Animal House Shelter Expansion

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Animal House Shelter is expanding its facility in order to save the lives of over 5,000 dogs and cats each year! Since 2002, AHS has rescued, rehabilitated, and found homes for over 65,000 dogs and cats.

We need your help to make this project a reality.

Starting in Barrington, IL, we moved to Huntley, IL in 2006 and quickly outgrew our current facility. Currently, we are driving to six different veterinary clinics to keep up with our medical needs. With this expansion, we are looking to build a state-of-the art vet clinic on the shelter property to take care of all of the animals coming to our organization from high-kill facilities throughout the year. In addition, this clinic will provide low-cost vaccinations, microchips, and spay and neutering to all communities in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Expansion highlights:

• Additional kennel space for animals to allow us to increase the number of animals we can save
• A child education center to host schools, groups, and more for tours and educational programs
• 10 bonding rooms for multiple families to meet with potential pets to adopt
• State of the art veterinary clinic to allow us to treat animals on site and lower costs to provide them with the best care 
• Sanctuary rooms for long term dogs to make them feel more at home
• Additional indoor and outdoor exercise yards for the dogs
• Added volunteer center to accommodate the many volunteers that we have

Naming Rights For Purchase

Naming Rights to the building with signage: Please contact us
Adoption Center/Lobby: Please contact us
Low Cost Veterinary Clinic: Please contact us
Children’s Education Center: $400,000 
Retail Store: $300,000
Free Roam Cat Colony Habitat: $250,000
Memorial Tribute Garden: $250,000
Legacy Building: $250,000

Training Center: $150,000 –  SPONSORED
Feline, Bird and Butterfly Garden: $175,000 – SPONSORED
Outdoor off-leash play yard (3): $25,000 each
Indoor socialization play space (3): $25,000 each
Laundry Room: $20,000
Bonding Rooms (10): $10,000 each – 4 out of 10 SPONSORED (other 6 to be done Phase 2)
Sanctuary Rooms (8): $5,000 each – 3 out of 8 SPONSORED (to be done in Phase 2)
Tribute Bricks: 4×8 – (up to 21 characters per line, 4 lines maximum) – $150 each or 8×8 – (up to 21 characters per line, 8 lines maximum) $300 each
Tribute Bench: $1,500 each 
Tribute Tree with plaque: $1,000 each
Tribute Tree without plaque: $750 each

Click here to purchase Tribute bricks, benches and trees

Please contact us with any questions or interest in getting involved:
email: expansion@animalhouseshelter.com or call: 847-951-2066

Interested in Donating Materials?

We will gladly accept donations of building materials to help us expand the shelter. Some materials specifically needed are:

Artificial turf
Windows and Doors
Bricks and Stone
Trees
Benches
Commercial Kennel Equipment
Veterinary Equipment
Building Materials
Fencing
Industrial Washers and Dryers
Bath Tubs for Grooming Dogs
Flat Screen TV’s
Computers

Yes, I can help!