The mission of Animal Outreach of Shelby County is to help reduce the killing at the Shelbyville Shelby County Animal Shelter by encouraging responsible pet ownership, promoting spay/neuter programs, and implementing trap/neuter/return (TNR) as a humane solution to the growing stray and feral cat population.

Responsible pet ownership:

• Prevent relinquishment through access to behavior hotlines, behavior tip sheets, and pet parenting classes;
• Increase percentage of pets with permanent I.D. through affordable microchipping; and
• Facilitate low cost wellness clinics for basic vet care;

Promoting spay/neuter programs: 

• Provide spay/neuter services affordable to everyone;
• Increase access to pediatric spay/neuter, reaching pets before they are sexually mature; and
• Engage in aggressive, targeted marketing to reach our intended target populations.

Implement trap/neuter/return (TNR) as a humane solution to the growing stray and feral cat population: 

• providing information and education to the community about humane colony management;
• loaning traps to colony caretakers;
• developing a food bank for registered colonies; and
• facilitating low-cost and free sterilization and vaccination of feral cats.

Click to see some of our adopted cats!