How county animal shelters are handling the summer influx, and what pet owners can do After reaching "critical capacity" earlier this summer, the DuPage County Animal Services shelter in Wheaton has found homes for some of the pets they received during the traditional summer surge, but it stills need homes for many more. John Starks | Staff Photographer Kelsey Thompson, a staff member at DuPage County Animal Services, watches over one of the dozens of kittens up for adoption at the county-run shelter, which has been able to find homes for many pets brought there this summer. John Starks | Staff Photographer