Animal Education and Rescue

Animal Education and Rescue AEAR is a foster home based humane society for domesticated animals. Rescue, education, spread love! Visit us online at http://www.aear.org
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AEAR is a foster based humane society serving Lake County, IL and surrounding areas.

I hope you’ll consider joining us. The first one is September 8.
09/04/2026

I hope you’ll consider joining us. The first one is September 8.

This is six- month-old Buttons. She’s a sweet tabby cat that came to us as a stray. While she may be safe in her foster...
09/04/2026

This is six- month-old Buttons. She’s a sweet tabby cat that came to us as a stray. While she may be safe in her foster home for every cat that is in a foster home waiting is one cat on the street that isn’t getting rescued.

Buttons would do very well with other cats or she would be fine as a solo cat. With slow intros, she could get used to a dog as well. Please rescue local. Buttons was from the Lake County area.

To apply go to www.aear.org. Please share far and wide.

Today I gave Julie a “just because” gift. Julie was in all logic an aunt to our sweet Mona. She walked her three times ...
09/04/2026

Today I gave Julie a “just because” gift. Julie was in all logic an aunt to our sweet Mona. She walked her three times a week for literally years. They had a very unique and special bond.

A few weeks ago I saw a post about a guy that makes these treat boxes for people to put up in their front yard. I know where Julie lives there are a lot of dogs in the neighborhood and I thought she would enjoy having this. Her husband George is handy and can easily put up a pole.

When I gave it to her she was overcome with emotions. She loved it. I’m sharing this because it’s a great concept and for those of you that have a home that it would be appropriate to put something like this up in front of it for dogs that passed by I thought I would share it.

If anyone wants the guys’s contact information that made it I’m happy to share that privately.

I really like to be able to support local artisans. This guy did a great job. And of course I love to give “just because” gifts. They are the best kind.

Viola is a one of a kind. She cracks us up every day. She has quite the big personality. Every day whenever we go in th...
09/04/2026

Viola is a one of a kind. She cracks us up every day. She has quite the big personality. Every day whenever we go in the bathroom, if we don’t close the door all the way she barges in and insists on sitting on your lap while you’re on the pot.

She hates getting her medication. It takes both Chuck and I to do it together. We have to wrap her in a very tight burrito and she still fights us. Once it’s over, she gets over it pretty quick.

She coexist with the other cats very nicely. She loves to explore the entire house going from place to place like it’s an adventure. We find her on the highest cat tower, and we find her in the lowest little cubbyhole.

She always says something to tell us, she’s quite vocal. Because of her issues with her rear end, she will come to us when she needs her butt wiped. Not kidding really.

Since her tail was severed off when she arrived in our care and the veterinarian had to take off another digit of the remaining tail because of severe infection she has some limitation and feeling back there.

She’s very enthusiastic about the litter box and does her best but sometimes she does need a little help.

This girl is very special. She has a wonderful personality, but would take a special family to adopt her because of her medical issue.

www.aear.org.

Good morning!In the past year Chuck and I have been thinking long and hard about what next steps are best for AEAR and ...
09/04/2026

Good morning!
In the past year Chuck and I have been thinking long and hard about what next steps are best for AEAR and us. During this time of analysis and reflection I was curious about something.

Thinking back on it when I started in 2003 I was trying to think of what other all breed, all domestic pet Rescue started around the same time I did. There were a few purebred rescues that I remember in Lake County, as well as shelters but not what we were doing.

The reason I wanted to know was because I was looking forward to a model from another Rescue that had been doing it longer than us that was similar to us. I was curious what they were doing as their organization got older… literally;)

I couldn’t come up with one so I looked it up and the best we can tell I was the first to start a Rescue like ours. A few branched out from me shortly after I started but really nothing that I could look at as a model.

It’s been interesting. Our goal is to share with you at the end of 2026 what our goals are moving forward. We will certainly need your ongoing support and help moving forward into the future.

Meanwhile, everything is status quo around here. I’m in the room with the very active kittens. They are so adorable. They all have very unique personalities. Poppy and Penelope are gems. I really hope we can find homes for the adults as quickly as we can the kittens.

