We update our listings at least once a week with new pets! We are looking for people who want to give our special pals a permanent loving home. We are a no-kill shelter and we find homes for 97% of the pets in our care. Only pets with severe medical or behavioral problems are euthanized, and we have no set time limits for how long a pet may stay. Please continue reading below to learn about our adoption process.
Come Meet Our Adoptable Dogs at JOCO Barking Club's Grand Opening on July 11!
Come see us at the JOCO Barking Club's newest location at 151st & Nall in Leawood! We'll bring several dogs from 11am to 3pm. There will be refreshments, hot dogs, and sales on merchandise and services. Read below for more info.
Vote for The Humane Society of Greater KC in the $100,000 Shelter Challenge!
Would you take a moment to visit The Animal Rescue Site and vote for The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City (located in Kansas)? More than 60 grants will be awarded for a total of $100,000 going to eligible Petfinder.com members by the end of July 2009.
You can vote every day, once a day until midnight on July 26. Please help us spread the word about this contest and encourage your animal-loving friends to vote for The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City. The more people we can rally the better chance we have to win. We need your vote today, tomorrow and the next day. Participating in this contest is an easy, fast and free way to show your support of our no-kill shelter and preventive vet and spay/neuter clinic.
Vote Now for The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City, located in KS!.
Ray of Hope: Saving Lives at the KCK Animal Control Shelter
Ray of Hope is a partnership between the Humane Society of Greater KC and the Kansas City Kansas Animal Control to place pets from the city shelter before their time is up. We utilize a network of rescue groups, other no kill shelters and adoption events. The results so far have been significant -- The KCK Animal Control's euthanasia rate has decreased from 56% to 4%. In the first 6 months of 2009, 1000 pets from the KCKAC shelter have been saved. We need your support to keep this miraculous program going. Veterinary care is being provided at the Humane Society's expense, and it's costing us an average of $100 per pet. If you can help us by donating to Ray of Hope, or by volunteering, please visit our web site at hsgkc.org.
Meet Trudy & Our Other Black Coated Dogs & Cats
Trudy is a 9 month old Lab mix pup with a very sweet disposition. She's very bright and she loves to play with her litter mates, Turner and Tuesday. She's medium size and will probably weigh about 40 lbs when full grown. Trudy's been at our shelter since she was a little pup.Dogs & cats with black coats are often the last to be adopted. Click here to view the wonderful black dogs & cats residing at our shelter now.
Spring Special on Cats
During the spring months we've reduced our cat adoption fee to $65, or $100 for two. (Normally $90, or $135 for two.)
Our cats enjoy their days and nights sleeping, playing and eating in our spacious and sunny cat rooms. Most of our cats are not confined to cages. Our free roaming policy not only provides a nice environment for our felines while they wait for their new homes, but it also allows us to get to know them better. We know which ones are the most playful, or very mellow, or will come running at the opportunity to sit on a volunteer's lap. This helps us to make a perfect match for you. And it provides a nice environment for you to come in to get to know our cats, too.
2008 Summer Fun Videos of Our Adoptable Shelter Dogs
Take a peek at what our dogs were up to last summer! We've created several short music videos featuring some of our special friends having fun in the sun. Go to our web site Summer Fun Video page to view the videos.
Low-Cost Spaying and Neutering Services
Did you know that The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City provides low-cost spay/neuter services and preventive veterinary care? We employ three veterinarians and support staff for our clinic, which is located in our facility.
The mission of our clinic is to help people on a limited budget to care for their pets, to provide education about proper pet care, and to reduce pet overpopulation and save lives by spaying and neutering. In 2007, we spayed or neutered 6,114 pets and our veterinarians also saw 20,562 pets in our clinic. No other shelter in the Greater Kansas City area provides such a clinic to the general public. We do not screen based on financial need.
For more information about our clinic services, visit our web site at www.hsgkc.org.
Palmer is a super friendly guy who loves to be with people. He's very bright, always ready for fun, and he's a nice size at 45 lbs. Palmer is a 3 year old Lab/Pit Bull mix and he's been with us for a long time. Go to our web site to see a fun music video of Palmer having fun in the sun. He loves to run and play and he enjoys playing with other active dogs. Read more about Palmer on his Petfinder page.
Peter is a handsome B&W cat with a sweet personality. He gets along with other cats and he enjoys a good game of chase the feather toy. Peter came to us in horrible shape, his face all swollen and scratched up. He has a food allergy and the poor guy was very itchy. We put him on Science Diet ZD formula and look at him now! He'll need to stay on the allergy food but otherwise he's a healthy boy. We'd love to find Peter a home soon-- almost all of our cats roam free in the cat rooms but unfortunately Peter has to be confined most of the time because of his allergy to their normal food. Read more about Peter on his Petfinder page.
Upcoming Satellite Adoption Schedule
Come meet our pets at one of our many satellite adoption events! We bring our dogs to a few events each month, and if it's an indoor event we may bring cats as well.
Please note that anyone wishing to adopt a pet from one of our satellite adoptions is asked to fill out an application. Pets are not allowed to be taken home that same day and applications will be reviewed on the following business day. We do this to give you time to think about this important decision and to allow us time to review applications for approval. Please visit the Pet Adoptions page of our web site for information about our adoption process. For more information about any of our events or satellites, visit our web site at www.hsgkc.org.
Our Next Events:
JOCO Barking Club: Grand Opening event
Saturday, July 11
15109 Rosewood St., Leawood, KS 66224 (151st & Nall)
913.558.2625
Adoptable dogs will be there from 11am to 3pm (the event is from 11-4pm)
Come help us celebrate the grand opening of JOCO Barking Club's newest location! There will be refreshments and grilled hot dogs for the humans, turkey burgers for your dog, and all kinds of SALES on the merchandise and services they offer. Jo Co Barking Club offers pet sitting, dog walking, and mobile pet grooming in the KC metro area. Their store has all-natural, raw and holistic foods and pet supplies. It also offers grooming and self-service dog wash.
Suds of Fun at U-Wash Puppy
Tuesday, July 14
7418 Nieman Rd in Shawnee Mission, KS 66203
(913) 268-3939
Satellite is from 5 to 8pm (the event is from 4 to 8pm)
Bring your dog down to U-Wash Puppy for a $5 do-it-yourself Dog Wash or for $8 you'll also get a Professional Puppy Pedicure. Soap, apron, towel, brush, and Kennel No.5 spritz are all provided. Goodie bags will be given out to the first 50 participants. Win raffle prizes, enter the cutest costume contest or dirtiest dog contest, and get your clean pet's photo taken as a keepsake. Adoptable dogs will also be there from 5 to 8pm. All proceeds benefit the animals of the Humane Society of Greater Kansas City.
Dogs & Dawgs Fundraiser
Shawnee Hills Senior Living
Sunday, July 19
6335 Maurer Road in Shawnee, KS 66217
1:30 to 3:30pm
Shawnee Hills Senior Living is hosting a hot dog & lunch event with raffles, etc, to raise money to help the dogs and cats at our shelter. We'll be there with some of our adoptable dogs.
Take advantage of our ADOPT-A-BUDDY program! Adopt two cats or kittens and it's just $100 for both. It's a win-win-win-- the felines get a friend, you save some money, and we get to place more cats and kittens in good homes!
Email us for more info.
Bert & Berta are brother and sister and they woud love to be adopted together.
Who We Are
The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City is a private non-profit organization that has been helping animals in our community since 1912. We strive to promote the general welfare of dogs and cats in the greater Kansas City area. We do this by providing education, preventive veterinary care, adoptions, and spay/neuter services to prevent pet overpopulation.
Come Visit Us! In October of 2000, we moved to a new building and location at 5445 Parallel Parkway. It is a wonderful facility on 10 acres, and it provides a more spacious and comfortable environment for our pets while they wait for a new home. Windows and skylights to let in sunshine, cats playing and lounging in rooms filled with cat furniture and toys, cots for the dogs, and indoor/outdoor dog kennels with big play yards are some of the ways we've made life better for our adoptable pets. Our facility has also enabled our organization to expand all of the services we provide, including adoptions, education, and low cost spay/neutering and preventive veterinary care for the public.
If you have difficulty visiting us during adoption hours please email us to make arrangements.
Our goal is to send you home with a healthy pet and any information and support you may need to help your new pet adjust to his or her new home.
CATS
The adoption fee for cats this spring is $65 (normally $90). All of our cats and kittens have been examined by a veterinarian, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, tested for feline leukemia & FIV, microchipped, dewormed, and treated for fleas & ticks. Kittens who are too young to receive all the necessary boosters and/or the first rabies shot may be brought back to us for those vaccines at no extra charge.
You will also receive a cardboard cat carrier, an adoption information packet, toys, a 5 lb bag of Science Diet, and an excellent DVD called Completely Cats.
The Pets Incredible Completely Cats Series DVD is fun and easy and it will walk you through the steps on how to prepare for your cat. Using this system will quickly help your cat learn where he needs to "go" while you learn how to help your furry friend by preventing unwanted behaviors, and so much more! It's fun to watch, easy to understand, and it covers many of the basic behavior questions people have when they adopt a new cat: Preparing Your Home, Litter Box Training, Playtime & Toys, Introductions, Scratching, Kids & Cats, Spraying. This DVD normally sells for $29 but it's free with any cat adoption from our shelter!
Adopt-A-Buddy Program: Adopt TWO CATS and the adoption fee is $100 for both.
The adoption fee for dogs is $120. All of our dogs & puppies have been examined by a veterinarian, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed, treated for fleas & ticks, tested for heartworms (6 mo. and over), and are on monthly heartworm preventative. Puppies who are too young to receive all the necessary puppy boosters and/or the first rabies shot may be brought back to us for those vaccines at no extra charge.
You will also receive: a leash, collar, 5 lbs of Science Diet, toys, educational materials including a dog training DVD (see below), and for medium or large size dogs you may receive a Gentle Leader Headcollar or Easy Walk Harness (see below).
And we'll give your dog a bath before he or she goes home!
You'll receive an excellent dog training DVD when you adopt a dog from us. The Pets Incredible Dog Training DVD contains lots of helpful info that works for any dog at any age! It's fun to watch, easy to understand, and it covers many of the basic behavior questions people have when they adopt a new dog. Using positive reinforcement, reward based training the Pets Incredible program covers the following behavior problems: House Training, Chewing, Jumping, Mouthing, Manners and Crate Training. This DVD normally sells for $29 but it's free with any dog adoption from our shelter!
The Gentle Leader Headcollar and the Easy Walk Harness: For our medium and large size adult dogs who haven't quite mastered "heel" yet and tend to pull on their leash, we are also offering two excellent training products made by Premier Pet Products. While our supply lasts we can fit and send your new dog home with either The Gentle Leader Headcollar or the Easy Walk Harness at no extra cost. Some of our dogs are already using these products at satellites or at the shelter when going for walks.
Please visit the Pet Adoptions page of our web site for information about our adoption process. An application is required to adopt a pet and applicants must meet our adoption requirements. You can download a pet adoption application from our web site and then fax or email it back to us.
Please note that many of our dogs do require a fenced yard, though there may some who are appropriate for apartment living or circumstances where a fence may not be required.
If you have questions about our adoption process, please call or email us. Monday thru Friday call our Humane Services Director at (913) 596-1000 ext. 13. Saturday call our main line at (913) 596-1000. Email is checked and replied to Monday thru Friday.
Volunteering and Donations
Volunteers are a very important part of our organization! We offer many ways in which you can volunteer your time-- from coming to the shelter to walk dogs or brush cats, to assisting with special events and satellite adoptions. We really count on volunteers to help us with our fundraising events. And because many of our animals are with us for a long time before finding their new homes, it is very important to have volunteers to come out and spend time with them. You can volunteer as much or as little as you'd like-- we appreciate all that our volunteers do for us!
There is a volunteer orientation held once a month to get you started. For more information, please call (913) 596-1000 ext. 22 or visit the Volunteer page of our web site.
We accept all kinds of donations. Maintaining our shelter is very costly so monetary donations are especially needed. Visit the Donations page of our web site for more information and to make online donations. We also accept donations of items for our animals and shelter needs. If you would like to make another type of donation, or have any questions, please call (913) 596-1000 ext. 22 or visit our web site.
Come Visit Us!
We are located at 5445 Parallel Parkway in Kansas City, KS. From the junction of I-70 and I-635, we are about 1.5 miles west and 2 miles north. We're very easy to find and the interstates make for a fast trip from anywhere. Please see our web site for more detailed directions from anywhere in the city.
The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City
5445 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City
KS
66104
For adoption information phone: Monday thru Friday call our Humane Services Director at (913) 596-1000 ext. 13.
Saturday call our main line at (913) 596-1000.
Web Site:
www.hsgkc.org
Email:
karen@hsgkc.org
