CLEARly Amazing Animals

Just in time for spring break, it's Sunny! Although he was found outside in February (not ideal for a species native to Australia!), this...

Reptar, an adult male Merauke blue tongue skink was left at a Chicagoland pet store in pretty rough shape. Native to Indonesia and other...

Hyacinth, what a guy! We were told by the Waukegan animal control officer that this little one was thrown out of a car, and he was so...

Herbie (orange, presumed male) and Kirby (yellow, presumed female) were dumped in an alley between Christmas and New Year's of 2024....

Oberon (green, male) and Titania (blue, female) came to us after their human mother was diagnosed with cancer. She took excellent care of...

You better WERK! RuPaula is definitely the SWEETEST stray parakeet we've taken in this year! Named by her finder, this darling little...

Green anole  Absinthe  took a Thanksgiving adventure that inadvertently brought them to a flower shop on Southport - not the best habitat...

Meet Werther, Reese, KitKat, Hershey, Twix, and Musketeer If you love sweet treats and fall feels with no tricks, then these Zebra finch...

Quill is a gentleman through and through! Found in Lake Forest in September, it is obvious that Quill was well loved before he got lost....

Miss Autumn was found AROUND THE CORNER from our executive director's house in Andersonville- what a fortunate lady! We can't believe...

Cortado  is one of multiple ball pythons rescued from being dumped at a forest preserve in Skokie. A Cook County Forest Preserve police...

Chickpea  looks like a little falafel ball! We all want to know why the Russian Tortoise tried to cross 18th Street in the South Loop all...

Miss Woody was found as a stray under a log at Harms Woods in Skokie- and we are forever grateful for the Cook County Forest Preserve law...

Luna is our sun, moon, and stars! This sweetie came to us after one of her family members developed a severe allergy. This friendly girl...

Gladys may not have been born on the Fourth of July like the song, but she was found in Ukrainian Village that day- and we're so glad we...

Charlie is SO PRETTY! This handsome young boy was caught in Andersonville as a stray and we don't know how anyone managed to catch him,...

Qbert  the Cuban Tree Frog is only the size of a quarter, but they inspire big feels in our hearts! This little baby was found at a...

Pepper  is peppy as can be! This formerly stray lady is a Quadruple B- Bossy Blue Budgie Babe- and we wouldn't have it any other way....

Cello is A BABY. Found outside in Edgewater in 2024, we could tell that this little lady is only ~3-6 months old. We don't know how she...

Ube has been on some adventures recently, and we wish she could tell us all about them. Found outside in a rat bait box in Rogers Park in...