PAWS' North Shore Adoption Center Named After Glencoe Man Who Donated $1 Million

A Glencoe man has pledged $1 million to the new PAWS Chicago satellite adoption center in Highland Park, which will be named after him.

Glenn Felner, a veteran of World War II who earned a Bronze Star Medal for capturing 32 Germans and served in the Battle of the Bulge, committed to the naming level gift earlier this summer by pledging the funds to save the lives of homeless pets at the adoption center located inside the Highland Park PETCO.

Felner’s gift will be received by the shelter - now named the “PAWS Chicago Glenn L. Felner North Shore Adoption Center” - over a ten year period.

In addition to being an American hero, Felner is also an animal lover.

He recently adopted a PAWS puppy, named “Patch,” at a PAWS Chicago Guardian Angel luncheon and has another dog, “Duke,” a 10-year-old Chocolate Lab from a Labrador rescue in Scottsdale Arizona, where he has a second home.

In 2014, PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) Chicago found homes for 5,952 homeless pets through its Lincoln Park and North Shore Adoption Centers and performed 18,290 spay and neuter surgeries through its Lurie Clinic and GusMobile Spay/Neuter Van.

Photo © David B. Sutton/Sutton Studios. Felner spends time with his partner, Bonnie Davis, and his dogs Patch (top) and Duke (bottom).