KC Metro & Surrounding Area
LOCAL RESOURCES
• Affordable Veterinary Care Clinics
• List of Shelters & Rescues
• Search Online for Adoptable Pets
Financial Assistance for Veterinary Services
These non-profits help with the cost of veterinary care.
Fix’em KC
Provides subsidized spay/neuter surgery for pet owners who cannot afford the cost of surgery, financially assists community cat caretakers and trappers with the cost of spay/neuter for trap, neuter-spay and return (TNR), and creates more accessibility to area veterinarians for low-income pet owners through the establishment of a vet network.
Waggle
Waggle is a revolutionary, not-for-profit crowdfunding model dedicated to keeping companion animals and their families together. They help pet guardians pay for vital emergency or ongoing veterinary care that they could otherwise not afford.
Search Online for Adoptable Pets
There are so many loving adoptable pets right here in our community waiting for a family to call their own. Luckily, there are online search engines to help pets and families connect! You can search by breed, age, size, behaviors and more to help you find your perfect match.
Petfinder and Adopt-a-Pet are two of the most extensive search engines. They also allow you to sign up to be notified when pets become available that fit your search criteria. Both web sites also offer resources to help you learn about training, pet care and more.
KC Metro
Shelters & Rescues
Local Rescue Groups
These non-profit organizations have adoptable pets primarily living in foster homes.
There are also many rescue groups for purebred dogs and cats. We have not listed those groups below. You can do an online search by specific breed to locate a breed rescue near you. Some of those breed rescue groups will also have mixed breeds for adoption.
Rayville, MO
Peculiar, MO
Independence, MO
KCMO
Olathe, KS
KCMO
KCMO
Dearborn, MO
Excelsior Springs Friends of Animals
Excelsior Springs, MO
Pleasant Hill, MO
Friends of Kansas City Kansas Animal Services
KCKS
Friends of Parkville Animal Shelter
KCMO
Odessa, MO
Heart of America Humane Society
Overland Park, KS
KC Protective Animal Welfare Society (KC PAWS)
KCMO
KCMO
Lenexa, KS
Overland Park, KS
KCMO
Mission, KS
Blue Springs, MO
Sedalia, MO
KCMO
Overland Park, KS
Paola, KS
Smithville, MO
Liberty, MO
The Animal Rescue Alliance (TARA)
KCMO
KCMO
Valentine’s Second Chance Animal Rescue
Raytown, MO