TweetThe Spay and Neuter Clinic has a special offer on March 22. The clinic is offering a free rabies shot and microchip to any pet owner that purchases a city license for $10. Here’s more from the Spay and Neuter Clinic: This offer is open to all KCMO pet owners who are NOT current on [...]
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TweetThe Kansas City animal shelter built in 1972 is too small, outdated and inadequate, but it is operating so well that it has become essentially a no-kill shelter. The Kansas City Pet Project took over its operation at the start of 2012 and reported progress Tuesday to the mayor and city manager. When it took [...]
TweetAt least 50 volunteers are out searching right now for Perseus, a dog missing since the explosion at JJs restaurant Feb. 19. Two animal lovers, Ron Larson and Jamie Straley, said they both got the idea to organize a search for today. When they heard about the other’s search, they combined forces, rallying about 50 [...]
TweetThe Spay and Neuter Clinic of Kansas City is urging everyone to beat the spring heat. By heat, they mean the mating season for cats, which can catch people off-guard when the weather turns warm and suddenly the minds of cats indoors and out turn to romance. The “season” for cats actually begins when the [...]
TweetThe story of Griffin – a blind and possibly neglected dog dumped last week in Midtown – has been spreading across local Facebook pages and Internet groups. One animal rescuer says Griffin was in the worst shape of any dog she’s helped. But folks across the metro area are making contributions to get him healthy and [...]
TweetMissouri has the bluebird, channel catfish, paddlefish and mule as state animals but no state dog. A bill proposes to change that by making “Old Drum” a state historical dog in tribute to a hound murdered more than a century ago. People said he was a fearless foxhound in his prime with a great nose [...]
TweetOnly about 9 percent of pet owners in Kansas City have current licenses, but the city will only push so far for compliance. A door-to-door effort four years ago looking for unlicensed pets will not be repeated, Patrick Egberuare, manager of animal health and public safety, told the city council Thursday. “That was not well [...]
TweetFewer than 17 percent of dog owners and 3 percent of cat owners in Kansas City license their pets, but many have an excuse. It does not help that almost no vets in Midtown and the central city sell the licenses, the city council public safety committee learned Wednesday. So council members told city officials [...]
Tweet Bandit the dog, tag and collar removed for a bath, bolts out a door into the cruel world and star status. So starts a video played Wednesday for the city council’s public safety committee. Lost dog signs go up, Bandit runs through a graveyard and is next shown living hard in a cardboard box. [...]
TweetA new animal hoarding case on July 26, on the heels of a Valentine hoarding situation in June, has led the Kansas City Pet Project to warn residents to be on the lookout for households that may be getting into trouble. Hoarding is officially defined as keeping a higher-than-usual number of animals as domestic pets [...]
TweetReposted from City of Kansas City The City of Kansas City, Mo., Animal Health and Public Safety Division, in partnership with Spay & Neuter Kansas City, will hold a free rabies vaccination clinic on Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 6-8 p.m. in Swope Park as part of National Night Out Against Crime, an annual event promoting [...]
TweetThe Kansas City Animal Shelter, already overburdened from the rescue of nearly 40 animals from a Midtown hoarder’s home, anticipates the arrival of up to 50 more pets on July 5. According to Michelle Davis of KC Pet Project, the shelter sees a large influx of dogs each year after the 4th of July. She [...]
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