Our Adoptable Pet List
Click here for the Pets In Need Midwest Website
We bring available dogs and cats currently up for adoption to the PETsMART in Algonquin, Illinois every Saturday between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m..
BIG THANK YOU!! TO "LUCKY E KENNELS" FOR HELPING WITH SOME OF THE DOGS IN NEED OF PLACEMENT.Thank you for taking a few minutes out of your busy schedule to read our PLEA.
Pets In Need has been established for almost 2 decades. Pat and Rudy Klimo are the founders of our shelter. Pat Klimo has been affiliated with animal rescue, shelter management and animal welfare for almost 30 years. This facility, which was once their personal residence, has been converted to a no-kill animal shelter for the last 18 years and stands and operates solely on the generous donations from our adopters and community members. This facility, however, has been under fire for many years finally resulting in a lawsuit which forces Pat and Rudy Klimo to do the unimaginable . . . evict the animals they have fought 20 years to protect while finding lovable homes for them right out of the Klimo’s home.
By July 1, 2007, all Pets In Need animals were removed from the property of 4509 S. Ridgeway in Ringwood, IL. We continue to ask the community to help us find a new home. We are now the ones in need, not only for the staff to keep their jobs but for the animals we have made a commitment to, animals that will die if we do not continue to shelter and serve the community. We need you to be proactive! We have always been your shelter and we want the privilege of continuing to serve you. Your help is needed now!
Running a successful no-kill adoption facility for unwanted pets in McHenry County is certainly a feat all in itself, and for many years this shelter has remained the largest no-kill shelter in our county adopting out almost 10,000 animals right here in McHenry! Pets In Need continues to extend patronage to other communities and counties as well. The fact that Pets In Need will take in animals regardless of age, breed, medical status and timid disposition allows the relinquisher the relief that death is not their final option. This makes our organization unique in terms of keeping the no-kill philosophy and creed: “We will not euthanize (kill) to make room for another animal” regardless if we become the permanent family for that animal in need.
Despite the challenges that Pets In Need has faced over the years, we are dedicated to taking in homeless animals caused by constant tragedies most often related to economy based losses, divorce and broken homes, death, illnesses, allergies or physical ailments, homelessness, and military service in which our brave soldiers are called upon to leave their pets behind. All this in addition to stray and unwanted pets.
Manned with a limited staff and a facility that has desperately needed expansion has always required energy and courage to continue saving as many animals as possible from unnecessary death. However, those challenges have never put an animal at risk until now. Pets In Need is not only suffering, the owners that have given their lives to the community are also suffering. This senior couple who has unmistakably held a fierce passion for community issues can no longer have the animals they fought to save on their property without harassment from people who claim they cannot enjoy their property. But what about the Klimo’s property? For almost 20 years the Klimo’s have surrendered their home to the community and their needs.
CAN YOU HELP US?
If we are to continue to save animals we will need a facility that will allow A1 zoned (Agricultural Zoned) areas without a hint of upcoming residential development for our dogs to be permitted to be dogs. Despite the fact that Pets In Need has proposed a complete indoor kennel system, offering state of the art soundproofing and other initiatives to keep from disturbing anyone in surrounding areas, Pets In Need was denied access to a piece of property right in the very town where we have served the community for almost 20 years, the property that would have allowed our shelter to grow. But this will not stop Pets In Need and we will not close our doors!
Pets In Need provides many services to our community through programs such as our Senior Pet Program, C.A.T.S. – Companion Animals to Seniors, low cost spay/neuter, low cost microchipping, adoptions via “Love a Pet” made possible through PETsMART in Algonquin, cat and dog adoptions at the PETsMART in Algonquin, Help for Troops being deployed to serve our country, and adoptions within our shelter. Additionally, we sponsor educational outreach to local schools wishing to learn about the responsibilities of being a pet owners and how to communicate animal abuse to adults and local authorities, plus much more. We will continue to do so with your help.
We need someone to ADOPT OUR SHELTER AND OUR LIFE SAVING ORGANIZATION! Do you have property zoned A1 that you are currently not using? Property that would be used to save lives and assist in providing your community with humane animal welfare.
News
Pets In Need Midwest, as well as many other shelters and rescues, has been experiencing a large increase of guardian surrenders. Accordingly, our expenses have increased dramatically. It is expensive to feed, house, and provide medical care for animals in the best of times, but donations have decreased and we are finding it increasingly more difficult to keep up. We, like many other shelters need your continued support. Any help you provide will be greatly appreciated. Please support your local animal shelter. We thank everybody who has given a new home to an animal from ANY shelter and for your continued support. Thank you all so much for caring.Please check out our website at www.petsinneedmidwest.org for all the latest news, events, and a daily update of all our animals up for adoption. To see one of the many lucky homeless pets that have now found a home through Pets In Need, see below:
Click to see our happily adopted pets!
Who We Are
Pets In Need was founded in 1991 by Pat and Rudy Klimo in Ringwood, Illinois. It is a state licensed No-Kill, Non-Profit Animal Shelter. We do not receive any government funds. We rely solely on adoption fees, private donations, and fundraising activities. Our Mission (Statement) is to "Champion the humane treatment of domesticated animals through the following means":
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Application and administration of the principle that no animal will ever be euthanized to make room for another.
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Providing temporary shelter and veterinary care as necessary for those unwanted or lost pets until such time as their guardian(s) or suitable adoptive homes can be located.
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Reuniting lost pets with their guardian(s).
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Locating suitable adoptive homes for unwanted dogs, cats, or other pets.
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Promoting public awareness of and accessibility to spay/neuter programs for pets.
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Act as an ambassador for our adoptees in their new homes so that we may continue to work with and support the animals, their guardian(s) and the public.
Adopting a friend
Please see our website for additional information.Pets In Need Midwest No-Kill Animal Shelter
4509 S. Ridgeway
Ringwood, IL 60072
Phone: 815-728-1462
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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