Foster Homes are another important part of our success.

Dogs and cats are placed in your home environment to ready them for their 'forever home'. Animals that come in that are not adoptable upon arrival or rescue are best cared for in a foster home. Sometimes the animals are pregnant, have medical issues, are injured or need socialization and training. The foster home is a temporary situation that helps an animal become highly adoptable.

You would bring the animal into your home and provide a lot of love, food/water and any special needs.

If you would be willing and able to open your heart and your home to a dog or cat in need, please call the shelter and ask about our Foster Program.

 

Helping Paws is funded solely through donations.  Please help us save the stray dogs and cats that come to us for help. A gift of any amount will help in the lives of these wonderful animals.

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Helping Paws Animal Shelter

Hours:  
 Open Every Day 12 pm (noon) - 4 pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays open until 7 pm

Location:
 2500 Harding Lane
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: (815)338-4400

Map to our shelter

Fox Valley Helping Paws Animal Welfare Association, a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization, was founded in 1971. Helping Paws is a no-kill animal shelter for stray and abandoned dogs and cats in McHenry County and surrounding areas. The animals are provided a sanctuary where they receive medical care, spaying or neutering, daily care and love, and the opportunity to be adopted by a responsible owner.