Callaway Hills Animal Shelter

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Shelter News

October 17 - Ring the bells and bang the drums - our sweet Greta has found a home at last! This wonderful dog has been waiting for several years for her special person, and now she's come. Way to go, Greta!!

October 6 - We've had two more great adoptions, both of them dogs who have been waiting a long time for their forever home! A big congratulations to Hunter and Kelly! We're so happy for you. Be happy, be loved.

August 25 - Kuranda has come out with a new cat bed, and if anyone would be interested in donating one, we would just love to have some for our kitties! They're really great, with tall legs so the kitties can have a comfy bed on top without taking up valuable room in their cages.

If you would like to donate a bed for one of our kitties (at a reduced price) please click here.

And thank you!

P.S. If you'd like to help us keep the tails wagging in our shelter while they wait for their forever homes, please consider sending them a Petco gift card! If you click on the box below, you can send our pets a gift card from Petco that we can use to buy them food, toys and treats. Any amount at all will be a big help. And thank you for your generosity!!

Our featured dog is ...

Jessie!

Jessie is a sweet, sweet girl who loves to run and give kisses. After years of energetic activity, Jessie had to undergo ACL surgery. It was quite an expensive operation, but Jess has a lot of living left to do and we had to get her fixed up. She has been a great patient, but is looking forward to having her exercise restrictions lifted soon! Anyone interested in making a donation to the shelter in honor of Jessie is an angel! It is very difficult to pay our operating costs and also take care of the special needs of older gals like Jessie. Jessie is about 10 years old.

Our featured cat is ...

Meems!

Meems was adopted from us about 2 years ago as a kitten and was recently returned because his family was having a baby and didn't want to care for him anymore. He's a really gorgeous cat - mostly white with a gray tabby tail. Meems is a little shy, but very friendly once he gets to know you. He still doesn't understand why his family abandoned him, and we'd really love to find him a forever home soon. Meems is about 2 years old.

Seniors are Special!

Have you ever considered adopting a senior dog? Senior dogs are often much easier to live with than young dogs. I mean, let's face it - puppies are adorable, but they're also a lot of work! Older dogs are often already housetrained (and if they aren't, they're often easier to train than puppies!), they are much less likely to chew up your house while you're away, and they are oh so grateful for a second chance in a safe and loving home of their own. At Callaway Hills we have some wonderful, loving older dogs who have lived at the shelter most of their lives. For a few it's the only place they can remember. The majority have been adopted at one time, but returned. We make a lifetime commitment to all animals that have come under our care. If for any reason they can not remain in their adoptive home, they are returned to us. Although we work hard to pair each pet with an appropriate home, sometimes it doesn't turn out to be a good match. Often it is simply a change in the owners circumstances or a lack of experience and patience helping the pet adjust to a new place. Some dogs may have had behavior problems that they have long since outgrown. These dogs do enjoy a good life at Callaway Hills but they all deserve to be adopted. How wonderful it would be if the right person would give them one last chance to live the rest of their lives in their own home. To be chosen...No one knows how many years of life they each have left, but they have a lifetime of love to give!

We've had some really wonderful adoptions of older dogs lately, and their adopters have reported very few problems with the dogs adapting to their new surroundings. If shelter life is all they've ever known, it might take a few days for them to adjust. But pretty soon they all seem to realize that they've hit the jackpot and joyfully settle in to a life of soft beds, toys, and the loving touch of their very own person. Ah, bliss!

Here is a letter from one such adopter, a wonderful person who adopted a 7 year old dog who had lived at the shelter her entire life, and who had never had a home of her own before. She writes:

I just wanted to let you and the others at the shelter know that Lyla is doing great! She was a little scared at first but has settled in to the daily routine. We have gone on several walks on the Katy trail. She sleeps at the foot of the bed and enjoys rawhide chews and being brushed. She has adapted well to all the changes and is a very lovable and happy dog.

Senior Spotlight

Roxie!

Roxie is a very sweet girl. She knows sit and down, and loves people. She has been with us several years now, and is longing for a home and person of her own. Roxie is about 12 years old.

