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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.

Friends we need your help.. Remember Dorris? She was found as a stray, dumped, scared under a deck. She has since been a...
16/08/2024

Friends we need your help..
Remember Dorris? She was found as a stray, dumped, scared under a deck. She has since been adopted to a wonderful retired couple. Dorris had been vomiting and not feeling well. They took her to the vet and came to the conclusion that they needed to do a barium study and x-rays. This was to see if she had a blockage. Dorris did have a blockage and it became serious very quickly. She needed emergency exploratory surgery. Dorris was in good hands with Dr.Brisbane at Brisbane Veterinary Services. Dr.Brisbane was able to remove a ball from her intestine. Dorris is out of surgery, doing much better and on the road to recovery.
The family, on a fixed income was able to cover most of the bill but not all of it.
$1,575.54 is what is left. Let’s do what we do best and help others. Please consider donating, anything helps..

Thank you from everyone at Chain of Hope. We appreciate you all and could not do this without you❤️🐾

⬇️PayPal link below. ⬇️
https://chainofhopekc.org/donate/

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There is a place that we’ve tried to provide assistance to. It started out as an abandoned house that people were squatt...
15/08/2024

There is a place that we’ve tried to provide assistance to. It started out as an abandoned house that people were squatting in, we believe. The house burned, but not the entire thing so they were living in the part of the house that hadn’t burned. Other people joined this location and it became a small homeless camp. There was a camper for awhile and things like that. We took food, offered free spay/neuter and other supplies, but we really didn't know who was who.

Eventually, the other people moved on and it was just a couple of women here. They had also recently taken in a stray, a lab mix, about 7 months old. They had fed her and she just kind of stayed. We never knew what dogs were here, who belonged to who-it was a constantly changing situation.

The last time I took food, a pregnant dog walked out with a woman to get the supplies. Oh no! When I asked the owner who that was, she told me that she was her dog and that there were four more females here and she didn’t want anyone else getting pregnant. She said her roommate was in jail and it was just her here now with the dogs. Oh boy, we had to do something.

I told her that we would spay the other four for free and that we would pick them up and transport them to the vet. It just had to be done. She was very glad for the offer and thanked me several times. I’ve been in similiar situations many times, so I looked at her and I said, “You have to work with me, Loretta! You have to-you can’t have another litter over here.” She was nodding her head. I told her that working with me meant that when I got hold of her and told her the appointment date, that she would be up and ready and help load her dogs. She assured me that she would. I hoped so!

Many thanks to Strothertowne Pet Hospital for getting these four girls in! It was crucial to get these done asap. I tried to call Loretta and let her know when the appointment was, but she didn’t answer. The next day, I put a note in her door telling her about the appointment and to please call me so I’d know she got the note. Later that day, Loretta left a message that she got the note and she’d be ready. So far, so good!

When the appointment day rolled around, Megan and I headed over in the pouring rain! I did have to pound on her door a few times, but Loretta came to the door, threw something on and we started bringing the dogs out.

Two of them were sisters and they were adorable! The mighty little terriers! The shepherd mix was BG and she was beautiful. We went back for the 4th one and Loretta told us that she spent most of her day hiding under the bed. I asked her if that was the stray they’d recently acquired and she said yes. Oh, no-she was too scared over here!

We got her loaded too and headed for Strothertowne. As we were leaving, Loretta told us that if we thought we could find a home for the scared stray, then we didn’t need to bring her back. She wanted her to get into a better situation where she wasn’t so scared. Thank you, Loretta, for recognizing what this little one needed. We assured her that we could find her a home and that we would take good care of her in the meantime. She told her good-bye.

We couldn’t send them home that night, so I picked them up and got them all back to Chain of Hope for the night. We had to clear a room and set up another kennel, but they all settled in for the night to sleep off their anesthesia and stressful day.

The next day, I took the sisters and BG home and they were all three excited to see Loretta and she was happy to see them. It was great to see them all run over to her!

She had told us when we picked up the dogs that the other female had had her puppies! She’d had four of them and they were doing well. When I took the dogs home, she brought them out for me to see. They were adorable. We will stay plugged in and help her with these when they’re done nursing. We will also spay that momma when she's done with her litter.

