It’s that time of year again! The Best of the Fox Readers’ Choice Awards is back to determine the best businesses and organizations in McHenry County. Last year, Helping Paws Animal Shelter was voted the BEST  animal shelter rescue for the seventh year in a row! This year we need your help again to be voted the top honor to make it eight years! Here’s how you can vote. Simply visit the Northwest Herald website and select Pet Care and then  “Animal shelter rescue” and [...]

Spring has Sprung!  It's time for Helping Paws' 18th Annual Benefit Flower Sale.   Time to get your flats, hanging baskets, specialty flowers and veggies!  All are high quality from Countryside Flower Shop, Nursery & Garden Center and will give you an incredible garden all season long.  Better yet, when you look at your garden, you will know that you were helping the animals! All you need to do is download and complete the order form and either mail in or drop off at the shelter [...]

During the entire month of February, we are celebrating our 4th annual Have a Heart for Paws campaign and YOU can make a donation! Interested donors can go to any participating location during regular business hours, make a donation and write their name(s) or a message on a paw print which will then be displayed at the local business. So show the homeless pets your heart and share some love with the cats and dogs who are waiting for their forever homes. Participating locations, besides Helping Paws [...]

We want to thank all of our supporters for once again voting Helping Paws Animal Shelter the BEST  animal shelter/rescue for the seventh year in a row! We are very humbled by receiving this honor again. This year marks 48 years of servicing McHenry County.  Little did we know back in 1969 when a small group of people got together to start a foster based program to rescue and rehome cats that we would now have a 10,000 square foot shelter and we are [...]

This year's artwork will have you barking and meowing with delight! Over 250 original "mini masterpieces" will be available to bid on beginning March 31. All proceeds from this event will benefit Helping Paws Animal Shelter and further it's mission to help more homeless dogs and cats find homes. To access the auction site, go to Art for the Paws 2017 On-line Auction. Bidding starts on Friday, March 31 at 9 am. You will need an account to bid. If you did not create one last year, [...]

February is a special time for love and what better way to show love than helping cats and dogs who are waiting for their forever homes. Celebrating our 4th annual Have a Heart for Paws campaign, during the entire month of February, you can make a donation at Helping Paws or any of our participating local businesses! Interested donors can go to any location during regular business hours, make a donation and write name(s) or a message on a paw print which will then be displayed at the local [...]

Helping Paws Animal Shelter is looking for artists of all abilities and skill levels to participate in our third annual Art for the Paws fundraiser and community outreach project!

Help support Helping Paws by donating your gently worn, used or new shoes!  From October 15 through December 15, 2016, Helping Paws will be collecting shoes at various partner locations throughout McHenry County.  Helping Paws will earn funds based on the number of pairs collected. Our goal is to collect 2,500 pairs of shoes which will raise $1,000 for our shelter. All donated shoes will be redistributed through the Fund2Orgs network of microenterprise partners in developing nations.  Funds2Orgs helps impoverished people start, maintain and grow businesses in countries such [...]