We rescue dogs from kill shelters and animal cruelty situations.  

WILD Canine Rescue (WILD) was founded in July 2016 by a group of friends who are committed and passionate women that are WILD about dogs! We are bonded over a WILD love of dogs and a desire to help shelter animals. Our goal was to bridge the gap between local animal shelters in central Illinois, and foster based rescues nationally to facilitate placement of local dogs in urgent situations (homeless, abandoned, neglected or abused). 

Our Foster Home program helps lower costs involved in the physical sheltering and care of animals.

This program also provides a home environment that is more physically and mentally healthful. Foster families assist in basic training and behavior evaluation.  

Our Home to Home Program works with families and individuals in crisis to keep their pets.  We help victims of domestic violence , hospitalized patients without options, and other emergency situations with foster homes, temporary boarding, and other assistance.  

Our Home to Home Program will help owners rehome their pet.  Re-homing may be the best option sometimes. Though it’s difficult to accept, don’t delay after coming to this conclusion. You’ll want to find your companion a new home and keep them out of the shelter.  Let us help.

The Home to Home Program will keep dogs out of the shelter and prevent healthy dogs from being euthanized.

Illinois law makes it a crime for anyone to "beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal. No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure."

Our humane investigators make every effort to educate offenders before taking steps to impound an animal. We also work in conjunction with city and county law enforcement and animal control officers to alleviate the problem of stray, unwanted, or abandoned animals.

WILD is here to help.  Learn more what to do if you need asssitance any of the following:

• Your adopted dog
• Lost a dog
• Found a dog
• Veterinary care

Our alliance with Logan County IL Correction Center's Service Dog Progam  is something we are extremely WILD about because its SAVES LIVES!  The prisoners are screened first and must earn the privilege of becoming a trainer.  We have had several dogs enter this program and look forward to placing more.