We are a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation founded for the purpose of finding homes for ex-racing greyhounds and educating the public on the suitability and availability of greyhounds as pets. Our programs depend on donations and volunteers to accomplish our wonderful mission. All funds go directly to our programs; the organization is comprised solely of volunteers.
The best first step to adopting is to submit an adoption application. The application in no way obligates you to adopt however it does help us get your adoption moving a little quicker. Our primary placement areas are the western half of Missouri and most of Kansas. We do not make placements in the St. Louis area and we will not make placements beyond Missouri and Kansas. To find an adoption program in your area, please go to www.adopt-a-greyhound.org. Before you adopt, ALL reading age members of the new adopting household are required to read either Adopting the Racing Greyhound by Cynthia Branigan or Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies by Lee Livingood prior to the home visit. Additionally, if there are children in the home that are age 13 or younger, we also require Living with Kids and Dogs…Without Losing Your Mind by Colleen Pelar. We recommend that you try to involve the children in the reading as well. All of these books can be found at Amazon.com. Our adoption program will receive a donation from your purchase if you order through Amazon Smile and select MoKan Greyhound Adoption as your charity of choice. Once the required reading is complete, your adoption representative will schedule an educational home visit that ALL members of the family (even roommates and shared custody children) are required to be present for. If everyone still agrees that a Greyhound is the right fit for the household, the results of your home visit will be shared with the adoption committee for approval. Once approved, your adoption representative will help you determine which dog is the best match for your home. Especially for first time adopters, we will actively help you select the right dog for your home environment. While we know how easy it is to fall in love with a certain photo or description, we hope that you will trust us to make a good match. While all of our dogs are wonderful, not all of our dogs are right for every home situation. We do not hold specific dogs for potential adopters. If you’ve met a specific dog that you liked, you are welcome to put that information on the application and we will try to find a similar personality type but, we do not promise that particular dog. The adoption process can be as short as two weeks or as long as six depending on how quickly the reading is completed and how schedules match up. If you have an active application with more than one Greyhound adoption program, we will ask you to finish things with all other programs before we will work with you. Please understand that our program is run entirely by volunteers and most of them work full time jobs and their time is very valuable. We pride ourselves on not having specific rules about the age of an applicant’s children or whether we will place dogs in homes without a fenced yards. The one rule we will absolutely enforce is that we will not place a Greyhound in a home with an electric or invisible fence. The adoption fee is $350 which just barely covers (and often doesn’t even cover) our medical costs for the dog. The animals in our care have had a general health check, been spayed or neutered, microchipped, had a full dental, tested negative for heartworms, have up-to-date vaccinations (rabies and dhlpp) and have been checked for parasites. If the dog tests positive for a parasite (hookworms, whipworms, roundworms, etc.) we will automatically treat them with two rounds of worming medicine. Because of the locations of our foster homes and because our dogs often have adopters waiting for them, we do not typically do a recheck. We recommend that you have your veterinarian recheck them at your first visit. Some parasites can be stubborn and some do not show up in the first fecal exam. We will NEVER knowingly place a dog in a home without disclosing all medical issues that we are aware of but, some medical issues do not present themselves while the dog is in our care.
Independence MO 64051 | 0 mile away
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Independence MO | 0.9 mile away
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Kansas City MO 64133 | 5.4 miles away
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Raytown MO | 5.4 miles away
A non-profit 501C3, all volunteer group dedicated to helping homeless pets in the Greater Kansas City area. Our organization is the result of an alliance between several rescuers in the Kansas City region who share the same goal of ending animal suffering and homelessness. Although we are foster home based, we also lease several kennels at a local boarding facility. Although this little "shel
Blue Springs MO | 6 miles away
Our Mission: To find wonderful homes for all the pets in our care. We are foster home based so we are able to tell you the personalities of our pets and are able to let you know if the pet would be a good fit for your family. We adopt to indoor homes only.
Raytown MO 64133 | 6.1 miles away
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Raytown MO 64133 | 6.3 miles away
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Kansas City MO | 8.1 miles away
The Kansas City Ferret Hotline and Shelter was founded in March, 1992. The original goal was to provide education for the pet community by placing an informational brochure in veterinary offices, and pet stores. But the ferrets started coming in and nothing has ever stemmed the flow. Originally the shelter was in the basement of the director's house in Kansas City, Mo. In 1994, a sunroom whic
Kansas City MO 64130 | 8.2 miles away
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Kansas City MO | 8.5 miles away
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Kansas City MO | 9.5 miles away
We are a small group of non-paid volunteers that want to make a difference in the lives of people and animals. We strive for Quality...not Quantity. Each adoption is important to us. There will be follow up communication and post adoption issues will either be resolved, or we will resume responsibility for the animal. We have invested time, money, and love into each of these animals and it matter
Kansas City MO | 9.9 miles away
Midwest Vizsla Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to intervene on behalf of Vizslas who, through no fault of their own, have become homeless. Many of these dogs come to us through shelters or owner turn-ins where the owner can no longer care for the dog.
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Kansas City MO 64114 | 12 miles away
KC P.A.W.S. was formed in 2007 with the determination of working with animals in need. We specialize in working with animals who are the victims of abuse. We work in connection with local City and State agency’s to help investigate and report cases of cruelty and neglect as well as providing education and resources to the community on how to properly care for their animals.
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