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I saved one animal and it didn't change the world,
but surely the world changed for that one animal
I saved one animal and it didn't change the world,
but surely the world changed for that one animal
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Placing Paws of Illinois was established in 2008 in Lake County Illinois with the goal of saving animals from high risk situations. Placing Paws has adopted nearly 2000 animals since it began.

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Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma not only caused massive devastation, flooding and power outages affecting humans but also left 1000's of animals without homes and in danger.  The response on the ground was incredible and yet there is still so much work to be done....

Clooney

Clooney

This handsome silver fox was brought into Winnebago County Animal Services after having been found tied up and abandoned. He was named Clooney after the silver hair of George Clooney. He weighed 56 pounds. A healthy weight for him was 80. He had pressure sores from...

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