It’s going to be a long month waiting for Sasha, the Husky pup, to be able to go to her forever family. Meanwhile, her brother, Nicholas still needs a home. So help me find him a home soon.

Thank you to Sheila and Family for the donation of the farmers dog. The dogs are absolutely loving it.

I’m embarrassed to say but it’s true. We are running low on cat litter again. We go through that stuff like water. I wish we had a way to produce it ourselves but that’s not an option.😂. I’ll put the link in the comment section.

I noticed that the engagements for my morning posts are losing momentum. I don’t know if that’s a social media thing or people are less interested. If you are liking these morning posts and they mean something to you, please make sure to comment or at least give a like.

❤️🐾

Sandy

Did You Know…AEAR Helped Change Animal Rescue in Lake County, Illinois? 🐾Long before foster-based rescue became widely r...
09/04/2026

Did You Know…

AEAR Helped Change Animal Rescue in Lake County, Illinois? 🐾

Long before foster-based rescue became widely recognized, Animal Education and Rescue (AEAR) was building a different kind of safety net for animals in Lake County, Illinois.

Founded in 2003, AEAR appears to be the county’s first documented foster-based animal rescue. Without a traditional shelter building, rescued animals live in loving foster homes until they find permanent families.

Our multi-species mission has helped dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, birds, and many other animals over the years.

More than two decades later, our mission remains the same: helping animals and the people who love them. ❤️🐾

Animal Education and Rescue
www.aear.org

09/03/2026

Zipper is a six month old kitten who is available for adoption. He is super sweet and chill. Please help us find him a forever home by sharing this post. He is located in Lake County Illinois. Apply a www.aear.org.

This new mini fundraiser will begin this month in September. I hope you’ll consider joining me. It’s just $10. You can m...
09/03/2026

This new mini fundraiser will begin this month in September. I hope you’ll consider joining me. It’s just $10. You can meditate from your home. Once you make a donation, I will send you a link to join the zoom meditation.

It sure is warm out there! Nicholas is relaxing more than normal because of the hot day.Nicholas is still available for...
09/03/2026

It sure is warm out there! Nicholas is relaxing more than normal because of the hot day.

Nicholas is still available for adoption. We believe that his sister Sasha hopefully is going to be getting adopted at the end of the month. But Nicholas does not have a for sure home. So we are still accepting applications for him.

Nicholas is a real doll. He takes a little bit to warm up to new people but he’s very affectionate and loving with people he knows. He loves walks and he’s great with other dogs. He weighs about 40 pounds.

To apply to adopt Nico go to our website at www.aear.org. He is located in Lake County Illinois.

❤️

Good morning!Yesterday Viola spent the day at the vet because she was squatting a lot in the litter box but not peeing o...
09/03/2026

Good morning!

Yesterday Viola spent the day at the vet because she was squatting a lot in the litter box but not peeing or peeing very little. They said she is not blocked but that they think she has a very bad urinary tract infection.

They did get a urine sample and will let me know what the results are when the test is completed. Meanwhile, she’s on antibiotics. She’s a bear to give medication to. But she is going to have to get used to it. 🤔🤨

It was another scorcher outside yesterday. Definitely not a day to take dogs for a walk. Although, late in the day, Chuck did end up taking the huskies for a walk, which was really wonderful. Then I didn’t worry or feel guilty about the amount of time that they had been spending in their cages because it was so hot outside, too hot to be there for long periods.

🐕‍🦺

In addition to the dog training consultations as an on going fundraiser, which I am now offering, I’m thinking about doing a monthly zoom guided meditation.

This is something I do periodically in person anyway and it’s good for everybody and many of my followers, like me, understand the benefits of meditation. It would be a great way to connect in a more intimate way even if we live far away from each other, that is also very healthy for us. I’d love to know your thoughts.

I used to do meditation with dogs at a dog grooming, shop and then at a pharmacy. It was very popular for quite a long time. But times have changed and most people don’t want to do things in person anymore and would rather do it online, thus my thinking about doing the meditation “live” and video.

So for $10 you get to attend a “live” guided meditation and your money is a donation to an animal charity. Let me know if that’s something you would come to.

That’s all I’ve got for today. Let’s try to be present today and enjoy life as it unfolds.

Love,
Sandy

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