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It was founded on January 19, 1899, by a group of Chicago residents who had concerns about the treatment of the city's animals, from stray cats and dogs, to workhorses, to livestock. [2] The Anti-Cruelty Society exists to prevent cruelty to animals and to advance humane education .
The event facilitated animal adoptions, and was intended to raise awareness around the issue of pet overpopulation and the euthanasia of homeless animals. [3] The event was held on Michigan Ave in Chicago, where the organization partnered with local businesses and boutiques who agreed to showcase animals in their storefronts. [4]
Cook County was created on January 15, 1831, out of Putnam County by an act of the Illinois General Assembly.It was the 54th county established in Illinois and was named after Daniel Pope Cook, one of the earliest and youngest statesmen in Illinois history.
Donations of books are being accepted at the Abilene Main Library, 202 Cedar Street. Check times for drop off and support local library. Spring cleaning made easy, drop off donations at local ...
Cook: Chicago area: website, operated by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, interactive exhibits, live animals Lockhart Family Nature Center: Lake Forest: Lake: Chicago area: website, operated by Lake Forest Open Lands, located on 50-acre Mellody Farm Nature Preserve with the adjacent 514-acre Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve
The Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) is a nonprofit organization that fights hunger throughout Cook County, Illinois. The GCFD distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 700 food pantries, soup kitchens , shelters and community programs, serving more than 800,000 adults and children every year.
The Forest Preserve District encompasses approximately 70,000 acres (110 sq mi; 280 km 2) of land or approximately 11% of the land in Cook County, [1] which contains the city of Chicago and is the most densely populated urban metropolitan area in the Midwest.
Safe Humane Chicago is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization founded in 2008 by animal rights advocate Cynthia Bathurst.The nonprofit works to educate youth on animal safety and seeks justice for dogs that have been confiscated by law enforcement by placing them in foster care to later be adopted into new homes.