Month: October 2025

So who are MCP?

Mission Compassion Paw (MCP) is a nonprofit dog rescue and humanitarian organization, uses the international language of art to imprint compassion for animals into urban youth culture.

MCP Rescue is a Chicago-based animal rescue that finds Forever Homes for the overlooked, abused, neglected, in need, at-risk dogs (and cats). They believe every animal is an individual with their own idiosyncrasies, gifts, likes and dislikes, just like humans. MCP is the opposite of a revolving door type of rescue model.

MCP may not have the large numbers monthly but they have a return rate lower than 3% and they know where their dogs are and how they are. 85% of the dogs MCP bring into the Pack are considered true underdogs and harder to adopt, whether the dogs be of Pitbull types dogs, XL breeds, bonded pairs, seniors, major medical, or hospice. MCP looks at this process as adopting new humans into the Pack vs adopting the dogs out.

Did you submit a panel or live performance application? Emails have gone out to all applicants regardless of outcome (check your junk mail just in case)!

If you haven’t received an email, please email us at programming@furfest.org and we will confirm the outcome of your application!

Editor’s Note:

Yes I know not getting a chance to do your panel sucks. Getting turned down is not the greatest feeling. But as I am so often reminded. That you have a better chance of doing that panel at a smaller con. Many of whom often have a shortage.