This situation isn't the greatest. I know many of you will say that we need to get all of them and that is impossible! There is no where for them to go, so the next most important, crucial thing we can do is spay them. We are at the bottom line out here. We are in a crisis. Spaying and neutering is at the very top of our list! We have deep appreciation for our spay/neuter partners: Independence Animal Hospital, Strothertowne Pet Hospital, Pet Resource Center of Kansas City. We couldn't do it without you all!

Can you imagine how many puppies were prevented in this camp by Chain of Hope spaying these four females? Thank you, donors!! You are the reason we can do this. We’re just happy we had some success with spaying and neutering in a camp. Many, many thanks to Loretta for working with us and taking such good care of her dogs. Wish there were more Lorettas out there!

Welcome to Chain of Hope, Madeline!!! She is already blossoming here! She gets more confident everyday. She's going to be just fine!

Join us for a fun-filled, family friendly evening on Saturday, September 14th, 2024 from 5-8pm at Bar K (Kansas City, MO...
13/08/2024

Join us for a fun-filled, family friendly evening on Saturday, September 14th, 2024 from 5-8pm at Bar K (Kansas City, MO) (501 Berkley Parkway, Kansas City, MO) for the Night of 1000 Burton's Costume Fundraiser for Chain of Hope. There will be 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. VIP Tickets are available for $50, which includes 2 raffle tickets, access to our lofted area, light catering and A free Drink ticket (unto a $10 value). 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.

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:
www.coh1000.eventbrite.com

BUY YOUR T-SHIRT HERE
https://www.bonfire.com/night-of-1000-burtons/?utm_source=native_share&utm_medium=post_campaign_launch&utm_campaign=night-of-1000-burtons&utm_content=default

Costumes are optional but encouraged. Hope to see you there.

Ben and JerryYou might remember the two little black lab/pit mix puppies that we were able to rescue a month ago. They w...
12/08/2024

Ben and Jerry

You might remember the two little black lab/pit mix puppies that we were able to rescue a month ago. They were the last two from a litter and they were outside. They were super scared-not well socialized at all. The owner couldn't even get them for us. It was pretty sad.

We got them back to Chain of Hope and named them Ben and Jerry. They were very scared. Ben would hide behind Jerry. We just let them decompress. They watched us as we cleaned and we talked to them and let them smell us. Eventually, they were allowing petting and starting to enjoy it!

They went to separate foster homes, but each home has a couple of dogs of their own that are showing these little guys the ropes! They are each doing fantastic! They are up-to-date on their vaccinations, they've been wormed, have flea prevention and they were neutered this past week. Guess what that means? That they're ready to come home with you! Don't wait on these cuties! Here is the adoption application:
https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/adoption-application/.

This week at COH! Spent almost a whole day on a cruelty call, got multiple parvo and pyometra calls (BOTH are preventabl...
10/08/2024

This week at COH! Spent almost a whole day on a cruelty call, got multiple parvo and pyometra calls (BOTH are preventable), and Judy was enjoying herself on a much deserved vacation. Hopefully next week will be more calm!

Meet Cully!I’m a black lab mix, under year old, and 36 pounds. I love to hang out with my foster brother dog and go to t...
09/08/2024

Meet Cully!

I’m a black lab mix, under year old, and 36 pounds. I love to hang out with my foster brother dog and go to the office with my Foster mom. I’ve met some cats and I’m not the biggest fan.

I’m searching for my forever family!
Apply here for Cully: https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/adoption-application/

Do you remember in January when we removed 2 moms and multiple puppies from an address? There was one puppy actively dyi...
07/08/2024

Do you remember in January when we removed 2 moms and multiple puppies from an address? There was one puppy actively dying and many dead puppies at the house that we pulled them from. They went over to KCPP and have since been adopted.

Fast forward five months and here we are again at the same location. We believe that we saw a puppy there in the front yard a couple months ago, but, never saw it again. We drove by recently and confirmed they did indeed have more puppies in the backyard. Megan and Amber came back to the address to see if they were needing any assistance. It’s a very hard choice, do we get involved with a family that caused so much suffering again (and possibly enable them) or do we let it go?

