Heartland Animal Shelter
No-kill shelter providing adoption, foster, and surrender services for dogs and cats in Wheeling, IL.
- Address
- 📍 586 Palwaukee Dr, Wheeling, IL 60090, USA
- Phone
- 📞 (847) 296-6400
- Website
- 🌐 heartlandanimalshelter.org/
Known for
no-kill shelter
“When you adopt from a no-kill shelter, you save two lives: the animal you adopt and the one that replaces them.”
limited capacity
“Please remember that Heartland is not an open intake shelter, meaning we have limited capacity at any given time.”
HQHV surgery
“The Shelter Veterinarian will direct the small medical team to establish best practices in shelter medicine and High Quality, High Volume (HQHV) surgical practices.”
Services
About
Heartland Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to finding permanent, loving homes for vulnerable dogs and cats. The organization operates as a no-kill shelter and offers progressive programs to keep companion animals with their families. They provide medical care, behavioral support, and foster opportunities while maintaining limited capacity for surrenders.
What people say
Volunteers describe the shelter as a great place with many animals needing homes, though one former employee reported unfriendly animal care staff and poor management practices.
Hours
| Sunday | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Friday | 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Saturday | 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM |
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