Staff at the city's largest no-kill animal shelter have seen an uptick in intakes at Chicago's public shelters, and they said more adoptions are needed to help them rescue more pets.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- 'Tis the season to adopt a pet. PAWS Chicago, the city's largest no kill humane organization, kicks off its annual Holiday Adopt-A-Thon Friday. The animal rescue hopes that the ...

Dogs dressed up in Christmas sweaters are hard to resist. PAWS Chicago hopes the cuteness alone makes you consider adopting ...

All of these dogs have patiently waited at least a year to be adopted... multiple have been available for over half a decade!

While animal surrenders are more common following the holidays, the number of returned pets increased in 2025 in general.

Animal Care and Control are receiving close to 40 to 50 pets a day, so the Holiday Adopt-A-Thon at PAWS Chicago is critical. They have a goal of 125 adoptions by the end of the weekend.

PAWS Chicago, Chicago Animal Care and Control, and five other animal shelters are teaming up this weekend for "Rescue Together," a marathon adoption event to help dozens of pets find permanent homes.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Renegade Paws Rescue has gone viral! A social media post on their Facebook page highlighting a unique dog they have available for adoption has been shared more than 86,000 times ...

Paws of Redemption is a new rehabilitation program where inmates at the ASPC-Lewis facility train shelter dogs to prepare ...