Providing Shelter and Love
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.
Foster Needed — euth listed
Currently NOT in our care!
This Little Soul Can’t Be Saved Without a foster.
This tiny boy’s story is heartbreaking. Hit by a car and left behind, he was found terrified, matted, and only 15 pounds. 15lbs!!!!
He’s trying so hard to be brave, but he’s in pain — his leg is injured, and he can only toe‑touch. He won’t put any weight on it, which is especially concerning given the reports that he was struck by a vehicle.
Imagine being that small, frozen in fear, with a car barreling toward you and no way to escape. No one there to scoop you up, protect you, or tell you you’re safe.
We cannot help him without a foster home.
He quite literally cannot be saved unless someone steps up to give him a place to heal.
We also urgently need fundraising support to cover his medical care, diagnostics, and whatever treatment his leg will require.
This little guy has already survived the unimaginable. Now he just needs someone willing to give him a chance.
To foster:
Alwaysandfurever.org/forms
To donate:
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Bernie, Julien and Trey are enjoying the cool weather before it gets hot again!
These boys are so happy all the time and they really like the cool weather!!! They are out enjoying as much of it as they can before it gets hot again.
These sweet loving boys are still waiting to find their Furever families! Could you be their perfect fit?????
Bernie
🐾 7 years old
🐾 Newfoundland Mix
🐾 94 lbs
🐾 Happy
🐾 Playful
🐾 Food Motivated
Julian
🐾4 years old
🐾 Pitbull mix
🐾 48 lbs
🐾 Happy
🐾Shy
🐾Loving
Trey
🐾 2 years old
🐾 Pointer/Cattle mix
🐾 Loves cuddles
🐾 Medium/High Energy
🐾 Good with Kids
🐾 Playful
🍀It’s March and the Barn pups have a special surprise for you!
Need a little extra luck this year!? Well LUCKY for you because for the entire month of March the 10 longest residents at the little red barn and the land of Oz will be sending their fans luck charms!
💌So how does this work? All you have to do is click the link below ⬇️. Check mark all your favorite pups, put in your information, and the for $20(each pup) will mail you a luck charm! This includes a one of a kind painting from the pup(s) of your choosing and a picture of them!
Have enough luck? Help sponsor a volunteer and after they take a pup on a date, they too will receive a lucky charm!
Best part? An amazing anonymous donor has decided to match every donation up to $10,000. That means that your $20 donation for your lucky charm is now double to $40 and so on!
🍀Lucky Charm order form:
www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/lucky-charms-from-the-barn
Want to help with supplies as our Amazon wishlist or purchase elsewhere and ship/drop off directly to the barns.
🐾 Amazon Wishlist
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2MYJ4RMMTWI7K?ref_=wl_share
💛Volunteer Forms
alwaysandfurever.simplybook.me/v2/
🏠Hotel Getaways
www.alwaysandfurever.org/hotel-getaways/
✨Adopt and foster forms www.alwaysandfurever.org/forms/
♥️Red Barn address:
23595 W 223rd St
Spring Hill, KS 66083
💛land of Oz address:
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