Castaway Pet Rescue is an Illinois licensed, non-profit rescue originating in 2008. We are in the process of filing for the 501(c)3 tax exempt status. We primarily take dogs from open admissions shelters that have to deal with over-crowding. These are the dogs at risk of death. We do not have a building for kenneling dogs. They come live with us in our foster homes where they receive love, guidance, and medical care. The foster families get to know the personality of the dog in a home environment. This enables us to match the dogs with a terrific new home with people who will not cast them away.

 

Castaway Pet Rescue likes to focus on saving the dogs that have no hope. They are lingering in shelters, hoping they are not dragged out to the death room or gas chamber. In January we rescued many dogs from shelters in South Carolina that still use the gas chamber. It was a huge undertaking and Castaway volunteers came through like pros.

 

We know we can never save them all, not even all from only the one shelter. But, the more foster homes we have, the more we can save. If you can open your heart and home for a puppy or dog for a few weeks, you too can save lives. Castaway provides all the supplies and vetting the dogs need. You just provide a temporary home and love. We are especially in need of temporary homes for medium to large dogs. Large dogs of many breeds are vastly over-abundant in the shelters and die every day. Why not celebrate all our pets do for us by helping another?! Try fostering once and see if you like it. We know the dogs will.