The staff said a dire situation is emerging at KC Pet Project. The shelter is running out of space, which is why free adoptions of any dog over 30lbs were offered on Wednesday. “I can’t wait to take him home. To be honest, I can’t wait,” said new dog owner Tristin Pouncil. Pouncil drove from Grain Valley to the shelter in Swope Park for his new dog, KD. The puppy is a 6 month old terrier pit mix that weighs 31 pounds. When have you ever seen a shelter give away free dogs?” Pouncil said. KC Pet Project says that’s because their capacity issues are more than a crisis right now. KC Pet Project. The shelter has had to place pop-up crates in playrooms and healthy dogs in animal hospital kennels. Leaders of the organization say they can trace most of this increase to inflation. “People come to us because their rents have increased, and they can’t find a place to let their pets in,” Fugate said. “The fact that everything that affects people affects their pets,” Fugate said. But for Pouncil, he’s happy to have a new friend. He’s also glad he could help free up some much-needed space. If you’ve found a stray, KC Pet Project asks you to look for alternatives to bring them in for now. Hold that dog for a few hours and try to find someone who can scan for a microchip or post that dog’s photo on social media. Being able to reunite the dog with its owners will keep their shelter from overflowing.
The staff said a dire situation is emerging at KC Pet Project. The shelter is running out of space, which is why free adoptions of any dog over 30lbs were offered on Wednesday.
“I can’t wait to take him home. To be honest, I can’t wait,” said new dog owner Tristin Pouncil.
Pouncil drove from Grain Valley to the shelter in Swope Park for his new dog, KD. The puppy is a 6 month old terrier pit mix that weighs 31 pounds.
“It’s like a once-in-a-lifetime experience. When have you ever seen a shelter give away free dogs?” said Pouncil.
KC Pet Project says that’s because their capacity issues are more than a crisis right now.
“We literally have nowhere to put dogs coming in. Just yesterday 40 new dogs came in,” said Tori Fugate of KC Pet Project.
The shelter has had to place pop-up crates in playrooms and healthy dogs in animal hospital kennels. Leaders at the organization say they can trace most of this increase to inflation.
“People come to us because their rents have gone up and they can’t find a place to live that allows their pets,” Fugate said.
Pet food and veterinary care prices are also rising, pushing some pet owner budgets to the brink.
“People don’t think about the fact that everything that affects people also affects their pets,” Fugate said.
But for Pouncil, he’s happy to have a new friend. He’s also glad he could help free up some much-needed space.
If you’ve found a stray, KC Pet Project asks you to look for alternatives to bring them in for now. Hold that dog for a few hours and try to find someone who can scan for a microchip or post that dog’s photo on social media.
If you can reunite the dog with its owners, it will prevent their shelters from overflowing.
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