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Chain of Hope

501c3 alleviating the suffering of abused and neglected animals within the urban core of KCMO

Chain of Hope is a grass roots, boots-on-the-ground, outreach organization that provides essential items for survival to neglected and abused cats and dogs in the urban core of Kansas City. We also provide education to pet owners, referrals for spay/neutering, and in some cases, a place in a rescue group so an animal can find a loving indoor forever home.

11/11/2024

Our sincere and deep appreciation to all who have served and their families who also sacrifice so much. We are grateful.

10/11/2024

It is still SO important to be vaccinating your puppies! On Thursday we picked up this sweet little girl. Her owner had been in the hospital for 6 days and left behind her dogs for someone else to care for. They unfortunately were not being cared for. When the owner got home they were covered in their own f***s, one puppy had already passed. We went straight over there (and realized it was someone from the past that we offered free spay services to) holding the puppy. They lost 2 puppies a few weeks ago from the same litter.

We rushed this little girl to Strothertowne Pet Hospital where she fought hard but, lost the battle. PLEASE vaccinate your puppies now. Parvo is still running this city.

08/11/2024

A kind citizen called us about a dog that she had noticed with an inadequate dog house. I headed over a few days later with a new igloo and some straw. She was right! You could see right through it; the side was gone! I spoke with the owner on the Ring doorbell and he was receptive and grateful! We didn’t get to talk long because he was at work, but we will be back for a visit and see what else they may need. We’re glad this citizen was aware and did something. Thanks for calling this in! Many, many thanks to all of you that donated to our dog house post-we're delivering them!!

08/11/2024

Ryan Johnson, director of animal control for Kansas City Pet Project, is no longer an employee!!! We say it should’ve happened a long time ago and good riddance. What he and his department have done to animals in Kansas City, Mo is terrible. He has left animals in horrible situations, always given the benefit of the doubt to the owners and has shown no compassion for the animals out here. Just as he showed no compassion to Tanner, a pit bull in Cheyenne, WY that he allegedly held down while his co-worker pepper sprayed him in the face and then euthanized him the next day. All of that, yet KCPP “brought” him here. Chad Ackerman, partner of KCPP, defended Ryan Johnson to us and said that he’s “been vetted”. Wow. You knew abut his abusive past and you hired him anyway and look what the animals of Kansas City got-no help!

This doesn’t change a thing as far as animal control needing to go back to the city. The refusal to enforce the ordinances is a decision made by KC Campus for Animal Care, not just the animal control department. They have refused to enforce the spay/neuter ordinance for pit bulls, while their shelter is inundated with pits, can’t keep up and they are euthanizing. Wonderful dogs are losing their lives because there is no room for them. It's not fair, it's incredibly sad and it's so unnecessary. If KCPP would have enforced the ordinances instead of wanting to be everybody's helpful friend out here, we wouldn't be in this catastrophe. We wouldn't be thousands of puppies deep in this city, backyard breeding on every block, puppies being sold, given away and dumped and abandoned.

Outsourcing animal control in KCMO has been a sad, dismal failure. It has left hundreds of animals in dire straits. We need an animal control department that will enforce the ordinances, write citations, do their follow-ups and impound an animal when necessary. That’s what we want. That is what Kansas City needs. Bring this department back to the city!

Keep the pressure on with calls and emails. Demand change for the animals of Kansas City, which means bringing this department back to the city!

KCMO City Officials:
Mayor Quinton Lucas
816-513-3500
[email protected]

City Manager Brian Platt
[email protected]
816-513-1408

Neighborhood and Community Services Director Forest Decker
Aide: Shannon Dooley
816-513-1445
[email protected]

Councilman Kevin O'Neill
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Diana Radzevich 816-513-6503

Councilwoman Lindsay French
Legislative Aide: Lisa Minardi (816) 513-6507
[email protected]

Councilman Wes Rogers
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Amy Justis (816) 513- 6509

Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley
Executive Aide: Remy Abrought (816)513-6541
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: DJ Yearwood (816) 513-6511

Councilman Nathan Willet
Legislative Aide: Annie Williamson
[email protected]
(816) 513-6505

Councilman Eric Bunch
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Marissa Iden 816-513-6517

