LOCAL GIFTS: Pets

Locally-made Gift ideas Nothing about 2020 has been normal, thanks to the pandemic and its enhanced racism awareness, but StreetWise was blessed with help from its friends and so now this holiday season, we are using our city-wide platform to return the favor. StreetWise vendors are entrepreneurs, and so we are promoting other Chicago entrepreneurs of innovative products – many of them nonprofits – from varied cultures. We are all in this together.

by Suzanne Hanney

Critter Project

Critter Project offers handmade, one-of-a-kind toys for dogs and cats, inspired by their makers’ combined experiences volunteering at a local animal shelter, where these items keep the animals happy and thus increase their chances of adoption. The toys made by the non-profit 501(c)(3) are innovative and fun for your pets; 100% of their profits fund animal care efforts for shelter cats and dogs. Since 2011 at etsy.com/shop/CritterProject