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Center Riley Holzapfel and the Wolves have teamed up with the City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control to help find loving families for dogs.

Visit "HOLZY'S HOUNDS" in the East lobby of the Allstate Arena during select games and take home a furry friend! Prospective owners are required to go through a screening process and pay a $65 fee, which includes spaying or neutering, all vaccinations, a Chicago pet license and a Wolves dog collar.

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  Chyna - available for adoption!

  This one-year-old female Pit Bull is currently available for adoption at the City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control. Stop by to take Chyna home!
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  Inga - available for adoption!

  This 8-month-old female German Shepard mix puppy is currently available for adoption at the City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control. Stop by to take Inga home!
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  Jinx - available for adoption!

  This 7-year-old male pit bull is currently available for adoption at the City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control. Stop by to take Jinx home!
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  Louis - available for adoption!

  This 9-month-old Pit Bull/Boxer mix is currently available for adoption at the City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care and Control. Stop by to take Louis home!
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  Lily - adopted Nov. 2009

  Lilly is a smart and playful dog. I am so thankful that someone dropped her off so she could be with us. She is awesome. We love her so much. Thanks for to all the volunteers at the Wolves games helping find homes for these puppys and dogs. - Cathy Woelfle & Gary Schaeffer
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  Chico - adopted Dec. 2009

  We’re so happy to have ‘found’ Chico…who knew that we would go to a hockey game and come home with a new best friend?? Thank you to the Wolves for providing this service for shelter dogs; they are the GREATEST!! –Lynne Davidson
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  Klondike - adopted April 2010

  My husband and I adopted Klondike, our newest family member, at the April 10 Wolves game. He is so much fun! One of our neighbors does Husky rescue and is anxious to see how he grows. She tells us he is going to be very muscular. - Diane Cesnovar
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  Palin - adopted April 2010

  We went to the last game on the 10th of April empty handed and came home with a bundle! - Richard Smith
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  Puck - adopted Dec. 2009

  I just wanted to let you know how happy we are with our newest addition to the family...PUCK! This wasn't exactly what we planned on doing the week before Christmas but we have no regrets! Thanks for the chance to meet and adopt him! - The Webb Family
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  Brownie - adopted Feb. 2010

  We could not have found a sweeter dog than Brownie! Coming from the Department of Animal Care and Control, she needed us more than we needed her. Thank you Wolves for doing such a wonderful thing by bringing these dogs to the stadium for people like us to adopt. – Barry Liametz
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  Kendra - adopted March 2010

  Most people buy a jersey or big foam finger at a hockey game.  We came home with a puppy.  It's making for a wonderful story. -The Eldridge Family

The Chicago Department for Animal Care and Control Animobile

The Wolves also sponsor the Chicago Department of Animal Care and Control Animobile – an innovative mobile adoption unit and clinic. 

The Animobile is a free and convenient mobile adoption unit, as well as a top-drawer, modern clinic staffed by veterinarians and adoption pros. It is air-conditioned and heated for year-round use, and can hold up to 25 dogs and cats at one time.

Provided by the Chicago Wolves and City of Chicago's Department of Animal Care & Control (ACC), the Animobile will be traveling around the city to help decrease the number of stray animals. Please join the Wolves in finding permanent homes for Chicago's homeless dogs.

The Animobile is coming to your neighborhood!

The Chicago Wolves have been partners with ACC in helping homeless dogs for several years. The Wolves not only host Adopt-A-Dog Nights throughout the season, but Wolves Owner Don Levin purchased and donated the Animobile to ACC. To learn more about the ACC, visit their website at: www.Cityofchicago.Org/animalcarecontrol

Bring your animal to the free traveling spay/neuter and adoption clinic for Chicago area pets.

For more information, or to set up a time to bring in your pet for this free service, please call the ACC at (312) 747-1392.

Pre-spay day instructions:

• Please provide a valid form of I.D. to prove that you live in the designated zip codes.
• If you do not have proof of a current rabies shot, you must have your pet vaccinated. The cost for this service is $15. If your pet is a dog and does not have a city license, you must purchase one for $5. We accept cash or checks. No credit cards please.
• Do not feed your pet after 8 p.m. on the night before the surgery, but they may have water anytime.
• Please be at the scheduled site no later than 4 p.m. the day of surgery to pick up your pet.

"Chicago Animal Care and Control (CACC) is charged with the responsibility of rescuing tens of thousands of lost and homeless animals, and animals suffering from cruelty, neglect and indifference. In additon, we are the only shelter in Chicago that has an "open door" policy--- meaning that we accept any animal at any time for any reason, 365 days per year."

– Animal Care and Control Mission Statement

Animal care and control statistics:

CACC rescues and provides veterinary care, food, water and shelter to more than 24,000 animals every year. In 2008, of those 24,000 animals: 2,300 were adopted to homes, 4,300 were transferred to rescue groups and 1,300 were redeemed to their owners.

These numbers reflect the urgent need to find safe, loving homes for abandoned animals in our community.

For more information, contact the ACC at (312) 747-1392 or call the Wolves office at (847) 724-GOAL (4625).