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KC Pet Project

Animal shelter in Kansas City, MO

KC Pet Project is a 501c3, nonprofit charitable organization operating the KC Campus for Animal Care, Kansas City, Missouri’s, Animal Shelter. We care for more than 16,000 animals a year and now have 14 locations in Missouri and Kansas to adopt out pets. We focus on progressive programs to help people keep their pets through Lost and Found services, our Keep ‘Em Together, KC program, and pet safety initiatives like microchipping, pet identification, and more.

KC Pet Project also performs all animal control operations for Kansas City, MO, through our Animal Services Division.

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Address
7077 Elmwood Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64132
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7077 Elmwood Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64132

Hours of Operation

Sunday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Monday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Friday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Adoptable pets at KC Pet Project

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Gucci

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 6 yrs 7 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Lucybelle

Domestic Shorthair

Female, 3 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Maleficient

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 3 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Domestic Shorthair

Female, 6 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Toasty

Mixed Breed (Medium)

Male, 1 yr 6 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Tipsy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Domestic Shorthair

Male, 10 mos
Kansas City, MO
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Domestic Shorthair

Female, 2 yrs 2 mos
Kansas City, MO

Shelter FAQs

Leading the way in creating a compassionate, safe community for pets and people through progressive lifesaving programs and services, community resources, and educational opportunities.

Additional adoption info

Thanks so much for considering adoption! At KC Pet Project we have no blanket rules. Our goal is to find the pet that is right for YOUR family. The adoption process takes about an hour and does not require you filling out any paperwork ahead of time – you’ll do that once you’ve met someone and decide it’s a good fit. If you have another dog at home, we would like to have a supervised introduction with your pet(s) and our pet. Details about the introduction process can be found below.

You can view all of our adoptable dogs online at – we update their availability and location in real time. If you see them, they are still available for adoption. When you click on their photo it will show their location. There is no appointment needed to visit our pets.

You can visit any of our three locations seven days a week and find a pet that you’re interested in, or meet someone in foster at a mutually agreed upon location. We will have you fill some things out and then go through an adoption interview with a staff member. If all goes well, we’ll send you home with them that day. They’ll have been spayed/neutered, microchipped, have age appropriate vaccines, have been heartworm tested, and have received intestinal dewormer.

Small dogs, puppies, and specialty breeds go quickly here at KC Pet Project. If your schedule allows, you are encouraged to visit our dogs here at the shelter, as we often times have these dogs but they are on stray hold. If you see a pet you are interested in but they are not currently available, you have the option of putting down an Early Bird hold. The EB hold is $50 and $25 of it is a non-refundable donation to us that gives you first right of adoption if the dog is not reclaimed, and the other $25 is deducted from the dog’s adoption fee.

All of our adopters are expected to have a proper leash and collar for their dogs or a carrier to take home cats, which can be found in the retail section of any of our locations. If you live in Kansas City, MO, you should also expect to purchase a city license tag for $12 – this is something you’ll renew each year upon vaccinating your pet.

If you need to introduce your pet(s) to our pet: We recommend visiting an animal first to make sure that it is a good candidate for your home, and so that you have free hands. If you decide you would like to proceed with a meet and greet, please bring your dog to the location where your adoption candidate lives and staff will assist you. If visiting the main shelter, please do not bring your dog into the kennel area. Instead, have someone you trust hold onto your dog and notify a staff member that you are here for the introduction, or you can leave them in your car if it is weather appropriate. KCPP staff will let your dog and our dog drag a leash and greet each other naturally, without you present so that the introduction can be as objective as possible. Please plan on separating your newly adopted dog from your current dog on your drive home (in a kennel, for example), unless you have assistance.

Adoption Fees:
Adult mixed breed dogs: $75-150
Small breed dogs and puppies: $150-300
Cats: $25-$75
Kittens: $50 – $125

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Great Plains SPCA - Merriam Campus

5424 Antioch Drive,
Merriam, KS 66202

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Purrlock Holmes

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 7 mos
Rayville, MO
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Delta

German Shepherd Dog

Female, Puppy
Kansas City, MO
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Jaz

Hound (Unknown Type)/Boxer

Male, Adult
Raytown, MO
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Percy

Domestic Shorthair

Male, 6 mos
Overland Park, KS
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Moe Howard

American Pit Bull Terrier

Male, 10 mos
Spring Hill, KS
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Bessie

Labrador Retriever

Female, Senior
Liberty, MO

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