Callaway Hills Animal Shelter
Shelter News
2012 was a good adoption year at CHAS. We were able to send many dogs and cats to loving forever homes! Thank you all for your continued support and efforts which have helped to keep us going. We now also have some of our cats at the Jefferson City PetCo. Its so exciting that they have let us be their adoption partners. This year we continue to be in real need of financial contributions, as well as donations of: cat litter, large dog biscuts, soft treats, and cleaning supplies (bleach, paper towels, dishsoap and trash bags.) Thank you so much for taking the time to look at our web site & our animals. Wishing you a wonderful 2013!
Click on the "HAPPY TAILS" Link above to see everyone who has been lovingly placed in their forever home.
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Kuranda came 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. |
P.S. If you'd like to help us keep the tails wagging even more 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 Frontline/Advantage, food, toys and treats. Any amount at all will be a big help. And thank you for your generosity!!
Puppy in the spotlight!
Hershey!
Cat in the spotlight!
Cornfed & KITTENS!
We are reconstructing our Facebook page and hope to have it up soon!
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, 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 some extra time 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
Sugar!
Who We Are
Callaway Hills Animal Shelter (CHAS) is a private, NON 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. 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 are temporarily without a full time employee to answer emails. For more info please phone the shelter. Please bear with us and we will get back to you as soon as possuble. Call (573)896-4049 for more information. Thanks for your interest in our shelter!
How YOU can help
We need: MULCH or GRAVEL to fill holes and maintain the yards for the dogs. We can always basic suppilys; * paper towel * bleach, * laundry detergent * trash bags * Dawn dish soap * CAT LITTER * Med & Large dog biscuts * Purina Dry Cat Food * Canned dog/cat food * so think of us on your next shopping trip. You can drop off donations to our shelter 7 days a week 9:30am-3:00pm. Thanks for thinking of us! We also need; - Loving Homes! - Financial contributions, for medicine and medical bills. Click the "DONATE" button below to use pay pals secure site to give your tax exempt donation. (you do not have to be a pay pal member to use this) - Thank you from all your furry friends at CHAS!
Now is the season for new kittens, So shouldn't we treat the cats young & old to something new? DONATE to help Callaway Hills get new houses, perch box, hide-a-way, and transport for the new adoptive parent ALL-IN-ONE Click this to see more....
| 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, if you do not reside in our area and would like us to send you a copy of our adoption application. We normally DO NOT adopt outside of the Missouri area, 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 100 animals to care for daily, we do sometimes run short on time. It usually takes 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.
You may want to submit the application and wait until you are approved before can take home your potential new family member. But you are more then welcome to visit and get to know him or her. This won't commit you to anything, but that way you can make sure you are choosing the best possible match for your family.
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 $51.00, however, some pets may be higher (as noted on their web page, up to $201.00.) 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 ID, 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 made 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 $75 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 CALLAWAY HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER. Or if you should move we would like updated contact information
Come Visit Us!
Callaway Hills Animal Shelter is located in New Bloomfield, Missouri, just off Hwy 54, about 10 miles north of Jefferson City. Please call or e-mail us for directions to our facility. Our hours are Monday through Friday from 1:00 - 3:00 and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 - 3:30 or by special appointment.Callaway Hills Animal Shelter
PO Box 35
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
Phone: 573-896-4049
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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