#KC PET PROJECT ZONA ROSA UPDATE#
Recently, KC Pet Project spent $60,000 in facility renovations to keep the shelter in compliance with the Missouri Department of Agriculture regulations.Ībout $45,000 is being used to update its play yards for dogs by installing artificial turf. It really is something the city at some point is going to have to address.” It’s too old, it’s too small it’s got all sorts of issues as far as the HVAC system or the lack thereof. “I think this committee knows that shelter is just simply inadequate. However, maintaining that live release rate is a challenge, given the age and size constraints of the current animal shelter, 4400 Raytown Rd.Ī tremendous job with some very tough limitations,” Sharp said. “Our increased intake is definitely a burden,” Toellner said.Ĭompared to last year, the shelter has taken in an additional 1,250 dogs and cats, but has still maintained a 91 percent live release rate for 2013. While adoptions are up by 52 percent compared to last year, the shelter intake number is also up by 20 percent, said Brent Toellner, president of the KC Pet Project Board of Directors. That extra space will allow the organization to provide additional volunteer opportunities, host dog draining classes and pet owner education classes. This month, KC Pet Project will expand into space next door, gaining an additional 1,800 square feet. “I think we have a great partnership with them (Zona Rosa),” Johnson said. This year, Zona Rosa chose KC Pet Project as one of six recipients to benefit from the Change for Charity program. Old Navy has even invited the animal shelter operator to the store on several occasions to show off animals available for adoption. “We hear a lot of people who travel to Zona Rosa specifically come to the pet adoption center and (then) do more shopping while th ey’re there,” she said.Ī number of Zona Rosa retailers offer shopping discounts to those who adopt animals through KC Pet Project, and Zona Rosa restaurants have donated food for various events, Johnson said. Their storefront is also becoming a destination location, sh e said. Johnson said KC Pet Project, which operates the city’s animal shelter, received a prime spot across from Dillards at the shopping center. “I don’t think anyone envisioned we would adopt that many animals from there.”
4 Public Safety and Emergency Services committee meeting. “This seems to be a phenomenal success,” Kansas City City Council member John Sharp said during the Dec. We are a licensed animal welfare group through the state of Missouri & a 501(c)(3) non-profit.Since opening its Zona Rosa pet adoption center in November of 2012, the KC Pet Project has adopted out 1,454 pets from that location alone.Įmployees were hoping to meet the 1,000 mark and exceeded that goal, said Teresa Johnson, chief executive officer and executive director of KC Pet Project. You can revisit our website & watch while we grow, or help us grow by making a donation. When it’s not possible, they may safely surrender the dog to us, provided we have space. We offer counseling & resources to do our best to make this happen. Our #1 goal though is to have a dog stay in their current home, should it be safe. Our final goal is to have the adoptions last the dog’s lifetime. We set our dogs up for success & match them with the right family. With this being said, our adoption rate is sometimes slowed due to the fact the dog(s) may not be ready for adoption right away. We allow the dogs to be dogs again, offering them behavioral modification, land to run on, foster homes, & necessary vet care. You can consider our place a half-way home for dogs if you will. Those shelters are also very stressful to the dogs & this is where we step in. The shelters that are open-intake, although they are doing the best they can, they can only do so much.
We were developed based on the fact that there is a gap in the sheltering system. All of our dogs leave our care spayed/neutered, vaccinated, microchipped & heartworm tested (if positive, we treat them). We have an equal balance of dogs that need medical care, behavioral rehabilitation & many dogs that are just ready to go into that new home today. We foster & care for approximately 30-40 dogs at any given time. Dogs by Debin is located in Kansas City, Missouri.
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