DuPage County Animal Services has accepted a $1 million donation from the nonprofit organization that supports the animal shelter along Manchester Road in Wheaton. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com, December 2024

Toad is one cool cat.

The kitten with the amphibian name was on hand when DuPage officials celebrated a major donation — $1 million — for the county’s newly expanded animal shelter in Wheaton.

As officials assembled at a podium for a giant check presentation, tiny Toad almost stole the spotlight.

“We wanted to bring a little kitten here to show you that while she's cute and we love to adopt out our kittens, our shelter is overflowing with a lot of adult cats, too,” said Laura Flamion, administrator of DuPage County Animal Services.

There are over 135 cats at the shelter no

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