When the girls arrived, there were a couple teenagers walking away from the house. Megan talked to them and told them that she had previously worked with their mom over the winter and wanted to know if they needed any supplies. They informed us that they had three puppies tied up in the back. She asked if she had permission to go back there to take a look and give them some treats. They gave her permission and went on their way.

When the girls got back there, it was a pretty horrendous sight. Three very emaciated older puppies tied up. Two had shelter and one had nothing. One had a belt buckle for a collar, the other two had giant chains around their necks. All less than 25 pounds. Megan immediately called Kate on the best way to address the situation. The girls fed and watered and gave them lots of attention while Kate called animal control requesting assistance immediately. The most emaciated looked very ill.

AC arrived within 10 minutes knocking on the door. Amber and Megan waited to make sure they were indeed going to do something. After showing the officers photos from the backyard, AC wasn’t given permission to go on property, they went ahead and filed for a warrant. Because the dogs were able to stand, existent circumstances were not in place (meaning animal control could’ve removed them themselves.) That was disappointing but, we are happy to report that the dogs were removed about 4 1/2 hours after animal control was called. One of us was waiting there the whole time to ensure that nobody was left behind.

We are very pleased that animal control responded timely, and did their job to remove these animals. We know that this specific address has reports going all the way back to 2010 and we are going to look into that closely about what happened and why they were allowed to have animals. Especially after the January incident.

Megan posted a fundraiser last night on her page to raise funds towards our outreach program for instances like this. Thank you to everybody that has donated!

These three dogs are now over at Kansas City pet project, I will put their animal IDs below, so you can keep an eye on them and when they are available for adoption, please go save a life!

Always good to run into old friends! I've known Robert and Streak for many years now. They've been everywhere, mostly in...
06/08/2024

Always good to run into old friends! I've known Robert and Streak for many years now. They've been everywhere, mostly in camps. Everyone knows Streak in this area! Robert would often leave Streak with friends and other people I know when he was out and about. I'd seen Streak here and there, although pretty infrequently. He always remembers me, though, and gets excited to see me! He still remembers that he's going to get a pig ear!

Recently, I saw Robert and Streak walking on a pretty hot day. I pulled over to offer them some water. There was a lot of shade there, so they stopped to rest and visit for a bit. It was good to see them again!

I gave Streak a pig ear, which he loves every time! As Robert and I were catching up, Streak took his pig ear and trotted down the street and turned the corner. Robert had just gotten done telling me that they had a trailer now to stay in and it was parked on the next street. As we watched Streak round the corner, I asked Robert if that's where he was going and Robert said yes. He didn't seem worried, so I wasn't. Streak definitely knew his way around down here.

I got Robert some dog food, water jugs and other supplies. Pretty soon, here came Streak, back around the corner, minus the pig ear and plus a bloody nose! He'd gone back to home base and buried his pig ear! I just laughed! Robert said, "That's what he does! He'll get it later!".

Love you Robert and Streak! Stay safe!

Last May, we received a message from a concerned citizen, regarding a chained pit bull, laying in the bottom of a broken...
05/08/2024

Last May, we received a message from a concerned citizen, regarding a chained pit bull, laying in the bottom of a broken two piece dog house. I went over and there was the cutest little guy, laying in the bottom of a broken apart dog house. I went to the door and met the owners. They were very receptive. They told me his name was Debo. I asked the owner if he was neutered and she said no. I told her we could do it for free and asked her if she was interested. She replied “Yes” right away. We walked around back to meet him.

Debo is such a cutie! He had flies all over him already in May. We hung a fly trap and gave him a pig ear. I gave the owner a couple of things of ear gel and explained what to do with it. I got her information so that we could call her to set up Debo’s neuter. I gave him a toy and gave the owner a bag of dog food and some treats. I told her that I could bring him an igloo dog house and she was appreciative. I did follow-up with the dog house on another day.

I asked her if they ever brought him inside. She said not since he was a puppy. I told her that we give out free wire kennels so that people can get their dogs inside, especially with summer right around the corner. She enthusiastically told me that they would love to have one. She told me that they didn’t really want him outside, but that he was dirty and had fleas.

