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8,000+
Pets rescued to date
7+
Locations & Counting
100+
New volunteers each year
Our Past Rescues
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Providing Love Is Our Paw-ssion
Even a single act of kindness can save an animal’s life.
Always & Furever advocates not just for the lives of pets, but for the quality of their lives. We go beyond most shelters, offering our rescues a chance to experience kindness, comfort, and joy while they wait for their furever home to find them.
From critical medical care to daily moments of comfort and love, every animal in our care is treated with dignity while they wait for their furever home.
Whether you adopt, volunteer, or give, your compassion becomes their second chance.
Providing Love Is Our Paw-ssion
Even a single act of kindness can save an animal’s life.
Always & Furever advocates not just for the lives of pets, but for the quality of their lives. We go beyond most shelters, offering our rescues a chance to experience kindness, comfort, and joy while they wait for their furever home to find them.
From critical medical care to daily moments of comfort and love, every animal in our care is treated with dignity while they wait for their furever home.
Whether you adopt, volunteer, or give, your compassion becomes their second chance.
What Makes Us Special
Patience
Unlike other shelters, we refuse to give up on any of the animals that enter our doors. No matter what, our team devotes as much of our time, energy, and funding as possible to keep our animals healthy and safe.
Protection
Even after our animals find their furever homes, we vow to help you take care of them, if necessary. We conduct frequent follow ups and can help connect you to resources as needed. One day, we hope to reduce barriers between adopters and essential pet care, including veterinary costs and food purchases.
Positivity
Plans change and mistakes happen, but it’s our job to persevere and to learn. What began in Spring Hill, Kansas, has grown into a life-saving mission serving animals across Osawatomie, Kansas City, Wichita, and beyond. We’re here to be the model of forgiveness that these animals need, which helps us become better, kinder people.
Adoption Process
If you’re ready to join our community of adopters, we’re glad to have you! Before you bring your furry friend home, though, there are a few steps you’ll need to follow. Start by filling out an application and then we will begin:
- Reference Checks – This helps us understand you as a pet owner. If this is your first pet, don’t worry—this step helps us match you with the right animal.
- Virtual Home Check – The size of your home isn’t important, as long as it meets your pet’s needs.
- Background check – We need this information to check for any past animal-related incidents. All animals deserve secure, happy homes.
- Medical Team Consultation – Ensuring the health of you, your new friend, and any current pets you have is essential.
- Meet-and-Greets – We’ll repeat this step as necessary to verify that you and your desired companion are compatible.
Future Plans at the Homestead
A fortunate turn of events led Always & Furever to purchase 40 acres next to our original Little Red Barn. What began as a simple letter to the landowners is now a dream come true! Our main focus will be on building smaller facilities for puppies, cats, reactive animals, and on-site medical care. Then, we can shift focus to hosting community-centered activities on the property that encourage kind humans to adopt animals in need. This could include puppy yoga, pancake breakfasts with dogs, bingo nights with cats, and more.
Our mission continues to grow. Today, we proudly serve pets and people across the region, with key locations in Wichita, Osawatomie, and our soon-to-be Homestead East in Kansas City, MO.
🩶Little Wichita Senior Barn Update🩶
What a GORGEOUS day it is here in Wichita today! 🌞 Today we have spent some great time in the sun soaking it all up!
🩰 Lacey’s swelling has gone down significantly with her antibiotics, and she is slowly starting to settle in. She truly loves wandering the yard after she’s had a good nap.
🍒 Shirley has been feeling much more like herself as well. We still have to take things easy, and she is still looking for a foster home where she can relax as she goes through this. Spondylosis is painful—some days are harder than others, but today is a good day so far. She even wanted to share a big smile with you all today! Isn’t she just adorable? 🥹❤️
🪿 Zeus is soaking up all the sunlight possible in his little “private yard,” aka “The Zeus Goose Yard,” which he thinks is entirely his 😆—and we can’t lie… it pretty much is. Just look at his setup! Zeus would thrive on a farm or even in town with a big yard where he can watch the world go by and relax. He’s very easy to please and such a big lover. He’ll tell you how much he loves you! He knows “speak” and “quiet,” loves going on walks, and is one of the best walkers we have. You’d think with his size he might be hard to walk, but he’s actually the opposite. He just wants someone to love him for who he is. He’d happily sit on the porch with you and watch the sunrise or sunset—or both.
🌻 Helen is a big cuddle bug today! Lots of love and cuddles being given out. I cherish every little snuggle I get with her. She’s such a sweet little old lady, with just a bit of sass. 👑
📚🐈⬛🎩 Dr. Seuss is making new friends with Annabelle while also enjoying playtime with staff as he grows more confident with his toys and stuffies. His smile is so big and bright! 🥹🐾
💐 Annabelle has been soaking up every cuddle she can get today and has met so many new friends over the past week. She has been so sweet and kind to everyone she meets, and we are so proud of her. She truly is a perfect little angel. 😇
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🐾 Donation info:
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🌎Website: alwaysandfurever.org/donate
💰Venmo: @AlwaysAndFurever (charity only)
💰PayPal: alwaysandfurever@yahoo.com
💰Zelle: Zelle@alwaysandfurever.org
📬 Wichita Mail: 4090 N Hoover Rd Suite #250, Wichita, KS 67205
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🐾Link for all forms/volunteer waiver:
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🐾 Volunteer Opportunities
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🐾 Adoption form link:
Adoption link for website: www.alwaysandfurever.org/our-dogs/
🐾Book a time to volunteer: alwaysandfurever.simplybook.me/v2/
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Looking for your perfect partner in crime?
Ruby is your girl. She is up for any activities you want to do! She is a follower. Ruby loves to be apart of anything and everything you’re doing.
Ruby is struggling at the Red Barn and needs a foster or adopter to take her in so she has a warm home and loving arms to rest in. Ruby loves to run and play and end the day snuggled up on the couch!
Ruby
🐾 6 months old
🐾 Female
🐾 Shepard/ Anatolian mix
🐾 56 lbs
🐾 High energy
🐾 Very playful
🐾 Happy
🐾 Good with dogs
If you’re intrested in fostering or adopting visit our website at alwaysandfurever.org to apply or for more information.
We couldn’t do what we do everyday for our amazing pups without your amazing support and donations! Every dollar makes a difference in every pups life 🫶🏻
To donate:
Alwaysandfurever.org/donate
Venmo: AlwaysandFurever
PayPal: alwaysandfurever@yahoo.com
Mail to: 23595 W 223rd St, Spring Hill, KS 66083
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🥳Help me welcome 3 new residents to the land of Oz!
💚Ozzhe: owner passed away and he had nowhere to go. Ozzie is potty trained and a top-tier companion! He is on the older side and would love a soft place to land.
🩵Noah: Dachshund mix, 2 years old, owner surrender. Very sweet boy who loves attention, medium-high energy.
💙Butterball: Dachshund-Chi mix, 10 years old, owner surrender, very sweet boy who just wants love, low energy.
The land of Oz is full of so many amazing pups just waiting for their foster or Furever home to pick them! Fill out an app below and come meet your new best friend! Picking one of them, allows us to bring another lost soul in so apply today and help us save more lives! ♥️🐾
No matter how old, how sick, how big or how small, we are here to make a home for those animals who are without. Changing the lives of many loving dogs and cats who have nobody to turn to. Every donation counts no matter how big or how small
✨Forms link to adopt and foster www.alwaysandfurever.org/forms/
💰click here to donate: www.alwaysandfurever.org/donate/
🐾Volunteer Forms
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🏠Hotel Getaways
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💛Land of Oz
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