Events
Meet our fabulous adoptable dogs, puppies, cats, and kittens in person at any of the below adoption events in the greater Chicago and DuPage County area. You can get a jump start on your dog or cat adoption by completing our online adoption application before the event.
If you are pre-approved to adopt a pet, adoptions can take place at these events or at the Wheaton or Darien PetSmart Adoption Centers at a mutually-agreed upon time.
Join A.R.F. on our life-saving mission to save homeless dogs and cats. This one-hour new volunteer orientation gives you an overview of what A.R.F. represents, how you can help save lives, and introduces you to our fabulous volunteers. Dog and cat fosters will have an additional session afterwords covering foster-specific topics.
Before attending this session, please fill out a volunteer interest form and a coordinator will be in touch with location details.
Join us as we celebrate spring at Wheaton Animal Hospital's open house! We'll have adoptable dogs and cats, $5 photos with the Easter Bunny (proceeds benefit local animal rescues including A.R.F), light refreshments, product giveaways and raffles, and more!
Featured Pet
If you want a friend who is always ready to play fetch and go for a walk, you’ve found her! Vila is a 1-year old, 40 lb. housebroken female chocolate lab mix. She would make a great sport dog - think summer days dock diving, agility courses, or chasing after a frisbee. Learn more about Vila.