Councilman Darrell Curls
Legislative Aide: Rita Berry (816) 513-6519
[email protected]

Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
Executive Aide: Keema McCoy (816) 513-6521
[email protected]

Councilwoman Andrea Bough
Legislative Aide: Katrina Foster 816-513-6523
[email protected]

Councilman Johnathan Duncan
Legislative Aide: Madison Hays (816) 513-6525
[email protected]

Councilwoman Melissa Robinson
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Lisa Ross, (816) 513-6513

Councilman Crispin Rea
Executive Aide: Araceli Magaña, 816-513-6515
[email protected]

08/11/2024

From shutting down in the shelter to THRIVING in foster!

Barb is one of our long term residents and we honestly don’t know why! She’s loving, smart, funny, and don’t get us started on her beauty!

She’s the package deal - kennel and potty trained, great on a leash, loves to play then snooze, does great with kiddos, and is excellent in a car.

While Barb is living it up in foster, she is still seeking her forever home. If you’d like to meet her, please fill out our application and someone will be right with you 🐾

https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/adoption-application/

07/11/2024

We have been hit with so much medical the past few months! We have two special babies that had to get surgery this week.

Buddy- buddy and his siblings have been living under a porch. We were able to catch three of the siblings and are still actively trying to catch Mom and the last kitten. Unfortunately, buddy had something wrapped very tightly around his tail, causing it to become necrotic. He will need about half of his tail amputated. Friday that will be done at our friends, Strothertowne Pet Hospital. Fortunately, we have a new kitten foster who will spoil him rotten back to health!

Angela- you met Angela at the beginning of the week. We took her to the vet and she had a broken tibia. Our friends at Independence Animal Hospital got her right in for surgery! Now she has some pins in and she is going straight to a medical foster!

We have no idea how long both of these littles were in pain but, they are safe with Chain of Hope now!

05/11/2024

We are currently seeking fosters for these sweet babies. Angela, the one with the broken leg, will need a medical foster to help with her recovery. If you are interested in opening your home, please send us a message 🤍🐾

05/11/2024

If you dump animals, you are the problem.

Meet Ralphie. He was being given away for free on local community pages after showing up at a rural home. The couple there had cared for him for over a month, feeding him and giving him time to settle in. However, Ralphie didn’t get along with their other cats and was in danger because the home was close to a busy highway. Megan contacted the couple, asking them not to give him away until she could check for a microchip, as he was a valuable breed.

When Megan arrived, Ralphie immediately sought her attention. He was very sweet, but unfortunately, not microchipped. Sometimes in rescue work, you have to act first and plan later, so she took Ralphie home and reached out to her network. Kansas City Siamese Rescue quickly agreed to take him!

In a surprising turn of events, a vet tech from Independence recognized Ralphie. He had originally belonged to her cousin, who had rehomed him to a man in Bates City due to litter box issues. Ralphie was found near a highway in the same city, with no missing posts on Facebook, and the "owner's" page was deactivated.

We understand all rescues are overwhelmed, but when rehoming your pet, please check references, do background checks, and follow up to ensure it’s a good fit. Ralphie was one of the lucky ones, and given the interest on our page, he likely has multiple adoption applications waiting for him.

04/11/2024

Look Who We Got Yesterday!

We received a call from a social worker saying that a homeless couple had reached out and they had four puppies that they couldn't care for anymore. They did not have a phone, so Saturday the social worker walked all the way down to their camp (it's far!) and told them to be at the park on Sunday and Chain of Hope would meet them there to get the puppies.

We hooked up with them on Sunday. The puppies are shepherd mixes, 4 months old and they are huge! Every trip for the owners to go get another puppy from the camp took a long time until they came back with the puppy because their camp was so far down in the woods. We got three of them loaded and he told me that the fourth one had run off but he was going back down to look for him. After quite a while, he came back and said he couldn't find him. Oh no!

The last puppy will most likely make his way back to the camp-that's all he's known. They are contacting the social worker if they have him and she will get hold of us. Also, one of the females has a broken leg. They said they don't know how it happened. We'll get her in and get it fixed! We will also be working on getting the momma spayed.

