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8,000+
Pets rescued to date
7+
Locations & Counting
100+
New volunteers each year
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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.
Boogie and all of her friends at the Little Wichita Barn would like to say thank you for the recent litter deliveries we received after putting out a call for help!
We are so lucky to have such an amazing community of supporters that keep our supplies stocked for our rescue friends.
THE SCOOP ON BOOGIE:
• Domestic Shorthair | Brown Tabby
• Age: 3 Months
• Awaiting her spay (can foster to adopt)
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Wichita, KS 67205
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❤️ A VERY SPECIAL FOSTER NEEDED.
Yesterday we shared an ask for these two senior pups—both 15+ years old—who have spent their entire lives with the person they love. They are his family.
Yesterday, we shared that their situation is different from the typical foster request we receive. We can't share every detail, but we can tell you this: their owner is facing circumstances beyond his control and is desperately asking for help keeping his dogs safe.
He doesn't want to give them up. His hope is to have them cared for in a loving foster home for a few weeks, or however long is needed, while he works through his circumstances and determines what comes next.
And we want to give him—and these two dogs—that chance. ❤️
But to get them out of the shelter, we need a very special foster.
Someone willing to:
🐾 Foster both dogs together
❤️ Understand that senior dogs may need extra patience and care
🤍 Love them without knowing exactly how long they'll stay
🏠 Give them a safe, peaceful place to land while the future is uncertain
If their dad is able to come back for them, we want nothing more than to see them reunited.
But if life takes a different turn, we want these two to already be safe and loved.
We know this is a big ask. We aren't looking for someone who has all the answers. We're looking for someone who can look at two dogs who have given their entire lives to their person and say:
“You don't have to know what happens next. You can be safe and loved here for now.”
If you can be that person, please sign up to foster and let us know. ❤️🐾
Sometimes fostering isn't about knowing how the story ends.
It's about making sure they're loved while it's being written.
Alwaysandfurever.org/forms.
Their names are Roxy (Aussie mix) and Scrappy (Shih Tzu).
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🐾❤️ Bernie & Mike Wazowski
They are so loved at the Little Red Barn, but what they want most is a family to call their very own. 🥹 They deserve a home where they can be loved, cherished, and never have to wonder when their person is coming.
Please don’t let them wait any longer. Their forever family could be you. 🏡❤️
Learn more about them at: alwaysandfurever.org
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