Have you ever thought about what it might be like to be one of hundreds of people that volunteer their time to “Rescue” animals?
Imagine…
Watching 10 dogs exit the rescue vehicle, that according to some, were not supposed to be alive. They were just rescued from their horrible fate. Euthanasia, at a high-kill shelter or inhumane treatment in their so-called homes. If they were lucky to have breakfast that morning, it was supposed to have been their last meal. They were scheduled to die today. But now they live.
A little scared, a little shy, a little shaken. 
Some will look at you knowing, that as tough as it has been for them, being abandoned, abused, unwanted, neglected or unloved, it’s over. They will now forever be treated with the respect and dignity that they deserve. They gently wag their tail, lick your hand. Sometimes you see a twinkle of hope in their wide eyes. Hope that finally everything might reallybe alright!
Hundreds of people involved in rescue donate their time and hard earned money to save these precious lives. For a few of the lucky ones, being rescued means, they are pulled from deaths door. They are brought to temporary housings, even to people’s homes. Anywhere they can be held and safe until transport is available. Some volunteers have to spend their own money to pay for vaccinations, blood tests, vetting and/or emergency veterinary care as well as a variety of additional things a pet may need. Some volunteers are even paying out of their own pockets to treat hundreds of pound dogs for heartworm. They know with the vast amount of animals being killed, how could this one sweet heartworm + dog compete for his life being hindered in such a way?! With your help, we can change this…
Once an animal is rescued, well that’s not it. The transport people “are on”!
Volunteers set up legs of transports which could span from one side of the country to the other, to get the animals to safety. There are entire networks of people donating much more time than even a full time job might require, to this fight. E-mails are flying, phones are ringing… Who has to be pulled first? Whose time is up? Who is the most urgent? Who is the safest for a couple more days?...
The animals are packed up with their belongings if any (sometimes they come with little individual doggie/kitty suitcases with their favorite toys from the pounds, their paperwork, rabies tags and sometimes a special note from the person who loved them the most and helped to get them out). They are situated into crates, loaded in vans or trucks, and they are off!
While it is a very taxing drive, they stop every couple hours to meet their new rescuer, who picks up where the last left off, transferring them from one vehicle to another. It is all worth it in the long run. They will soon be to safety. 
Would you be interested in being involved in one of the most rewarding experiences there is?
With your help, you can sponsor a rescue, a transport, well, a life. By sponsoring a rescue, you will have pulled that one special animal off of death row, and given them life. They will not only receive life, but receive the medical care they need, spayed or neutered and get them into the loving, forever homes that they deserve.
Then, you will have become rescue.
All you have to do is help rescue just one!
Other ways you can become rescue:
Transport
Please consider helping with transport.
There are a few ways you can contribute to a transport. Each transport of animals cost IAR approximately $400 dollars. That amount will transport at least 30 dogs and cats to rescue in no-kill shelters and organizations in the Chicagoland area where they are made available for adoption.
Do you like to drive? Please consider being a transporter. legs of transports may be as little as a 1-2 hour drive. The choice is up to you. However much time you are able to donate to animal rescue.
Illinois Animal Rescue is need of vans to transport the animals to safety. Please consider donating a gently used van to our fight to rescue the animals. Illinois Animal Rescue, Inc. is an exempt
501(c)(3) non profit organization. Donations are tax deductible.
Do you or anyone you know own a plane? Often animals are transported by air. The flights are much shorter and less stressful then the long transports, especially for the small puppies being pulled off death row. The owners of airplanes donate their plane, fuel, and a pilot, all to save animals lives, to rescue. Does someone you know need some extra flying hours?
Computer Savvy?
Email savvy? please consider being a Transport or Rescue Coordinator!
Foster
Do you have a little space available in your home? We often need emergency, temporary or long term foster homes in order to pull the animals off of death row. Please consider becoming a licensed foster home.
Veterinary
Are you a Veterinarian? Do you know a Veterinarian? Please consider donating veterinary care such as spays or neuters, or other medical necessities. All animals must be spayed or neutered, fully vaccinated, heartworm checked (dogs), FeLV/FIV checked (cats) and microchipped, prior to adoption and some before transport.
Community Outreach
Our goal is to turn
Interested in welcoming one of the so called “unwanted” into your family? They are waiting for you to save them from their horrible fate. Please consider a rescue adoption.
Donate
Monatary donations are always appreciated! Illinois Animal Rescue, Inc. is an exempt 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Donations are tax deductible. For more information on donating, please contact donate@illinoisanimalrescue.org
Save a life...
Most organizations will not accept animals that are not vaccinated, treated for fleas and ticks, dewormed and tested for Heartworm Disease (dogs) and Feline Leukemia/FIV (cats). The rescuers are paying for these things out of their own pockets, for fear that the animals may not even be considered. If you can help donate at least one item below, you will have saved a life... Please click on any picture below for item and order information. Orders may be shipped directly to Illinois Animal Rescue 531 lake Court Wauconda, IL 60084. IAR and all of the rescuers thank you, and the animals do too!
There are many, many ways you can help rescue! contact us anytime to find out more! And we welcome any ideas or suggestions, too!
Many people are unaware of this ongoing problem where hundreds of animals are being euthanized daily because of overpopulation due to the vast amount of unaltered animals. Some are unaware as to what great lengths wonderful people go through to try and make a difference. Will you make a difference?
Please forward this information to anyone you know who may be interested in RESCUE. Then you too, will be Rescue!
For more information on any of the above, or to donate or sponsor, please contact us at info@illinoisanimalrescue.org
- Devon O'Day "My Angels Wear Fur"
This is Geronimo. Geronimo was never scheduled to be on the transport, but I believed someone loved him very much. When asking who the mystery dog, on the transports, name was, They answered,
“Well, he knew how lucky the dogs being pulled off of death row were, so he yelled “GERONIMO!!” and jumped on the truck!
Geronimo was adopted from a no-kill shelter in northern Illinois to a wonderful family shortly after “jumping on the truck” !
Illinois Animal Rescue, Inc
P.O. Box 205 Ringwood, IL 60072
Illinois Animal Rescue, Inc. is an exempt 501(c)(3) non profit no kill, rescue organization.
Donations are tax deductible.
Contact info@illinoisanimalrescue.org
