Winnebago County Animal Services

Winnebago County Animal Services is hosting an Empty The Shelters event this weekend thanks to support from the Bissell Pet Foundation.

A shelter intervention organization partnered with Winnebago County Animal Services has started a fundraiser to help protect and vaccinate local dogs from Parvo.

Winnebago County Animal Services will be offering a free pet health clinic on September 9 in Rockford. Find out if your pet is eligible here.

I just read a rather sobering statistic from the ASPCA's website about animals and shelters. It seems that over seven and a half million companion animals enter animal shelters every year. Of those, 3.9 million are cats, and 3.4 million are dogs. Of those 7.6 million animals, 2.7 million (1.2 million dogs, and 1.4 million cats) are euthanized. If those numbers are disturbing to you, know that you

So many things in life come with the question, "But, what's the catch?" A Tucson, Arizona man probably should have asked that when he saw a sign offering a "free puppy."

If you find yourself feeling down, lonely, or just want to reduce your stress level and improve your heart health--take two kittens and call me in the morning.

Like many people, there are times that I find myself jaded and cynical about too many things. Then, once in awhile, a feel-good story comes along and snaps me out of it. So, with that in mind, let's throw a big thank-you to Winnebago County Animal Services for an outstanding feel-good story.