All of these puppies are social. The people did love them and we're thankful they didn't just give them away to others in other camps, which is what usually happens. They'd gotten their first two parvo shots through the Uplift Program, which is great and probably saved their lives. We had two parvo calls just today. Vaccinate your puppies, people!

We just wanted you to know that these cuties are coming down the pike for adoption! We'll get all of their vetting done first and get the little female's leg taken care of. There are two females and one male. Hopefully, we will be getting their sibling soon, which is a male. Stay tuned....

02/11/2024

Chain of Hope is excited to partner up with Sugar Kittens!

With that being said, we can use some more kitten and cat fosters since they were able to help us help more Kansas City area Cats! All supplies are provided, you just supply the love and socialization! Please apply here: https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/foster-application/

01/11/2024

Always a good reminder!

30/10/2024

If you’ve been following us a while, you might remember Milton! He was a stray that a citizen called us about. He had followed them home while they were walking back from the store. They really liked him but they had a couple of dogs and a couple of kids already, so they had their hands full. They wanted him to be safe, though, and to hopefully be reunited with an owner, so they called Chain of Hope.

I went over to get him and he was the coolest dog! He was so good with the people’s kids and dogs. He was a little bit older and he was just so well behaved, calm and very sweet. I adored him immediately. I took him out to the shelter and he did not have a chip. Hopefully someone would come forward for him.

No one came for him and so he was put up for adoption. The shelter named him Yeti and I just couldn’t stop thinking about him, so I kept my eye on him at the shelter. We finally had a spot open up (that’s what fostering does for us!) and so I went and pulled him from KCPP.

We named him Milton and he settled in. Such good manners! He stayed at our facility, mostly laying in the sun!! He just loved to roll in the gravel and soak up the sun! It wasn’t long before Kelly, one of our fosters, took Milton home. He has two other dogs and all of the dogs got along and settled in.

We never dreamed that we would have Milton as long as we did. We so appreciate our long-term fosters who will keep the dog until it is adopted. Well, it finally happened and Milton hit the jackpot!! He was adopted this past July and his people and his new home are exceptional! They have an older small dog and the dogs do great. We thought you'd enjoy seeing how Milton is doing today! The right home is always worth waiting for!!

30/10/2024

Winston-From Alone and Starved to Healthy and Adoptable!

We received a call from someone who said they had three dogs and needed food. They gave the address of an auto shop in an industrial area. When Al and I got there and asked at the auto shop, no one seemed to know anything about it. We said that was weird because that was the address they gave. Finally, one guy who had originally told us he didn’t know anything, said that he thought there were some dogs across the street.

We stepped out in the parking lot and looked across and saw a tent and what looked like a small homeless set up. We went over there and hollered but no one was around. We didn’t see any dogs and were talking about just leaving food here when I looked up on the hill behind the camp and saw an emaciated black and white pit bull. I could see every rib from where I was standing. He didn’t make a sound. He just sat there, tied up with a rope.

We went to the van to get some food and water for it. As we were starting up the hill, I saw another pit bull, just sitting up on the hill, too, tethered to something, silent. It was just watching us. We started looking for a third dog because the report had been for three, but there was not another dog there anywhere.

We headed up the hill to see about them and get them fed and watered at least. The black and white pit bull was a little male and he was so starved! We could see every bone in his body. We hung a fly trap and got ear gel on his ears. The flies were still being very irritating.

We walked over to the other pit and it was tied up with a leash and the leash was all wrapped around a bush. This one was a female and she was skinny too. She was a little more wary than the male. She followed us around the bush to get untangled. We hung a fly trap by her and got her fed and watered. These dogs were really, really thirsty! It was so sad.

We took a bunch of pictures, left food and I knew I’d be back the next day. This was very concerning but we wanted to try and hook up with the owners.

The next day, Megan and I went back over and it was the same thing-hollering but no one was around. We fed and watered the dogs again, took more pix and sent a report about this into animal control, including our pictures.

To our surprise, the dogs were impounded. They absolutely should have been and we are grateful that KCPP took them. We think it was because these dogs were just up a hill on the side of a road-it was not private property so animal control didn’t have to get themselves downtown to get a warrant. Nevertheless, the two dogs went to the shelter.