I told her that I could give her some shampoo, some flea prevention and bring her a wire kennel to get him inside. I explained how to do the bathing, wait and then put the flea prevention on him. I told her by the time I came back with a kennel in a few days, he should be all ready to come inside. They seemed excited.

A few days later, I was back with a large, wire kennel, some blankets and some treats to help them teach Debo to “kennel”. The whole family went to the backyard and got Debo off the cable we’d given them. They walked him around to the front of the house to take him in and he was so excited!

As I left, I felt pretty good. I felt like we got some things accomplished over here and that Debo was going to have an improved life, but it was not to be.

The next thing that happened was that our $100, new wire kennel was out on their front porch and Debo was back on his cable in the backyard. This was not right. Not what we brought the kennel over here for. We were trying hard to improve Debo's life. The owner never returned our call about getting Debo’s neuter set up either, so we called this into KCPP animal control, explaining all we’d done over here and everything that had happened.

Apparently, when KCPP went over, the owner was upset and took Debo off the chain and took him inside. KCPP closed the case. There was nothing about a citation for failing to neuter Debo either because KCPP doesn’t believe in the mandatory spaying and neutering of pit bulls, even though they are contracted by the city to enforce it. Perfect example right here.

A few days later, I drove by to check on Debo and the people’s garage door was up and Debo was laying in the kennel in their garage. This did not help him with the flies. It did not help him with the heat. He already had a lot of shade in his backyard (thank God), so what did this accomplish? Heat index over 100 degrees. I think you can see why we are constantly frustrated. We had brought the kennel so he could be inside in the air-conditioning and away from the relentless flies.

A week or so later, we did not see our kennel anywhere and Debo was still on the chain in the backyard, with his ears bleeding. Nothing had gotten any better for poor Debo, despite all of our efforts.

And finally, we received a report from the neighbor that our wire kennel was back out on their porch with plants in it! Lovely.

A few days later, Megan and I went by to check on Debo and to get our crate back. Debo was in the back yard and our kennel was on the porch, full of plants. We knocked on the door. Some kid yelled at us through the door. We told him we needed our kennel back. There was a lot of back and forth with the kid, who was relaying to the parent what we were saying because apparently the parent couldn't be bothered to come out and talk to us. This went on and on.

Finally, we just started getting the kennel and the guy came out. We told him what we were doing and started taking his plants out. It was all w**d. They’d used our kennel to put their w**d plants on their front porch. We couldn’t care a less if you want to grow w**d on your front porch, but don’t use our $100 kennel, left with the intention to help YOUR dog, to do it. This speaks volumes about the priorities over here and poor Debo didn't seem to be one of them.

As we were getting the kennel. I asked the guy why they didn’t use it for Debo and he mumbled, “It’s not my dog”. Once again, Chain of Hope cares about someone’s animal more than they do.

And these are the kinds of things we are facing every single day with our difficult work. All of our efforts and nothing is resolved over here. We can't call KCPP. They didn't do anything the first time they were here and they're certainly not going to do anything if they're called back again. Animal control has got to go 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
Legislative Aide: Diana Radzevich
816-513-6503

Councilwoman Lindsay French
Legislative Aide: Lisa Minardi (816) 513-6507

Councilman Wes Rogers
Legislative Aide: Amy Justis (816) 513- 6509

Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley
Legislative Aide: Erin Royals (816) 513-6511

Councilman Nathan Willet
Legislative Aide: Annie Williamson (816) 513-6505

Councilwoman Melissa Robinson
Legislative Aide: Lisa Ross (816) 513-6513

Councilman Crispin Rea
Legislative Aide: Araceli Magaña 816-513-6515

Councilman Eric Bunch
Legislative Aide: Marissa Iden

816-513-6517
Councilman Darrell Curls
Legislative Aide: Rita Berry (816) 513-6519

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

Councilwoman Andrea Bough
Legislative Aide: Katrina Foster
816-513-6523

Councilman Johnathan Duncan
Legislative Aide: Madison Hays (816) 513-6525

This week at COH. The puppies and kittens right now are INSANE. Fix your pets!
03/08/2024

This week at COH. The puppies and kittens right now are INSANE. Fix your pets!

