People and Animals in Community Together (PACT) Humane Society is a no-kill, all volunteer, not-for-profit animal shelter and educational organization. We were established in April of 2000 in Downers Grove, Illinois:

• Incorporated with the Illinois Secretary of State as a non-profit corporation
• Tax exempt organization [501(c)(3)] with the Internal Revenue Service
• Licensed with the Illinois Department of Agriculture
• Approved as a PETsMART Charity
• Approved as a PETCO Charity

We rescue cats from many animal control facilities in Illinois, including:

• Northwest suburbs:  Schaumburg, Streamwood, Barrington Hills, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Palatine
• Niles Animal Control
• Aurora Animal Control & Fox Valley Animal Welfare League
• Champaign County Animal Control
• Chicago Animal Care & Control
• DeKalb County
• Grundy County
• Rock Island County Animal Care & Control

Additionally...

• We have adopted over 3,300 cats and dogs
• We are no-kill, only euthanizing animals in advanced stages of untreatable illness, where there is no quality of life or hope of recovery.
• We have rescued thousands of animals from animal control facilities where they would have been euthanized within a matter of days
• We rescue older animals and "less-than-perfect" ones, such as cats with FIV, diabetes, and cats missing tails, eyes or legs
• We are fiscally responsible, with 88-90% of our revenue going toward veterinary care

PACT has over 100 volunteers and a management team of 17 people, including an attorney, engineers, Information Technology professionals, banking professionals, college students, a researcher, and a marketing executive.  PACT is run by Cherie Travis and Renea Burman.

PACT volunteers serve in many different capacities including daily animal care providers (cleaning and socialization), adoption counselors, management team members, program coordinators, webmasters, humane educators, and advisors.

PACT does not have its own facility space.  Instead we operate out of the PETsMART Adoption Centers in the Darien, Schaumburg/Woodfield and  Schaumburg/Barrington Road, Illinois stores.  Because of our limited space, some animals live in foster homes until space or adoption opportunities become available.