Surrender or Rehome a Pet
If you obtained your pet from Naperville Area Humane Society and are seeking assistance in rehoming them, please call us at 630-420-8989. We will gladly work with owners who adopted their animal from our facility.
Pet Retention Support
If you’re considering surrendering your pet but might be able to keep them with some support, please reach out to our Client Care & Pet Retention Manager to see if we can be of assistance and help keep you and your pet(s) together. Keeping your pet with you not only reduces stress for them but also allows for additional space in the shelter for animals whose lives may be at risk.
For pet retention support please reach out to the Client Care & Pet Retention Manager at jpagonis@naperhumane.org
Rehome Your Pet
Making the decision to find another home for your pet can be a difficult one, and many people would like to keep their pet until a new home is found. Rehoming your pet yourself instead of relinquishing to a shelter will be less stressful for your pet and will allow you to play a part in choosing a new family. It also makes additional space available in the shelter for pets whose lives are at risk.
To responsibly rehome your pet, we recommend using Rehome by adopt-a-pet.com and Petco Foundation. It's a safer alternative to "free to a good home," and when your pet finds a new home, the adopter pays a small adoption fee, 100% of which will go directly to an animal shelter or rescue group. When prompted to select a referring shelter, please select the Naperville Area Humane Society.
Acive Duty Service Members & Homeless Veterans Temporary PEt Home Services:
Guardian Angels for Soldier’s Pets (GAFSP) is a program designed to support deploying active-duty service members and veterans in certain circumstances. GAFSP connects eligible individuals with volunteer foster homes through their network and uses the Military Pet Assistance (MPA) fund to help homeless veterans with veterinary care and temporary pet boarding costs.
To learn more about GAFSP and the steps needed for your situation, click the button below, then scroll down to review the program requirements and find instructions tailored to your specific circumstances.
Surrender at Other Chicagoland Area Shelters & Rescues:
As a limited admission shelter, the Naperville Area Humane Society can accept pets only as space and resources permits. To explore more options for surrendering your pet that might be able to assist you more quickly, please refer to our “Chicagoland Area Animal Shelters & Rescues” document that includes additional shelters and rescues that may be able to assist you. Please contact these shelters directly to learn more about their owner surrender process.
Surrender a Pet
If you need to relinquish your pet, please fill out the Owner Surrender Form linked below. As a limited admission shelter, the Naperville Area Humane Society can accept pets only as space permits. You will recieve a follow-up phone call only if and when the shelter has available housing and resources to accomodate the animals. Please try the rehoming services above before filling out the owner surrender form!
If you obtained your animal from an animal shelter or rescue, please contact them first. Many animal shelters and rescues will work with adopters from their facility to assist with rehoming.
Fees
A surrender fee is used to cover the costs of caring for the animals while they await adoption. The fees to relinquish an animal are as follows:
$50 for spayed/neutered pets
$100 for intact (unspayed/unneutered) pets
What to Bring to Your Scheduled Appointment
Valid state-issued photo ID
Relinquishment fee
Pet's vaccination records (or the name and telephone number of your pet's veterinarian)
We also welcome any of the pet's belongings such as bedding, toys, crate/carrier, etc. Pets might adjust a little more quickly to the shelter environment if they have familiar items with them.