Injured Dog Left by KCPP Animal Control Update!!!New Update: We've learned today from the woman who I know from this ca...
30/07/2024

Injured Dog Left by KCPP Animal Control Update!!!

New Update: We've learned today from the woman who I know from this camp that the reason KCPP didn't take the dog the first time was because they were giving the guy a chance to fix his vehicle so he could take the dog to the vet. Excuse me??? This man walked out of Blue Pearl (or whichever emergency he went to) and put his injured dog back on a chain for days. He had every opportunity to get his dog treated. Why does this guy even get another chance? This ****show went on all day. They should've taken the dog the first time they were there. Apparently he didn't get his vehicle fixed, so KCPP FINALLY impounded the dog.

Apparently this dog is now at KCPP getting medical attention. We would've known this had someone returned our call. The next hurdle is we don't want to see this dog go back to this neglectful owner in the camp, as KCPP has done in the past. For those of you that remember Daisy, that is exactly what happened and now we don't even know where she is. This dog deserves to get well and be rehomed into a decent home!

We got word through someone we know that there was a dog that’d been hit by a car in a homeless camp. Apparently, the guy had taken it to emergency. He said he didn’t have the $1500 but he kept blaming the emergency clinic and said they didn’t tell him anything about what was specifically wrong with his dog and why they needed that much money, what x-rays needed done, etc. Anyone who's been to an emergency clinic knows that they examine the animal, lay out the issues, what needs done and give you an estimate for those services. A lot of people can't afford emergency treatment, but don't try and say that the emergency clinic did not tell you anything. However, the dog could not walk, could not even get up. He took the dog home and put him back on his chain.

That is when the person contacted us because the dog had been like that for a few days now and the owner was not doing anything about it. I went over Sunday in the late afternoon. Lots of people stay in this camp and there are several dogs there as well, including 12 pit bull puppies. One of the ladies I knew from a previous location was there and she took me to see the dog. Someone went up to the owner’s camper and told him someone was there to help him with the dog and he never came out.

The dog was just laying in the dirt. Everyone was telling me that he scooted on his butt because he could not get up. He had flies buzzing and landing all over him. Then I noticed that his water bowl had nothing in it. It was 90 degrees heat index. As soon as he saw my water jug going towards his bowl, he started dragging/scooting himself over to the bowl-he was so thirsty! I hung a fly trap. This was ridiculous that he was over here so injured and living like this.

I went back the next morning, which was yesterday. The owner came to the fence, but would not show me the dog. He kept saying he’s much better. If he was all better, why wouldn't he show him to me? I asked him if the dog could stand up and he replied that he can stand when he stands him up, but he can’t get up on his own. Which means that he’s probably pottying on himself. This poor dog. It sure didn’t sound like he was better.

His explanation for all of this was that his dog was constipated. Yes, that’s what he told me. He told me he knew his dog and he was constipated. This was ridiculous. I left and sent this into KCPP animal control, with a lengthy description, along with pictures of the dog.

I waited for them to arrive. Basically, they were there over 1 1/2 hours and left without the dog. What took this long? This should’ve been a cut and dried case and you move on to the many calls waiting. I put messages in for the officer from the case to call me and I left a message with Ryan Johnson, director of animal control. I haven't heard from either one of them, so I am posting. In our opinion, this dog should've been impounded on failure to provide medical care, yet there he still lays in the camp-heat index over 100 degrees today.

We find it hard to believe that this dog became all better overnight. If they were there for 1 1/2 hrs. talking to this guy, something was obviously wrong, as we already knew. In our opinion, this guy does not deserve any more chances to do anything. He already demonstrated what he thought of his dog. He brought it home injured and put it back on it's chain. Why is so much time and grace apparently given to this guy who already showed us how he treats his dog? Yes, I heard all the "I love my dog" stuff too, that I'm sure he told ac. We look at the facts. He put his injured dog back on his chain with no treatment, his dog was covered in flies and had no water on a very hot day. That is not love. Let's remember I showed up Saturday to help this man and he would not come out to talk to me. We tried. Our only other option was to call KCPP, which we hate to do because things just don't get resolved.