Who We Are

Callaway Hills Animal Shelter (CHAS) is a private, not for profit, no-kill shelter located in central Missouri. Since the early 1980's we have cared for thousands of unwanted, abused and neglected animals. We do our best to find loving adoptive homes for all of them. Sadly, our founder and benefactor passed away in 2007. Consequently, we lost our primary source of funding, which was from her former corporation. We are especially grateful for any assistance. Not all of our animals are listed here, as we usually have well over 100 in our facility at any given time. Visit us to see them all! In order to make certain you are contacting our shelter directly, or that we receive any donation, please be sure to use only our official contact information. We have one current email address, which is now admin@callawayhillsanimalshelter.com. Any other email addresses do not belong to our shelter. Checks or any on site type donations should always be made out specifically to Callaway Hills Animal Shelter. Thanks for your interest!

How you can help

Like most shelters, we urgently need assistance from donations. Here are the things we need - some are big and some are small, but we could use them all! Any contribution is most appreciated and 100% of it will always go for the good of the animals. We need: Loving homes! - Financial contributions - Dogloos - Medium & large size adjustable collars - Leashes - Buckets - Grooming Supplies - Pillows - Blankets - New Litterboxes - Indoor/outdoor non-slide rugs - canned dog food. Thank you!

We are trying to get some Patented Kuranda Dog Beds for our pets while they wait for their forever homes. These beds are great for us because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. And it gives the dogs a comfy place off the concrete to sleep! Our dogs love them, but we only have a few so far. If you would like to donate a bed to us (at a reduced price) please click here.

Adopting a friend

Please contact us at 573 896-4049 or admin@callawayhillsanimalshelter.com, if you do not reside in our area and would like us to send you a copy of our adoption application. We normally adopt within a 200 mile radius of the shelter, but do consider exceptions on a case-by-case basis. All potential adopters must fill out an application and provide personal and veterinarian references.

We do our best to match the right pet to the right home, so please understand that not all applications will necessarily be approved. A fenced yard may be required for some dogs. Generally, we only adopt cats to homes where they will be kept inside at all times.

We try to get the applications processed as quickly as possible, but with about 150 animals to care for daily, we do sometimes run short on time. It can take often take a week or more for us to finish an application. When there is a delay, it's often because we're having a hard time reaching some of your references. Please report any unusual delays or problems to admin@callawayhillsanimalshelter.com

Since it can take a while to process an application, you may want to submit the application and wait until you are approved before you visit, especially if you live some distance from the shelter. That won't commit you to anything, but that way you would only have to make one trip to the shelter instead of having to come back later to pick up the pet after the application is approved.

If you have an existing pet that you would like to introduce to a pet at our shelter before adopting, we think that's a great idea! Dogs often do better when introduced in a neutral space, so neither of them feel like they have to defend their territory. But we do ask that you wait until after your application is approved to bring your pet to the shelter. At that time, we will set up a time with you to bring your pet out for an introduction.

Our standard adoption fee is currently $50.00, however, some pets may be higher (as noted on their web page.) We love and value all our dogs, but due to the much higher demand for small dogs, young dogs and some purebreds, we may charge higher adoption fees for them in order to help the others. Our adoption fee includes spay or neuter, microchip, and basic vaccinations. Local laws usually require you to have the rabies vaccination re-administered by your licensed veterinarian. If a puppy or kitten is too young to be altered before it is adopted, an appointment must be with the shelter within six months to return the pet for 48 hours. Our veterinarian will then spay/neuter your pet at no additional cost to the adopter. Should you prefer to have your own veterinarian perform the surgery, the shelter will reimburse you for up to $1OO of the cost of the spay or neuter. All of our dogs are tested for heartworm and receive heartworm preventative. All of our cats are tested for feline leukemia and FIV.

If, for any reason, you cannot continue to care for one of our animals at any time, he or she MUST be returned to the Callaway Hills Animal Shelter.

Come Visit Us!

The Callaway Hills Animal Shelter is located in New Bloomfield, Missouri, about 8 miles north of Jefferson City. Please call or e-mail us for directions to our facility. Our hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:00 - 3:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00.

Callaway Hills Animal Shelter
PO Box 35
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
Phone: 573-896-4049
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