The Best Kansas City, KS Dog Rescues & Shelters in 2026

The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City

The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City is a 501(c)3 is a nonprofit organization located in Kansas City, Kansas. Established in 1912, The HSGKC has practiced over 100 years of faithful service to the lost, abandoned, and neglected pets in the greater Kansas City area. We are also a full-service veterinary care clinic, focusing on providing affordable veterinary care to our community. We have provided life-saving care to over 100,000 animals since the opening of our clinic. The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City is the only organization of its kind; providing adoption services, lost/found pet services, education, and an affordable public-facing veterinary clinic. In 1944 we became the first no-kill animal shelter in the KC area, taking in many pets who are sick or injured and in need of medical care and providing adoption services to our community. We are the ONLY no-kill animal shelter and affordable care clinic in Kansas City. While located on 10 acres, our plan is to expand our building footprint in order to provide the community with more services. We intend to be able to double our capacity for care in both our shelter and our veterinary clinic; a service that is needed very much in our community.

Kansas Animal Services

Animal Services is a no-kill shelter serving the community of Kansas City, KS. Our services include: • Pick up of stray, deceased, sick and injured animals • Animal bite investigations • Investigation of animal cruelty and neglect cases Each year Animal Services responds to approximately 5,000 calls for service with an intake of 2,000 animals. In addition to dealing with domestic animals, Animal Services officers are also called upon to round up stray horses, herd goats, evaluate injured wildlife, and any number of other calls dealing with the multitude of animals found in our community. In order to more effectively manage high intake numbers, Animal Services has developed strong working relationships with a number of established pet fosters, trappers, rescues and adoption programs in the region. A complete list and links are provided in the resource section below.