Lace up your walking shoes or running sneakers and join us for a scenic 5k run/walk through beautiful vineyards! This fun event is all for a good cause, benefiting St. Francis CARE. Bring your furry friend along for this dog-friendly event and enjoy a leisurely walk or a challenging run through picturesque rolling hills. It’s a perfect way to spend a morning getting some exercise, soaking up the fresh air, and supporting a worthy organization. Sign up today and be a part of this exciting community event!
Working with our compassionate community to end pet homelessness and animal suffering.
We strive to make sure our pets are adopted to their furever homes.
Come to St. Francis CARE and fall in love with your new pet in a friendly and safe environment.
Our adoption fees include spay or neuter, microchip, and vaccines up to and including the rabies vaccine.
St. Francis CARE will not adopt dogs or cats to homes where they will spend their whole life outside.
Interested in becoming part of our volunteer family? We’d love the extra help!
We are home to Southern Illinois’ first low-income spay/neuter clinic; S.P.O.T.
Community Animal Rescue and Education was founded in 2006 by a group of animal enthusiasts who wanted to provide shelter for unwanted animals before placing them in good homes. The founders soon expanded their purpose to educate the public about the importance of spaying and neutering pets to minimize the use of euthanasia for population control.
Our adoption fees include spay or neuter, microchip, and vaccines up to and including the rabies vaccine. All of our dogs over the age of 6 months are checked for heart-worm disease and will either be started on a preventative or treated for heart-worm disease. All of our adoptable cats are screened for FeLV/FIV.
We prefer Purina One or Diamond. We ask that you avoid foods with artificial coloring.
Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast tumors, which are malignant or cancerous in about 50% of dogs and 90% of cats. Spaying or neutering will help your pet live a longer, healthier life.
Adopt, donate, and volunteer! There are many ways you can help us save lives, whether you are directly involved in the volunteer team or from a distance through different donor opportunities
We are home to southern Illinois’ first low-income spay/neuter clinic, St. Francis C.A.R.E. S.P.O.T.
To find out if you qualify for service or to learn more about the program, click here.
We love hearing from other hoomans! Drop us a line, say hi and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours.
We provide shelter and veterinary care to lost, unwanted, and abandoned animals until they can be placed in a kind and loving home where they will be cared for in a safe and humane environment for the rest of their natural lives. We also seek to improve the community by educating the public about the importance of spaying and neutering. This prevents undesired breeding and minimizes the need for euthanasia also by promoting the adoption of animals as pets from pounds, shelters, and animal rescue groups rather than supporting inhumane puppy and kitten mills, which contribute to the problem of overpopulation of domestic animals.
We are a 501c3 not for profit organization, which means we rely heavily on donations from the public to keep us up and running. Our animals need many things to keep them comfortable and happy, and we strive to make sure they are spoiled rotten!
