Change Day. Make a flyer encouraging each person or child to bring in loose change to donate. Encourage math classes to assist with counting and rolling the change.
*Spare Change: Ask your favorite restaurant or local pub to put out a jar for donations of spare change. Decorate it with pictures of CPR animals. Ask them to display the jar somewhere it will get plenty of attention and please visit them often to empty and then donate it at any up coming event.
*Garage Sale: Ask friends and neighbors to donate items to sell. Make signs indicating that all proceeds are going to Chicago Pet Rescue. Feel free to add a donation jar, too.
*Donate in your adopted pet's name for their GOTCHA DAY (day they were adopted) OR THEIR BIRTHDAY.  We invite you to challenge your friends and family on social media to donate and wish them a happy Gotcha or Bday.

Email us with any other ideas to add to this list. 

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Thank you for donating to help save our homeless animals.
These wonderful people, kids and businesses are finding great ways to lend a helping hand to homeless animals by donating needed supplies.

You too, can help by putting together a donation drive!


Chicago Pet Rescue also has a P.O. Box, where you can send donations, gift cards, and other correspondence  

Chicago Pet Rescue
P.O. Box 31946
Chicago, IL 60631

If you can't adopt, foster or donate at this time, please consider volunteering. Your gift of time is just as precious to us.  Thanks!
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