One of the most disturbing cases in the history of Illinois Humane's cruelty work, Oakley came to Illinois Humane in August of 2022 with a fractured leg wherein the bone was significantly protruding from the skin. The three other legs were chewed so badly they were considered "degloved". The dog was in shock. The first 2-3 days of treatment were touch and go, there was no assurance she would make it. The fractured leg had to be amputated. What had happened? Three dogs in a household had been getting into increasingly vicious fights. Animal Control had been called out previously and advised the...

In June of 2022, Sadie was recovered by Illinois Humane's investigators from terrible conditions (pictured here). She was tethered in a crate, dirty rain water, no food. A neighbor put a tarp over the crate after about the third day of rain. Owner or caretaker was never located, so no one to prosecute. However, Sadie came to life in her temporary foster, and is currently nothing but spoiled with her new Dad.

This little pitty boy's name is Toad? Once healed, those big brown eyes did give a bit of the appearance of a toad.

In June of 2022, Toad was recovered by Illinois Humane' investigations team when his owner refused to relinquish him for care he needed. Toad's collar had grown into his neck so badly, it was threatening the jugular vein. The doctor was able to cut out the collar, but the owner walked out of the clinic without providing the necessary corrective care (stitching if not solely wound management) for what was now a horribly gaping wound nearly exposing the jugular. We have photos...