After their hold was up, we had a spot open and so we pulled the male out of the shelter and brought him to Chain of Hope. He was still so skinny and starving. He also was very scared and very shy. He’d been through hell in his young life-probably only about 1.5 yrs old. We named him Winston, gave him a friend and he settled in.

Winston has just blossomed at COH! It’s so great when dogs are too scared to come up to you when they first come in and after a bit, they gain confidence and begin coming up to you and initiating contact-wanting a pet or a scratch! We have just loved watching Winston get his life back!

We kept tabs on the little female and she was adopted, so that’s good news. She was a beautiful girl! We hope she is much loved.

Thank you for keeping us out there. It saved these two precious lives!

27/10/2024

Chain of Hope needs MEDICAL FOSTERS!

We are currently searching for medical fosters. We have a few dogs needing leg surgeries and an in-home recovery would be best.

Do you have a spot for them to land? One month minimum stay. Kennel rest required, lots of love required too. 😉

Please apply here: https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/foster-application/

25/10/2024

KCPP Leaves Another Puppy in an Abusive Home Where Chain of Hope has Removed Dead Animals

You might remember this house from a couple of previous posts. It was a house of horrors and there is new puppy here now.

Megan and I were there in January and removed two emaciated momma dogs, 6 live puppies and 3 dead puppies. There were more puppies that had died that they had apparently already disposed of. We could not have known that we were walking into something like this, we had her sign our surrender form and we took the two mommas, the dead puppies and the surviving puppies to KCPP.

Of course, we watched this house. We already know that people that do this kind of thing often get more animals and that is exactly what happened. We noticed a blue pit puppy tied in the front yard, along with a very small white puppy that looked skinny. The man was out working on his car, so we decided not to engage with anyone that day and keep an eye on things.

They eventually moved the animals to the back yard and tied them up. It was very overgrown back there and we had to go across two backyards to even see these dogs. When we went to check on them, we could barely see that there were three dogs back there now! It looked like two, older pit puppies and the white mixed breed we’d seen before.

It was so hard to see that after a time, we decided we just needed to go to the door again and try and find out what was going on. As Megan was walking towards the house, the teen-age boy was coming out. Megan reminded him that we were the ones that had helped with the dogs. She asked him if we could go in the backyard and fix them up and he said yes and left.

When Megan and Amber got back there, they were appalled. All three of the dogs were emaciated. One of them was very, very bad. He was weak, unsteady on his feet, one of them had a huge belt around his neck. Megan called me and told me how bad it was, sent me pix and I told her I was calling KCPP animal control.

When I called it in, I told the dispatcher that one of the dogs may be dying, that he was totally emaciated and very weak. I asked her if this was going in as a Priority 1 call and she said yes.

It wasn’t long before Ryan Johnson, director of KCPP animal control, got there. They got pictures, talked to someone at the house who didn’t want to talk to them and then told Megan that they had to get a warrant to go onto the property and remove the dogs. He also told her since it was late in the afternoon, it might be the next day before he could get it. He was going to leave these dogs over here another day because they can’t go on the property without a warrant! I told Megan to tell him this should meet their “exigent circumstances” because these dogs were in horrible shape and one of them might not make it until the next day. He replied that it didn’t meet their “exigent circumstances” because “the dog was still standing up”. Yep, that’s what he said. That’s their pathetic criteria. Is this what you want for an animal control department? You must contact council!!

They ended up getting the warrant the same day and finally removing these animals. Which brings us to the next problem-there were no citations issued to this owner for what they did to these dogs. They almost starved them to death and had zero consequences. We've dug deep and cannot find any citations issued over here. Pathetic. KCPP is not enforcing the ordinances they were contracted to enforce. This case would’ve been handled so differently if the city had responded to this call and I guarantee you this moron would have to stand before a judge and explain why she starved these dogs like this and then receive her punishment.

If this person had received citations, gone before a judge, been fined and put on probation (a typical sentence is a 2 yr probation where you cannot own another animal), this would be a no-brainer-puppy would be impounded. But because KCPP did not issue any consequences to these people for killing animals over here, this puppy is apparently going to stay here. This is SO WRONG!! Just like the puppy that was being stomped on and Ryan Johnson left it there. What is wrong with these people?? Get them out of there!! Animal control needs to go back to the city and this puppy needs removed before it is starved to death too. We have no doubt that it will be. How much proof do you need? You've been there yourselves. Shut this house down!!!

