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We are a division of McHenry County (IL) Department of Health, and provide municipal Animal Control services for the county. Our office and Pet Adoption Center are located in Crystal Lake; we serve all of McHenry County.
McHenry County Animal Control's adoption process
1.
Submit Application
Our adoptions are by appointment only. The first step to make an appointment is to submit an adoption app online. https://bit.ly/MCACadopt
2.
Approve Application
Once we receive and approve your application, we will contact you to schedule an adoption appointment.
3.
Visit the Facility and Find a Pet
Come to our facility in Crystal Lake at your scheduled time to have a meet & greet with our adoptable pets.
4.
Take the Pet Home
If you find the right pet for you, you can do the paperwork and take your new pet home the same day you meet them!
Additional adoption info
Our adoptions are by appointment only! Start by filling out an adoption application!
Your new pet has already been spayed/neutered, microchipped, and has all age-appropriate shots. You'll also receive information about welcoming the pet into your home and a bag of pet food.
Adoption fees: $100 for kittens under 6 months, $80 for adult cats, $150 for puppies under 6 months, $125 for adult dogs
Our adoptions are by appointment only! Start by filling out an adoption application!
Your new pet has already been spayed/neutered, microchipped, and has all age-appropriate shots. You'll also receive information about welcoming the pet into your home and a bag of pet food.
Adoption fees: $100 for kittens under 6 months, $80 for adult cats, $150 for puppies under 6 months, $125 for adult dogs
We're the municipal animal shelter for McHenry County, IL. Many wonderful pets are found as strays in the cities around McHenry County, and we give them refuge at the shelter until their families reclaim them. Unfortunately, some dogs, and a great many cats, are never reclaimed by their families.
When stray pets aren't reclaimed by an owner, we spay/neuter the cat or dog, give them all the necessary (age-appropriate) shots, and microchip them. They're then moved into our Adoption Center to wait for their new family to discover them!
We're the municipal animal shelter for McHenry County, IL. Many wonderful pets are found as strays in the cities around McHenry County, and we give them refuge at the shelter until their families reclaim them. Unfortunately, some dogs, and a great many cats, are never reclaimed by their families.
When stray pets aren't reclaimed by an owner, we spay/neuter the cat or dog, give them all the necessary (age-appropriate) shots, and microchip them. They're then moved into our Adoption Center to wait for their new family to discover them!
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Support adoption and rescue. Why go to a dog breeder, cat breeder or pet store to buy a dog or buy a cat when you can adopt?
Why should you adopt?
Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life.
What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder?
When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes.
So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.
