A.R.F.-Animal Rescue Foundation is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3), no-kill humane society based in Wheaton, IL (the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois). Our family of volunteers is dedicated to rescuing, fostering, and caring for homeless dogs and orphan cats while we find them their forever homes. We promote spay/neuter programs to help reduce pet overpopulation and work within communities throughout Illinois to assist and educate the public about responsible pet ownership.
You can choose from our pets to adopt a dog or adopt a cat. We do not house pets in a physical location like some animal shelters, but we do have many cats and kittens for adoption and dogs and puppies for adoption.
We conduct cat and dog adoption events primarily in DuPage County, IL including Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Downers Grove, Lisle, Darien, Lombard, and Naperville.
News and Events
Straylight Savings Time - Check your pets' microchips
Spring is here, time to spring our clocks forward, change out smoke detector batteries, and work on spring cleaning chores. But there's one more thing pet owners should do every spring - make sure you pet's microchip is registered...[more]

In the News: Comfort for Critters Makes Blankets for A.R.F.
Thank you Daily Herald for a lovely write-up of A.R.F. in this article about Comfort for Critters. Comfort for Critters makes many of the...[more]
Talking Fostering with Bolingbrook Events
We had the honor of being featured on Bolingbrook Events' monthly virtual adoption event series on February 27. A.R.F. foster Susan O. talks fostering, volunteering, and other ways you...[more]