This new brindle pit bull puppy chained to the tree in the front yard is doomed. These people have dragged an igloo to the front yard. It's going to be starved and possibly die over there. Here we go again. We called this in to KCPP, they went over and left this puppy with this abuser. Seems to be a theme with KCPP. Leave these animals in horrible, neglectful abusive homes. KCPP-Do the right thing! Why is it ok with KCPP to leave this puppy in a proven, abusive, horrible house? We are very worried about this new puppy. The history at this address should be enough to warrant impounding this puppy before it's dead too. Case # 08682945.

Once again, KCPP has the power to DO SOMETHING about the animal abuse and neglect going on and there are NO consequences. Zero. No wonder things are running rampant out here. Get KCPP out of there and get animal control back to the city. Most of all, for right now, get this puppy out of there before it's dead too! Please share this post!

KCMO City Officials:
Mayor Quinton Lucas
816-513-3500
[email protected]

City Manager Brian Platt
[email protected]
816-513-1408

Neighborhood and Community Services Director Forest Decker
Aide: Shannon Dooley
816-513-1445
[email protected]

Councilman Kevin O'Neill
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Diana Radzevich 816-513-6503

Councilwoman Lindsay French
Legislative Aide: Lisa Minardi (816) 513-6507
[email protected]

Councilman Wes Rogers
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Amy Justis (816) 513- 6509

Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley
Executive Aide: Remy Abrought (816)513-6541
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: DJ Yearwood (816) 513-6511

Councilman Nathan Willet
Legislative Aide: Annie Williamson
[email protected]
(816) 513-6505

Councilman Eric Bunch
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Marissa Iden 816-513-6517

Councilman Darrell Curls
Legislative Aide: Rita Berry (816) 513-6519
[email protected]

Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
Executive Aide: Keema McCoy (816) 513-6521
[email protected]

Councilwoman Andrea Bough
Legislative Aide: Katrina Foster 816-513-6523
[email protected]

Councilman Johnathan Duncan
Legislative Aide: Madison Hays (816) 513-6525
[email protected]

Councilwoman Melissa Robinson
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Lisa Ross, (816) 513-6513

Councilman Crispin Rea
Executive Aide: Araceli Magaña, 816-513-6515
[email protected]

24/10/2024

We wanted to say a big thank you to Chris Canary and 4x4land for raising money for us at COH!

This event was extremely successful for us. With a $1,500 donation and TWO adoptions coming from this!! Honey and Lonnie 🖤

We are so appreciative to 4x4 land for choosing us and all the supporters that came to our tent after looking at all the crazy rides there! THANK YOU!

22/10/2024

Updated Information on the KCMO Animal Control Contract

The RFP (Request for Proposal) for the animal control contract for KCMO has closed. It is now in committee, being reviewed. The next thing that will happen is that the committee will make a recommendation to Neighborhood and Community Services Director Forest Decker and he will take the committee’s recommendation and his own department’s recommendation (if it differs) to council. At that point, there will be an opportunity for public comment and testimony. Tentatively, it looks like it will be Tuesday, October 29, but that could change.

Both the KCPP shelter and animal control contracts fall under Neighborhood and Community Services. That department has a lot of influence on what happens here, so contacting them is an absolute must!!! Contact information below.

Guys, look at what has happened with animals in this city over the last four years. Enough! It has to stop. Ordinances need to be enforced. Just look at the intake page for KCPP. Look how many are emaciated, sick, injured, fearful, pregnant, moms with litters, litters with no moms and on and on. So many of the animals of KCMO are in terrible condition by the time they find their way to the shelter. They’ve been through hell. Think of all the ones out there who still haven’t found any help, who are suffering and waiting for someone to come-that’s what motivates Chain of Hope.

When calling councilmembers offices, we need to be point blank asking them their views on the animal control contract. Councilmembers work for you! They should be telling you their views on any issue when asked-so please call them up and ask them!! Particularly if you live in their district and they represent you! Please let us know any feedback you receive!