This dog should've been impounded and citations given for failure to provide medical care. We want to see this dog get medical help. If the city was running animal control, I have no doubt that this injured dog would've been impounded. Not with KCPP animal control. Another reason this contract needs to go back to the city. How many other animals are living like this that we don't know about and KCPP is leaving them suffering in their yard? Based on their past performances and the complaints we receive weekly, there are a lot. Where is the compassion for this dog? Where is the accountability for owners who do this kind of thing?

This dog is in District 3-Melisa Robinson and Melissa Patterson Hazley. Contact information below. Please contact city officials. This is pathetic. Case number is C08671888.

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
Legislative Aide: Diana Radzevich
816-513-6503

Councilwoman Lindsay French
Legislative Aide: Lisa Minardi (816) 513-6507

Councilman Wes Rogers
Legislative Aide: Amy Justis (816) 513- 6509

Councilwoman Melissa Patterson Hazley
Legislative Aide: Erin Royals (816) 513-6511

Councilman Nathan Willet
Legislative Aide: Annie Williamson (816) 513-6505

Councilwoman Melissa Robinson
Legislative Aide: Lisa Ross (816) 513-6513

Councilman Crispin Rea
Legislative Aide: Araceli Magaña 816-513-6515

Councilman Eric Bunch
Legislative Aide: Marissa Iden
816-513-6517

Councilman Darrell Curls
Legislative Aide: Rita Berry (816) 513-6519

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

Councilwoman Andrea Bough
Legislative Aide: Katrina Foster
816-513-6523

Councilman Johnathan Duncan
Legislative Aide: Madison Hays (816) 513-6525

It’s going to be DANGEROUSLY HOT this week! If you want to donate towards ice and medical for this week please do so bel...
29/07/2024

It’s going to be DANGEROUSLY HOT this week!

If you want to donate towards ice and medical for this week please do so below. 🖤

If you see something, say something. Call your local animal control if you see a dog in distress. Call us if you need advice on outreach groups to call for outside of Kansas City limits!

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Venmo: chainofhope

Our phones were off the hook this week. There were sooo many medical requests. Please don’t forget to VACCINATE your pet...
27/07/2024

Our phones were off the hook this week. There were sooo many medical requests. Please don’t forget to VACCINATE your pets 😇

Happy Birthday to you 🥳 Happy Birthday to you 🥳Happy Birthday Dear Jamie 🩷Happy Birthday To YouuuuuuPlease join us in wi...
26/07/2024

Happy Birthday to you 🥳
Happy Birthday to you 🥳
Happy Birthday Dear Jamie 🩷
Happy Birthday To Youuuuuu

Please join us in wishing Jamie a very happy birthday today!! She is one of our rockstar volunteers who helps care for the dogs at our facility every Saturday.

Jamie is also a long time foster for us (both cats and dogs, and a rabbit). She is currently fostering Elliott - pics of him in the comments. Naturally she now has several COH foster fails as part of her pack 🐶🐱🐶

Her passion for rescue is inspiring and we are so grateful to have her as part of our team 💜 She is every dog’s favorite person and we certainly understand why… she’s simply the best!!!

Happy Birthday Jamie!

We were still on the difficult block we’ve been working. One day when we were at the house with the kittens and puppies,...
25/07/2024

We were still on the difficult block we’ve been working. One day when we were at the house with the kittens and puppies, another man walked up and caught us right before we were leaving, asking for a bag of dog food. The neighbor we’d been helping told us that this man had a momma with a litter of puppies. I asked him if they were inside or outside and he said inside. We had to go, but I knew we’d be checking back in.

The problem was that we hadn’t seen where he’d come from and we weren’t sure which house he lived in. In the meantime, another neighbor over here that we had given our card to called for dog food. We went over to take the dog food, but people in the house said they didn’t know him. We went back up to the other neighbor’s house and he told us that the guy we were trying to reach lived in the back and that we needed to go around to the basement door in the back of the house. He also told us that the condition of the dogs was not good. He was trying to tell us that one of the dogs jumped out of the pen and so the owner was tying her up inside the pen. We were confused whether this was the puppy house or something else.

