A self-choice or drive-through pantry. After becoming registered, neighbors can choose from canned and dry goods, bread, meat, dairy and fresh produce based on availability. Neighbors may also choose to drive-through and receive prepackaged food.

Pets must be registered in advance by completing the Pet food assistance application. Pet food distribution is based on availability.

Provides long-term and continuing care for pets of senior citizens who require a hospital stay, physical therapy, and/or assisted living. Also provided is long-term boarding for pets of active and deployed military personnel.

The long-term boarding allows the owners of boarded dogs to maintain ownership of their pets, giving them peace of mind that their pets will be well-cared for in a comfortable facility. The program is monthly donation-based, depending upon income and ability to pay. Can be named in a pet trust as the designated caregiver for a pet and can fulfill any wishes of the owner in terms of long-term care or any adoption option.

Provides inoculation of dogs/cats against rabies and issuing inoculation tags for each dog/cat owned and or housed within the county, handling calls for service concerning all animal bites, animal welfare, and problems relating to invasive dogs/cats throughout the county, and handling stray dogs/cats in the unincorporated part of the county.

Promotes the humane treatment of hooved animals through education, legislation, investigation and, if necessary, legal intervention (impoundment). Also provides physical rehabilitation to animals that have endured severe neglect and abuse and then facilitates adoption to compassionate homes.

Animals targeted are: horses, sheep, goats, llamas, and pot-belly pigs.

Provide services including pet licensing and registration, veterinary care to animals in need, animal welfare and cruelty investigations, pet adoptions, and more.

Responds to calls and aids in the rescuing of abandoned, sick or injured or stray animals.

Offers to Help find homes for adoptable animals No animal is ever turned away from the shelter regardless of health, age, breed, or temperament.

All pets for adoption will be spayed/neutered before leaving the shelter, are current on all age-appropriate vaccines and microchipped and tested for heartworms (dogs) or FELV (cats).

Macon County Animal Control has a veterinarian on staff.

Offers veterans a chance to benefit from an animal by providing:

- Training Programs.
- Fostering.
- Reduced Adoption Fees.

Also provides active duty military members with foster care for animals during deployment.

Provides shelter to homeless animals and places suitable animals in new homes through an adoption program. Services also include dog training, low-cost spay/neuter programs, and a variety of humane education programs. Trapped feral cats may be brought to the shelter for spay or neuter surgery for later release. Animal traps may be "rented" for no fee, but an agreement must be signed to return it. Investigations of possible animal neglect or cruelty under the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act. Emergencies involving animal abuse should be reported to the police immediately.

Animal Control Services provides for:

-- Registration of all dogs and cats

-- Microchipping

-- Rabies control

Low-cost spay/neuter program available.