If you live in KCMO and are not sure what district you are in or who is your councilperson, go to:
https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/city-officials/city-council-members
Click on the city council district map, put in your address and it will tell you your information.

Council can end this failed experiment of privatizing animal control that they handed us four years ago. It has not worked on any level. It's also important to contact city council if you own a business, own property, or spend money in KCMO.

It’s emotionally draining to be first hand witnesses to how animals are treated every day and try to find resolutions for them with an ineffective animal control department. Ordinances need to be enforced!! That’s what KCPP was contracted to do. This mess we’re in has everything to do with the lack of KCPP holding owners accountable. Imagine if there were consequences for inadequate care of an animal. Imagine if there were consequences for letting your pit bull breed in Kansas City. Imagine if there were consequences for cruelty to animals. Imagine if a puppy being stomped on was removed from the abusive owner. That is what the citizens of KCMO want.

Please continue to contact city officials. Let them know that you are paying close attention and that animal control needs to go back to the city. That is the only way to help the majority of the animals in this city. The number that rescue groups get to, ourselves included, is a drop in the bucket. Ordinances need to be enforced and people need to be held accountable to help the majority of animals in this town. That is how this is going to start turning around. Make your voices heard! Quinton Lucas can’t ignore this forever!

KCMO City Officials:

Mayor Quinton Lucas
816-513-3500
[email protected]

City Manager Brian Platt
[email protected]
816-513-1408

Neighborhood and Community Services Director Forest Decker
Aide: Shannon Dooley
816-513-1445
[email protected]

Councilman Kevin O'Neill
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Diana Radzevich 816-513-6503

Councilwoman Lindsay French
Legislative Aide: Lisa Minardi (816) 513-6507
[email protected]

Councilman Wes Rogers
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Amy Justis (816) 513- 6509

Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley
Executive Aide: Remy Abrought (816)513-6541
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: DJ Yearwood (816) 513-6511

Councilman Nathan Willet
Legislative Aide: Annie Williamson
[email protected]
(816) 513-6505

Councilman Eric Bunch
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Marissa Iden 816-513-6517

Councilman Darrell Curls
Legislative Aide: Rita Berry (816) 513-6519
[email protected]

Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw
Executive Aide: Keema McCoy (816) 513-6521
[email protected]

Councilwoman Andrea Bough
Legislative Aide: Katrina Foster 816-513-6523
[email protected]

Councilman Johnathan Duncan
Legislative Aide: Madison Hays (816) 513-6525
[email protected]

Councilwoman Melissa Robinson
[email protected]
Legislative Aide: Lisa Ross, (816) 513-6513

Councilman Crispin Rea
Executive Aide: Araceli Magaña, 816-513-6515
[email protected]

21/10/2024

Let’s talk PYOMETRA

We have received 5 calls about this life-threatening infection since Friday! At Chain of Hope we do not assist with medical funding towards preventable diseases. We send the resources we have to the people in need and it is up to them to find the funding to help.

What is pyometra? It is an infection in the uterus of female dogs. Their uterus fills with bacteria and pus.

What are the symptoms? Vaginal discharge, lethargic, not eating, vomiting.

How do you PREVENT this deadly disease? SPAYING YOUR PET! Before the first heat if possible.

If your cat or dog is NOT SPAYED they are AT RISK for getting Pyometra!

Avoid it before it happens, get them spayed. We can help with the cost of that. 🖤 If you love em, fix em.

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Have a fun and safe Halloween from the adaptable, dogs and cats from Chain Of Hope. Clearly some are better trained than others….😉

We love our trainer, @jourdynruesch with SitzNWiggles!!! She donates her time once a week to work with our pups and gives our staff training tools to help them excel even further. If you are looking for a trainer, we highly suggest her.! Thank you, Jourdyn!

Barb’s stats are up there with the best: Smart Eager to please. House and Kennel trained. Great in a car and on a leash. Good with kids & dogs. Excellent snuggler. If you’d like to meet Barb, please fill out the application. https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/adoption-application/

Looking for the perfect little pocket of sunshine?? LILLY!!

