RIVER NORTH — From July 11-13, the Anti-Cruelty Society will reduce the adoption fee for adult cats to $1 to reinvigorate its push to adopt out 2,100 pets by the end of the summer.
The Anti-Cruelty Society at 157 W. Grand Ave. is the only Illinois shelter competing for cash prizes in the ASPCA's Rachael Ray $100K adoption contest.
Want a cat? Got a dollar? Lizzie Schiffman explains:
The River North nonprofit is competing against 50 other facilities for the top prize: $100,000, awarded to the shelter that finds homes for the most animals.
The challenge runs through Aug. 31, with monthly goals of adopting a minimum of 300 animals. Thus far the Anti-Cruelty Society has found homes for 411, and it's keeping a running count on its website.
The 114-year-old animal care facility recently finished a nine-month, $8 million renovation that included $3.6 million of upgrades to its aging clinic. If it wins the contest, the prize money will fund operations and services.
