Roll Over Animal Rescue

Roll Over Animal Rescue is a 501(c)(3) not for profit charitable organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and careful re-homing of dogs and cats. We are not a shelter and we do not have a facility – all the animals in our program live in foster homes. We take these animals into our homes and care for them as if they were our own until they go to their forever homes. The time we spend with them helps us to learn more about them, which allows us to be able to provide applicants with an accurate assessment of the animal’s  individual strengths and needs. Our mission is to place each animal in a permanent, loving home where he/she becomes a responsible family member.

While we welcome the challenges that rescue work provides, it is not work we can do alone. We need help in the form of people and financial resources. Please consider joining us as a volunteer, a donor, or in any other manner in which you feel you can help. Your participation will be greatly appreciated by us, but – more importantly – by the animals waiting for our help.

Roll Over Animal Rescue is located in Northeastern Illinois and serves Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin communities.

We rescue dogs that have been turned over to high kill shelters. ROAR dogs live in a foster home until they are ready to move into your home. They eat, sleep and live with us and that way we have a better understanding of who they are. Our foster families are committed to placing our dogs in a home where they will be set up for success.

All of our dogs are spayed or neutered as required of all Illinois shelters and rescues by the Illinois Food & Agriculture code. They are also up-to-date on all age appropriate vaccinations and microchipped prior to adoption.

Adopting a dog is a serious commitment of up to 8-15 years depending on the breed.  Please consider carefully if this is a commitment you are ready to accept. Our dogs have already had their lives disrupted at least once and we are looking to find them forever homes.

We do not guarantee that animals seen on our website will be available at our adoption events. We do not reserve dogs for adoption by telephone or email. You MUST first submit an application to ROAR.

All of the cats in ROAR's care live in loving foster homes.  Before adoption our cats will have received a wellness check, spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, FIV/FELV test and microchip.

We do our best to determine the gender of any available kittens, but it is sometimes difficult to know for sure until they see a vet when they're between 8 and 12 weeks old.

DECLAWING
Paws come with claws!   ROAR is strongly opposed to declawing cats for the convenience of their guardians.  We require that adopters agree not to declaw cats adopted from us at any time in the future.  We can provide assistance and advice about how to clip nails and protect your furniture and home.

We do not guarantee that a cat seen on our website will be available at our adoption events. We do not reserve cats for adoption by telephone or email. You MUST first submit an application to ROAR.