This video is horrific, showing a man stomping his pit bull as hard as he could twice. The neighbor actually installed cameras because this had apparently been going on and she was told she needed more proof. She caught him doing it again. That was on September 19. She turned this into KCPD who told her to get hold of KCPP, which she did. In our opinion, this dog needed removed immediately and the guy charged. This dog was not safe in this home with this man. Remove the dog, charge this monster and go on to your next case. Think that’s what happened? No. They pussy-footed around, and according to the neighbor, they left a door hanger at her house which was the wrong house. That person called them to let them know it wasn’t them. They have been here twice, once with no contact and once speaking with the girlfriend. We don’t know all of the details, but we know animal abuse when we see it. We know this animal isn't safe in this home. Two visits, one no contact and one the girlfriend? And the dog remained in the abusive home. This is their investigation? And there are apparently 3 dogs in this home with this monster.I have spoken with a couple of previous officers from the city and I can tell you if the city was running this call, this dog would’ve been impounded and citations given. Why wasn’t a warrant gotten and the dog removed (since KCPP always has to go get a warrant to do anything)? Why wasn’t KCPD called to assist as the man was told to load his dog onto the animal control truck? Why wasn’t the man contacted at his work and told to meet animal control at his house? Does this guy have a warrant on anything? Whatever it took, this dog should’ve been removed. The bottom line is that KCPP animal control left this dog with a dangerous, abusive man. In our opinion, this was a botched investigation and these dogs remain in danger.The Request for Proposal (RFP) is out for bid currently for the animal control contract and that will close October 10th. Th

Cully came to us as a puppy and is now a full blown teenage dog. He was brought to one of our donation drop off locations (just the donation any rescue needs, right?) How is it that puppies are having trouble getting adopted now? We couldn’t have said yes without an amazing foster being available for him. We are always needing dog fosters!! Please apply here if you’re interested: https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/foster-application/ Here is what CULLYS foster has to say about this long legged boy: Cully, 7-8 month old lab mix, is still available thru @chain_of_hope_kc. He is fully potty trained, tolerates a kennel, and loves friends of the canine variety. In the right house he could possibly live with a cat. He loves playing fetch, snuggling on the couch, and playing with every toy in his box. He walks great on a leash and loves trails! Cully is fully vetted. At last weight in he was 40lbs.

Spend the day with Megan! We never know how the day is going to go. Sometimes it’s easy, sometimes we have to run out on emergencies. I went to pick up Fred, he had a giant mouth tumor, and glad I got to spoil him a bit before he was humanely euthanized. Sometimes when we post about human euthanasia people question why it was done and why it is so quick to be a decision made. We fully trust our vets, if they tell us an animal has been suffering (and for a long time at that) we know when they tell us humane euthanasia is what is needed that it is correct. So, we sit with the animal until it’s over and provide them love and comfort. This decision is always tough, even when it’s an obvious decision. Instead of providing judgement, provide understanding and support because it is us who are hurting at night with those choices.

Big thank you to @kongcompany for sending us a box of KONG seconds to share with our shelter and outreach dogs!! This simple thing can give dogs, especially ones tied up all day, a little mental stimulation to get through the day!

Seeing a shy and fearful dog let down her guard to play with friends can melt your problems away. HELP us HELP more dogs like Carlie!!! Join us tomorrow evening at BAR K in kcmo from 5-8 for a night filled with a silent auction, raffle, 50/50 raffle, costume contest and live music from OFF THE CHAIN.Pre-sale tickets to the event are $20 for general admission, which includes a raffle ticket to enter in a drawing. Will be selling tickets day of event for $25. VIP- sold out😊If you decide to bring your dog, everyone with an Eventbrite ticket will receive FREE entry to the Bar K dog park during the event. SILENT AUCTION LIVE 7am today! https://www.givsum.com/opportunities/night-of-1000-burton-s-2c7416919/auction GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:http://Coh1000.eventbrite.com

Yesterday we had a giant save. We typically don’t pick up cats but, we couldn’t turn our backs on them. It was not a safe situation. They went straight to foster where they are decompressing. If you are a RESCUE that can intake one of these litters, please let us know. 2 mamas with 10 kittens (5-10 day old, 5-1 month old) We also wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who emailed quiktrip gift cards!! We are using them everyday to ice down our outreach dogs.

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