About Us

Animal Outreach Humane Society of McHenry County is a Northern Illinois, non-profit, IRS 501c3, volunteer humane organization. The organization was started by a group of 28 individuals from many different walks of life and age groups united in the belief of the importance and benefits of animals in our lives. Together the members of Animal Outreach have resolved to help facilitate the end of the killing of adoptable animals in our community.

Animal Outreach believes in and conforms to the no-kill philosophy as described in the Declaration of the No Kill Movement in the United States.

Animal Outreach is a member of the following organizations:

• Best Friends Network
• Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce

Animal Outreach Humane Society will help McHenry County become a community where no adoptable and/or treatable animal or healthy feral cat is euthanized. This will be accomplished by creating, funding, and managing proactive programs which prevent unwanted animals, educating the community on the problems of pet overpopulation and offering solutions, assisting in the altering of animals, reducing the number of feral cats via TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) and housing adoptive animals until a home can be found for them.