KC Pet Project offers free dog adoptions after shelter filled to the brim with canines

Kansas City Pet Project is waiving adoptions fees for dogs, hoping to remedy their overcrowded shelter.

A social media post on Wednesday from the nonprofit that runs the city’s animal shelter said no kennels are available in their KC Campus for Animal Care building.

“Every single space, including our overflow areas, is full,” the post read. There are 295 dogs at the campus alone, with 80 dogs entering the shelter this week.

If dogs aren’t moved out of the building, the statement said the nonprofit would have to make “heartbreaking decisions—today.”

Interim CEO Steve Kaufman said the kennel is the most crowded he’s ever seen.

Adoption fees for dogs only are waived through Sunday, March 2nd. Short term fostering is also encouraged.

Meanwhile, the nonprofit is in danger of losing their partnership agreement as the city’s animal shelter manager. The Kansas City Campus for Animal Care, a separate, private nonprofit corporation that KC Pet Project works for, sent a letter to the city stating that it would end its partnership in April.

Kaufman said that situation is not a factor for what he calls “a community issue” of pet owners bringing dogs to their shelters.

“The rising cost of pet food and pet supplies is one reason,” Kaufman said. He also said veterinary care costs and housing rules restrict owners from caring for their pets.

“We really need the community to help us step up and get these animals into homes,” he said.

Pets are available first come, first served and will have been spayed/neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. A full list of available pets can be found on KC Pet Project’s website.