We went back over and went to the back. Further over in the yard was a pen with two dogs in it. They looked like pit mixes. We could see that one of them looked like it had a rope hanging off of it. It did not look like it was tied to the pen, it looked like it was loose, hanging off of her. We did not go back to the pen because we did not know these people and we had not been on their property before. We left supplies by his door, knowing we’d be back.

A few days later, we stopped back by. When we walked around to the back yard, we saw a cute little pit mix tied on a very short rope to a table in the yard. She only had about 3 feet. There were several piles of f***s and the flies were relentless. She had no room to get away from her waste and the flies. Her ears were bleeding. It was very hot out and she was in distress. She had a mop bucket there for her water. This was all very sad. We knocked on the door and the owner came out.

We immediately began talking to him about this dog. The other dog was still in the pen. He told us that this female jumped out of the pen all the time and he didn’t want her. First, we got a cable and got her off of that hideous rope. She was so happy. She rolled in the grass and rolled and rolled! We then began explaining how he would have to fill out the owner surrender form for her to go to KCPP. He got very frustrated and said he didn’t know how to do that. Al told him he would come over the next day and help him do it on his phone.

This man also told us that the male pit, named Rider, had never been out of the pen. The pen was so nasty! It stunk so bad, Rider had no water and it was really hot outside. The flies were all over everything. Al and I got to work. We got several fly traps hung up, gave Hector the ear gel to put on Rider’s ears, as well as flea meds. We put the ear gel on the female’s ears. They were bloody and sore looking. We had him get the hose down there and fill up both of their waters. We left for the day, knowing we’d be back.

We got back to Chain of Hope and discussed. We are always full, but we needed to get the female out of there in order to help both of these dogs. Our goal was to get Rider out of the pen he’d never been out of. In order to do that, we had to get the female out of there, so we could put Rider in the yard. We knew even if he got the surrender form filled out, it would be 2-4 more weeks until he could have an appointment to turn in the female. We had to go ahead and take the female into our program. We just had to. It wasn’t like we had to twist his arm, he did not want her. He did not want to give up Rider at this point, so we had to get Rider set up better and out of that pen.

We went back the next day and got our little Sylvia relinquished! We told Hector we would be back the next day to get Rider set up out of the pen. We got back to COH and got Sylvia settled in. Her poor little ears. She was just the sweetest thing, but pretty scared.

We went back the next day to get Rider out of the pen. Hector had the pen gate so tied up with ropes and things that it took him a while to even open it. We had seen him feed Rider and he had thrown his food over the top of the pen onto the ground. He hadn’t been in that pen in a very long time. This was so sad. I can’t even tell you how bad the smell was in Rider’s pen. And he’d never been out of there. Our hearts just break every day.

He finally got the pen open, we reached in and got a cable hooked to him and Rider didn’t even know what to do. It was pretty sad. He was so reluctant to come out of the pen-he’d never been able to leave his enclosure before. He didn’t know what to do. We coaxed him out and then he was in the grass for the first time ever probably! He wagged his tail. He let us pet him. We had come to change his life for the better.
We had brought an igloo dog house, a water bucket and other things and got Rider all set up. Thank God he was out of that nasty pen!

We stopped by a few days later and Rider was back in the pen. Oh no. Hector told us that he got out of his collar. Al was speaking with Hector in Spanish and it got a little intense, especially when Hector said that Rider was like someone in prison. Al told him Rider was not a prisoner, that he was doing that to Rider and that it wasn’t our responsibility to come over and take care of his dog. We left very disappointed and worried about Rider.

We stopped by a few days later and Rider was out in the yard on his cable! We praised Hector and pet Rider and gave him treats. Rider was so much happier. Hector had secured him better so he couldn’t get off of his cable and so he felt confident letting Rider be out of the pen.

