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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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Rescue Stories 4 (page 1) (page 2) (page 3) Hit by Car
If you're new to our site, and haven't yet heard of Esther, her story is a true miracle. She came to us after she was found as a stray in downtown Indianapolis. She was very ill and neglected. On top of her physical ailments, she was also pregnant. The prognosis for Esther and her babies wasn't good, but Esther is a fighter! Please click here to read her entire story.
Mr. Attitude
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This beautiful fox was hit by a car. The vet clinic she was taken to called us, and our rehabbers cared for her until she could be released. Fortunately, this story has a happy ending!
These baby flying squirrels came to us after spending several days with the person who found them. Unfortunately, they hadn't been fed correctly, and we weren't able to save them. Please, please, be sure to contact a wildlife rehabilitator as soon as you find orphaned wildlife! Wildlife babies are so fragile and vulnerable. An experienced rehabilitator is their best chance for survival.
For those of you who have been following Esther's story, you'll be happy to know it has an extremely happy ending! Esther and her two kids are healthy and happy and have found a forever home TOGETHER! We were fortunate enough to find a wonderful farm where they will not have to be seperated! Thank you to everyone who donated and sent well wishes for Esther and her kids. We love to share stories with a happy ending!
As you may or may not know from his picture, Bubba was a blue tongue skink. Michelle rescued him from a reptile breeder. Bubba was a part of A Critter's Chance for years until he passed away from old age. He used to accompany Michelle and Amy when they did educational programs. Many people learned something about blue tongue skinks with Bubba's help. He was very much loved and will always be missed.
Sometimes we come across things that are shocking and sad. We don't share these stories to upset anyone, but to try to help people understand how important our work is. The ferret you see here was found by someone attending a party at a friend's house. As you can see from the picture, the ferret is very thin and missing the hair on a good portion of his body. She told the owners the ferret looked sick and needed help. They told her they were just letting him die. They had purchased him, didn't take care of him properly, and were just tired of him. 
She convinced them to let her take the ferret and then contacted us the next day. Unfortunately, within an hour of arrival to our rescue, he passed away. Had the owners contacted us earlier, we could've gotten him the major vet care he needed and found him a new home where he would've been loved and cared for. There's never any reason for something like to happen.
Around 1:00 PM, our president, Michelle, got a call from her husband. He told her to expect a call from Animal Control soon. In a pond, next to his work, a couple Animal Control officers were
working to catch an alligator. Sure enough, around 2:30, her phone rang! It was Animal Control, and you'll never guess what they had. Michelle made arrangements to get the alligator. Alligators
cannot survive in Indiana in the winter. There's no reason to dump these animals outside. Please contact us, and we will be happy to help!
This handsome guy is a 5-Lined Skink. He, along with many other reptiles, was confiscated from a hoarder. He was in bad shape when he came to us, but he is healthy now.
He didn't like being handled and even had an attitude! All that attitude managed to win the heart of our president, Michelle, who loves to work with animals some people would call mean. She has a lot of success creating a bond and
turning "mean" animals around. Mr. Attitude still doesn't care much for being handled, but he is living happily and is very much loved by Michelle.