Welcome
The Hinsdale Humane Society is dedicated to the care and adoption of unwanted and abandoned animals in the western suburbs of Chicago. Since our founding in 1953, our mission has broadened to offer programs and services...
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Greetings to our friends at HHS,
Scrappy was adopted in January 2010, he was the...
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- Foster Care Program »
Learn about what it takes to be a foster parent - Programs & Services »
- Lost Pets »
- Sponsor a Homeless Animal »
Zoe’s Dog Blog
Meet Zoe, shelter spokesdog of HHS! This month Zoe writes about making lemonade out of lemons!
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Features
Our New Website!
Welcome to the ALL NEW Hinsdale Humane Society Website. We hope you enjoy the updated graphics and our innovative showcase of adoptable animals. We'd love to hear from you! Please send us an email to let us know what you like or to make suggestions for improvements. Thanks for your feedback.
Pennies for Paws
"Pennies for Paws" Spare Change Drive. Join the Hinsdale Humane Society and area schools as we work together to help raise awareness of homeless pets and to make a difference in our community. Collect spare change and help the animals! Sign up today...
Pet Walk 2012
Join us for Pet Walk '12 on Sunday, June 3rd! Come, Walk, Play, Stay...Pet Walk is our largest fundraiser of the year, raising needed funds for our homeless animals. You can walk with us, collect pledges and win prizes, and enjoy a day filled with family fun!
Internships
The Hinsdale Humane Society offers two internship programs for those interested in working with animals and/or those interested in a veterinary medicine career. HHS Internship Program In the HHS Internship Program college undergraduates work alongside shelter staff and volunteer veterinarians...
Memorials and Tributes
Celebrate a life. Improve the lives of our shelter animals. Your memorial and tribute gifts support the operational needs of our shelter, including animal care and medications. You can: Give a memorial gift in memory of a departed pet or person. Give a tribute gift to honor or thank a...Summer Camp
Hey, Kids! Do you love animals? Are you ready for some summer fun? Please join us for Adventures in Animal Awareness! Our popular summer camp program is for students going into 4th - 6th grades and will be offered the following sessions: JUNE 11-15 JUNE 18-22 AUGUST 6-10 Come join us as we...
Be Kind to Animals Kids Coloring Contest
Help us celebrate "Be Kind to Animals" during the month of May. Enter our Kids Art Contest. Calling all kids - need your drawings! Hinsdale Humane Society invites you to enter our Be Kind to Animals Kid’s Art Contest. School aged children from kindergarten through 8th grade are encouraged to...Vern Goers Spring Shop n Share - May 1 - May 31
Shop at Vern Goers for all of your spring planting and you will be supporting HHS. Vern Goers generously donates 10% of your total purchase to the shelter. Choose from annuals, perennials, flowering shrubs, & more. Coupons are available at the shelter or Vern Goers Greenhouse, Hinsdale. Vern Goers Spring Shop-N-Share coupon