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Featured Critters 
Daisy, Petunia, Violet and Sweet Pea These girls are about six months old. One has a home, but the other three are still waiting. (Only two are pictured here, but they all have similar markings.) They are very gentle and friendly, although they are still a little shy around people. Their foster mom believes, if they are separated so they're not in a pack all the time, they will warm up. To see other critters in need of homes, click the "Adoptable Critters" button above. Click here for website maintenance issues.
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Welcome to A Critter's Chance! C aring H earts for A nimals N eeding a C aring E nvironment A Critter's Chance is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization specializing in wildlife rehabilitation and exotic/domestic pet rescue. We do not receive any government funding. We depend on the kindness of animal lovers and their contributions in order to care for the animals and cover our operational costs. If you would like to make a donation, you may mail a check to the address listed on our Contact page. If you are interested in other ways of helping, such as donating items, volunteering, or fostering, please click the "How to Help" button. We very much appreciate all help and donations! Without the kindness of fellow animal lovers we could not operate! News & Events Animal Fighting Bill passed out of committee! Senator Arnold's Senate Bill 11, which would make it a felony to attend an animal fight, passed out of the Senate committee today (January 10th) with a vote of 5-4! It will now go to the full Senate for a vote. This legislation is an important step to ensure animal fighting is taken seriously in our state. Please take a moment Wednesday, January 11th, to contact your state senator and ask him or her to vote YES on Senate Bill 11. You may visit this link to find your senator. Would you like to write our newsletter? A Critter's Chance is currently looking for someone to be in charge of our newsletter. This includes writing stories as well as compiling stories and pictures from other ACC members. If you're creative, able to write well, have computer skills, and would like to help, please contact us at acritterschanceinc@comcast.net. The newsletter is currently being sent twice a year. Piglets Find a Home! The piglets that were listed on our adoptable page have all found a nice home on a farm in Ohio! The pictures below were taken of them in their new home. Look at how they have grown! Charlotte is on the left. Fern is in the middle, and Juliette is on the right.
The recent story out of Ohio provides an example as to why we believe exotic animals do not belong in captivity. It often ends poorly for the animal. Please, respect wild animals for what they are and allow them to remain wild! Berwyn Case We were recently contacted by the Washington Park Zoo near Chicago to assist in a hoarding case. This is one of the most horrific cases we have encountered. As you can read in this article there were five children in the home with over 200 animals. One of the children, Matthew, was a 14-year-old mentally disabled boy. He was found unresponsive in the yard of the home and was later pronounced dead due to bronchopneumonia. Another 18-year-old boy was still hospitalized at the time the article was written. Some of the animals were also dead, and many of the cats had to be euthanized due to Feline AIDS and leukemia. This has been an extremely emotional rescue, and we are at a loss as to why these things happen. A Critter's Chance has taken in over 70 animals from this house. They were taken straight to Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic in Indianapolis. Of the 70, only six were stable enough to leave the vet and go to foster homes. Our vet bill from this case will be between $2,500 to $3,000. A generous, anonymous donor has offered to help with the vet bill, and we are very grateful! We also will need food and bedding to care for the animals until they are adopted. If you can help, even with a small donation, it will make a big difference. Whisper (listed below) is one of the birds taken from the house. Below are links to more articles about this case: Matthew Degner, 14, Found Dead Outside Squalid Berwyn Home With More Than 200 Animals (VIDEO) Lydia Price animal hoarding case: What went wrong in disabled Berwyn teen Matthew Degner's death? Dead Boy, 200+ Animals Found at Berwyn Home
Whisper is a Cherry Headed Conure who was captured in the wilds of South America and smuggled into the United States. This is evident by the open metal band on Whisper's left foot. At some point in this birds life it became one of over two hundred animals inside a small and ill-kept home just outside of Chicago, Illinois. It wasn't until a forteen year old boy was found deceased inside Whisper's home that this bird was given a chance at an entirely new lease upon life by being relocated into Indiana by A Critter's Chance, Inc. animal rescue. Currently Whisper is experiencing the joys of propper diet, clean housing, and loving conpanionship from the family who volunteered to foster him/her. After Whisper has been medically deemed healthy by local vet, Dr. A. Lennox, this bird will become available for adoption. Speaking as Whisper's foster mom, I am excited to see the changes comming down the pike for this bird who has until now suffered at the hand and greeds of man kind. Whisper has received his/her new "chance" and I want it to be the best one. Whisper certainly deserves it! |
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For those of you who saw the earlier story on our site about Ranger missing, we are happy to report he came back home! His family is thrilled to have him back safe and sound!
Whisper is one of the birds rescued from the Berwyn case. Here is what his foster mom has to say about him: