Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society Inc.
click to see our ALREADY adopted pets! (click below for our currently available pets)Site last updated: Jan 20, 2010 .
Site last updated: Jan 20, 2010 .
Our Featured Pet... "Sunnyt"click photo for more details.
"I was abandoned by my owners a few months ago...I don't know why. I am a very good dog and try so hard to please. After that I was adopted from animal control on Oct 9th but it did not turn out to be a good thing for me. That night somehow a lot of bad things happened to me. The very next morning I was found .outside the shelter shaking, afraid and badly injured. I had facial cuts (bites?) mouth injuries and a badly broken leg. No one involved had any explanation for what happened to me. I was taken to the vet immediately and started to receive treatment for my injuries...
Life is finally good now. I was rescued by Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society volunteers and placed in a wonderful, warm, loving foster home. My foster mom, Del, helped me write my story...my leg has been repaired with a plate and I need to wear a cast for 3 mos."
Sunny is truly a ray of sunshine. He is housetrained, knows "heel", "sit" and "stay" and is kennel trained. He is a real snuggler with a sweet disposition in spite of all that he has been through.
Sunny's medical expenses so far are $1200 and we are asking for donations in order to enable us to take care of the next "Sunny" who comes along...sadly we know there will be one. Donations may be sent to LAWS, P.O. Box 498, Leavenworth, KS 66048 Thank you very much for your generosity.
Next Adoption: Jan 30th Call 913-683-2948 for info
Pets for adoption are available to be seen at the Olathe Petsmart (I 35 and 119th St) every other Saturday from noon til 4pm - NOTE: IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ANIMAL YOU WANT TO SEE - PLEASE VERIFY BY e-mailing THE CONTACT PERSON ON THE LISTING, IF THEY WILL BE APPEARING AT PETSMART, AND CONFIRM THE DATE.
Our foster pets are available to be seen at your convenience. They are located in the greater KC area or in Leavenworth in private residences (about a 45 min drive from most K.C. areas).
LAWS meeting 2nd Wed of every month at 7:00 pm at Horse Country on Cherokee St. Everyone is invited to attend. call 651-5297 to verify and for directions (NEXT Mtng Feb 10, 2010)
Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society (LAWS) is a non-profit group working in Leavenworth County to help companion animals. One of our programs is S.A.F.E. (Saving Animals From Euthanasia). We do not have our own facility but instead promote rescued and foster animals for adoption. We are licensed by the State of Kansas as an animal shelter (without a facility). Our animals are nurtured and cared for in state licensed foster homes.
Our main programs are;
1) spay/neuter promotion and financial assistance
2) Education in the public schools
3) foster care, rehabilitation and placement through adoption into quality homes of animals who have been abandoned or given up by owners. Most of these animals have been saved from euthanasia at Leavenworth Animal Control
4) networking and political action for causes that prevent animal abuse or benefit pet animals
5) Volunteer work at Leavenworth Animal Control
Application must be made to adopt one of our foster pets and a home visit and check of vet. references will be made before releasing a pet to you. If you are interested in one of our pets, please e-mail us at adivine@kc.rr.com for an application. Please note: because we sometimes have several applications for the same pet, our approach is to consider what would be the best placement for this particular pet...then, other things being equal, we will select the earliest application if the home visit proves satisfactory.
Foster animals come to you good to go for a year usually...unless noted otherwise in their description. They are sterilized (except for very young pups and kittens), vet checked, healthy and vaccinated. Dogs are treated for intestinal parasites & HW tested and on HW and flea preventive. Cats are tested for FeLeuk and FIV and treated for intestinal parasites and treated with flea preventive. There is an adoption fee of $125 for dogs and $90 for cats to reimburse for expenses. Note: (on un-sterilized animals this includes a $50 refundable spay/neuter bond). Adoption fee for unsterilized pupsand kittens is $40 plus a $50 spay/neuter bond that will be refunded after proof of sterilization is provided.
Please Note: We are cautious about adopting young puppies to families with children under the age six. We will not adopt kittens to families with children under the age of six. We require that you will not have a cat declawed.
PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE ALSO MANY WONDERFUL ANIMALS AVAILABLE AT THE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH ANIMAL CONTROL. Their web page address is: http://www.lv.petfinder.com .
To learn about City of Leavenworth shelter animals, please contact the Animal Control shelter directly @ 913-682-0268 or visit them @ 1720 S. 2nd St. Leavenworth
Sterilization is mandatory within 30 days or by age 7 months. Rabies vaccination and city tags are mandatory for Leavenworth residents within 30 days. Adoption fee is $105 ($85 of which is a spay bond refunded after proof of sterilization is provided). If an animal is already sterilized, the adoption fee is only $20. Shelter adopted pets also are eligible for a rebate from Laws of $25 for dogs and $20 for cats after sterilization is done.
Come Visit Us!
We do not have a shelter facility. Our pets are available in their foster homes to be seen at your convenience. They are located in the greater KC or Leavenworth area (about a 45 min drive from most K.C. areas)-
they are open for adoptions:
mon-thurs from 9-6
friday from 10-6 and every 2nd Sat of each month from 10-4.
Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society Inc.
1804 Westwood Dr
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Phone: 913-651-5297 NOTE: We prefer that you e-mail us
Email: adivine@kc.rr.com
Click here for a list of available pets at this shelter