A lot of what Al said must’ve gotten to Hector because he has seemed to take a new attitude towards Rider. When we were standing in the yard talking, I heard Hector say something that sounded like “fleas”. I asked Al if Hector was saying that Rider has fleas, because we had given him flea meds for him. Al said, “No, he said felice, which means happy!” He was looking at Rider and smiling and said that he was happy now. He’d gotten it. He’d found some compassion. We had made him look at Rider as a living creature who needed love and care.

Hector now has his son taking care of Rider, too. Hector goes into the work in the afternoon and we have seen his son back there, tending to Rider later in the day. Hector told us that his son walked Rider up to a park the other day. Things are moving in the right direction for Rider!

We are out here trying to change a mindset. It’s a beautiful thing when people start to acknowledge suffering and loneliness in their pets and we help them change things for the better. Makes all of the numerous visits here and the patient education, along with telling him the hard truth about how he was keeping his dog worth it! It’s all about improving an animal’s life. We really are their voice.

Little Sylvia is up for adoption! She has just blossomed at Chain of Hope! She is very sweet and affectionate. She loves playing with other dogs! She will need a 6 ft. fence or to be walked. Sylvia loves everyone she meets! Here the link to our adoption application:
https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/adoption-application/

Our eyes are on Rider every week. Things are going much better. For now, his life has improved a lot and we are monitoring. We can't make people give up their animals, so we must improve their conditions and monitor. Thanks for keeping us out here!

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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.

Refreshing Ice Water on a Very Hot Day!
Refreshing Ice Water on a Very Hot Day!

Erica and I were out all afternoon yesterday, taking ice to outside dogs. Heat index of 104 degrees! Trying to cool these outside only babies down. They loved it!

When you are celebrating your freedom today, please keep in mind those that have none. Please continue to stick up for your neighborhood pets and advocate for them from the rooftops. Their owners need to be held accountable, along with the governing agents that should be watching over them. Thank you to our supporters from the bottoms of our hearts. When we have to leave these guys behind for hopefully another day, your support is what keeps us going!

During these hot days of summer, we celebrate our wins and the dogs that we were able to save from dying on the chain. Tomorrow will be dangerously hot again, so please keep an eye on your neighborhood pets and elderly humans.

Kevin is a special guy. The reason why we exist. We fought and FOUGHT for him, and he made it out. Sometimes being on a chain affects dogs in a ways we can’t say. They are broken and sometimes can’t come back that. Kev kept his spirit high and is such a forgiving pup. He is ready to find his forever family. He is a biiiiig boy who loves dogs, kids, people, attention. He loves to play and sploot. He is special. Adopt Kevin here: https://chainofhopekc.org/adoptable-dogs/adoption-application/

Chain of Hope is celebrating May 4th at the KC Collector Expo with R2-KT, @Brentwoodsideart, @KansasCityR2Builders, @SaberGuild. May the 4th be with you.

Our Difficult Work
Our Difficult Work

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Who is hanging out at our shelter this week? ALMOST all of these dogs are available for adoption! Check them out on our Petfinder 🤩

Lonnie out here puttin in the WORK!

We love what we do on outreach! The hard days are hard but, the good days are GOOD. We are proud of what we do, we are thankful to our supporters for allowing us to continue our hard work. The animals of KC absolutely need us.

Everyone is so excited for tomorrow! We hope to see you there!

We are thankful to the man that called this old man into us. We were able to get him picked up and safely over the shelter. We know that he was not in good health, could barely stand, and was most likely deaf. He was also very aggressive. We know that he would have died behind that building cold and alone. We are thankful he is warm and has a full belly!

It’s the little things around here 🐾

We have 2 special guests this week at the shelter! Moraine and Perrin. Moraine is deaf and Perrin is deaf and blind. They are both acclimating to their new room and yard while also having a new playmate, Holly! All 3 of these babies are available for adoption. Perrin is needing a VERY special and understanding forever home to help with the challenges he will face while learning the ropes. All 3 would do great in a home with animals!

What rescued looks like ❤️

Sherlock went to foster and within minutes was taking advantage of his new yard. Fostering not only gets a dog out of the shelter but it allows a spot to open up for another dog in need. It’s saving 2 lives with 1 act.

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