Sangamon County Animal Control & Adoption Center

💙🐾 A Community United for Animals 🐾💙

In the wake of the devastating tornado that displaced 155 animals from Animal Protective League, we have been overwhelmed by the incredible support shown by our community and fellow animal welfare organizations.

We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to every rescue group, shelter, veterinary clinic, animal welfare organization, volunteer, donor, foster family, and community member who stepped forward to help during this difficult time. Your generosity, compassion, and willingness to act made an immediate difference for animals who suddenly found themselves without a safe place to go.

SCAC was able to offer safe immediate shelter space and so many others were able to offer so many supplies and so many other things from transporting animals, fostering pets, donating funds, and lending countless hours of your time, you have demonstrated the true meaning of community. Because of your support, these animals have received the care, comfort, and hope they deserve while recovery efforts continue.

Moments like these remind us that when animal lovers come together, there is no challenge too great. Thank you for standing beside APL and helping ensure that every displaced animal has a chance at safety and a brighter future.

We still have some of the APL dogs at our shelter and we will continue to support them in anyway we can.

We will continue to need help with placement of animals that come in as we are going to have to take in the animals that APL used to take in until they can get up and running again. So SCAC will need Fosters and adopters to continue to come in!! So please fill out foster applications as we will need you in the near future.

Together, we are stronger. Together, we are saving lives. ❤️🐶🐱

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Remember to come out and see us today at Scheels Sports Park!

🐾🎉 Join us this Saturday 5/30/26 for a Dog Adoption Offsite with Sangamon County Animal Control and Adoption Center at Scheels Sports Park! 🎉🐾

Looking to add a new best friend to your team? Come meet some amazing adoptable dogs who are ready to find loving homes and start their next adventure! From playful pups to laid-back cuddle buddies, we have a dog for every lifestyle. 🐶❤️

📍 Location: Scheels Sports Park
📅 Saturday 05/30/26
⏰ 11am-3pm (Dogs will be for sure be present between 12pm-2pm)

Why shop when you can adopt? Every adoption gives a deserving shelter dog a second chance and opens up space for another animal in need.

Stop by, say hello, and maybe meet your new MVP! 🦴🏆

Please donate if you can. If you can’t please share so this can reach as many people as possible.

We have one foster to adopt puppy left out of the trio. If you are interested in this little cutie please come out and meet him today!

Update as of 6pm on 05/19/26- Mateo is getting stronger but not out of the woods yet. It is best for him to stay at animal emergency clinic until at least Thursday to receive supportive care and continued to be monitored. He is still very weak and needs help getting up and down. His medical bill continues to grow because the good care he is receiving. We want to thank the people that have been able to donate towards his bill. The bill at this time is up to $2500.00. So if you are able to help please donate to the shelter or you can also pay straight towards his bill at Animal Emergency clinic. Thank you

Update as of 7:25am on 05/15/26- Sweet puppy Mateo is still fighting. They were able to get the imbedded collar out but he is still pretty painful. He tried to eat this morning but ended up being pretty nauseous and vomiting. He also is having trouble keeping his temp regulated so he is going to stay there and we will check back in with them later today. This poor thing is one sick puppy 😥. Please keep praying for him to make a full recovery.

Update as of 1:07pm- Mateo is holding strong and Animal Emergency Clinic is taking good care of him. X-rays don’t show any broken bones from being bumped by car so that is good. They are now going to surgically remove the imbedded collar they said he may have some nerve damage as the collar is very imbedded but it is too soon to tell at this time. They are going to keep him overnight tonight.

💥💥Warning 💥💥

Graphic picture in this post!

One of our ACO’s was just called out to pick up this poor puppy that has a severely imbedded collar in his neck and was bumped by a car when he ran out in the street. The occupants of the car stopped to help him and contacted local police immediately. Thank you so much to them for doing that.

He is now on his way to AEC to try to save his life. Sangamon County Animal Control and Adoption Center continues to try and help animals like this when we can. This can be very costly so we ask that you please share this and donate if you can. You can either donate to our shelter directly by calling or coming by or you can call or go by the Animal Emergency Clinic and put money towards this pups care there. We are going to call him Mateo which means “gift of god”.

Once Mateo is stable and able to be released we will be looking for a foster home to help him continue to heal and care for him to avoid him having to come into the shelter with healing injuries.

He is now on 3 day stray hold and we are going to conduct an investigation so we are looking for any information as to who may have owned this pup. Please call us with any info you may have during our regular business hours or you can also put an anonymous tip in through crimestoppers. Thank you ❤️🐾🐾❤️.

Come on out bring the kids and meet some of our amazing dogs that are available for adoption! ❤️🐾🐾❤️