About Us
Lake Shore Animal Shelter has an expanded network of foster homes that reach to Southern Illinois. We also have home-to-home adoptions, so if you find a dog or cat you would like to meet and greet, please call 312 409 1162.
Mailing address: Lake Shore Animal Shelter, PO Box 40, Park Ridge, IL. 60068
312 409 1162.
Email: Elizabeth@lakeshoreanimalshelter.org
2. Board Members
Elizabeth Curran, President
Mary E. Haight, Vice President
Ann Markham, Secretary, Shelter Director
Jim Borgelt Jr., Treasurer
Karen Conti, Attorney, Board Director
3.Since 1966, Lake Shore Animal Shelter (LSAS) has been working to reduce the needless killing of pets through adoption efforts, public outreach through education programs, spay/neuter promotion, and more recently as humane investigators. Originally operating as an orphanage for pets, Lake Shore Animal Shelter is the pioneer no-kill shelter in Chicago, LSAS takes in dogs and fosters cats who must be given up by their families, those who have been abandoned by previous caregivers, and those in the greatest need: the adoptable but homeless animals in need of some medical care and training before re-homing can be considered. Priority is given to those animals whose families have health or economic difficulties.
LSAS works with individuals, animal shelters, Animal Control agencies, and rescues. Lake Shore has been very active in the Chicago Animal Shelter Alliance (CASA), a collaborative community effort which focuses on increasing adoptions and improving the lives of companion animals. Lake Shore Treasurer Jim Borgelt served as Chairman for five years.
Organized as a working Board of Directors, LSAS votes on the budget needed to perform the work of the shelter: adoption/intake, administration, advertising, events, newsletter/direct mail/lists, petline, volunteer coordinators, web site, program development, and corporate development. Committee assignments are given according to individual expertise. Programs are evaluated on a continuing basis, redesigned or eliminated as needed. In 2005, over 80% of general donations went to direct costs of care and adoption of homeless animals. Lake Shore’s percentage of general donations that accrue directly to the care, training, socializing, and adoption of animals have historically been well above the benchmark.
LSAS serves the Chicagoland community. The people we help in turn help the shelter through donations. Animal lovers get involved with a specific task they feel they would like to accomplish for the shelter, and still others provide towels, training cages, leashes, collars, and pet treats, or ask to become a licensed foster home. Through networking, advertising, and community support, and with the receipt of a significant estate donation in 2004, Lake Shore Animal Shelter was able to expand the number of animals cared for by 50%.
The overarching benefit LSAS provides is a no-kill shelter for companion animals who, through no fault of their own, find themselves homeless. LSAS provides a safe-haven for pets whose caretakers may otherwise take the extreme and needless measure of killing them because they can’t afford or are too ill to care for them. Lake Shore has been matching people with pets for decades. We carefully consider the needs of the animals and will always give you the straight scoop on personality, energy needs and the value of training as part of promoting the bond between you and your new best friend.
Lake Shore’s wonderful animals, dedicated volunteers, and hard working board members thank you for your support! Mailing address:
Lake Shore Animal Shelter
PO Box 40, Park Ridge 60068
312 409.1162
LSAS is an Illinois Not-for-Profit corporation, and is exempt from Federal income tax under section 501(c)3 of the tax code, and is listed on Guidestar.org. Our shelter petline number is: 312 409 1162. We have two websites: lakeshoreanimalshelter.org and on Petfinder.com (use zip code 60661 to look us up).
4.The Chicago Animal Shelter Alliance (CASA) was formed in 2003 with the belief that the power of many organizations working together can change the future for the thousands of homeless companion animals euthanized in the City of Chicago each year. Maddie’s Fund has been instrumental in getting agencies across the nation to focus on this issue. You can read about the how’s and why’s of Maddie’s Fund at http://www.maddiesfund.org Join the revolution!
To learn more about CASA
please click here http://www.casachicago.org/maddies.html
5. PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT
Lake Shore Animal Shelter puts forth every effort to ensure the privacy and security of information that you share with us online. We want your internet experience to be pleasant and free of spam and concerns about your private information. We also urge you to take steps to protect the privacy of your personal information. Safeguard your passwords and log off of a website after submitting personal information. Forms are the number one way phishing spammers get into any website’s back doors. Lake Shore does not use forms. If you have broadband access to the Internet, we advise you to use a firewall. The link used to take donations is a highly secured third party environment, where you can read their policy statement.
Our privacy policy explains the information practices we use:
- How we protect your information
- How we use your information
- How to contact us about privacy
- How to unsubscribe
How do we protect your information?
Our computer systems have restricted access limited only to those persons and organizations necessary to its proper functioning. This access applies to all electronic and physical security measures. We do not sell your personal information to other organizations, period. We may occasionally send you information about an event or other program that we feel would be useful and of interest, and we then leave it up to you to follow the link or information provided, or not.
HOW DO WE USE THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE?
We will occasionally use your email information to inform you of events or other programs we think would be useful and of interest to our community.
When you contribute money online
Currently the provider we use to collect donations is PayPal, a repository with a good reputation for security. If you are uncomfortable using the internet to donate, please see our mailing address listed below.
Cookies
A cookie is a tiny text file that is stored on your computer. We do not use cookies, except to eat them!
IP Addresses and Log File Data
We log your IP address, which is the location of your computer or network on the Internet, for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. We also use page hits in the aggregate to track the popularity of pages that people visit in order to improve the quality of the site. There is no personal identifiable information collected in our log files.
Information on Children
Because we care about the safety and privacy of children online, we comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). COPPA and its accompanying FTC regulations establish United States federal law that protects the privacy of children using the Internet. We do not knowingly contact or collect personal information from children under 13, without express and verifiable parental consent. Our site is not intended to solicit information of any kind from children under 13.
Parents with questions may e-mail us at Elizabeth@lakeshoreanimalshelter.org.
Unsubscribing from Email Communications
If you wish to unsubscribe from our communications, please email us at Elizabeth@lakeshoreanimalshelter.org. We will regularly process these requests, sending you a confirmation email to your original sign-up email, to confirm that this is your wish.