Best Animal Protection Organization Independence Near Me

Avada Reducto: Zero stars. We went after hearing they needed cats adopted. Got there and was very uncomfortable place to begin with. Now we have to say what pronouns we want or we can’t check in. Then after 20 mins of watching everyone sitting down/ eating/play fighting we left. No one was working or helping anyone that was there. Guess they really didn’t need to get cats adopted out cause no one would get up off their phones and help anyone.

Lesa Osgood: Very nice new facility. Good dog play areas. The cat rooms are clean and there was a volunteer there petting the cats when I was there today.I am sad that the facility is over full.

Mitch Nettles: Horrible experience. Spent 3 hours here and only saw 2 dogs. They don't let you see the dogs you want to see and steer you to the dogs they want you to see. You should be allowed to go pen by pen and watch the dogs and see the ones you want a meet and greet with. They bring them out one by one or tell you "this one is not a fit for you". How do they know how a dog will do in a totally new and different environment. I wanted to see 8 dogs but they said 5 were not a good match. Let me pick my own dog!!!

Jay Mexico8: Really great.

shannon beebe: Took a Very long time to even see a cat and you have to fill out stuff before you even get to look. You better figure out if you are a she it or a there there or he her, thats a question, No more Mr. & Mrs. Disgusting i say. Anyway Most animals are in foster homes so they won't be there. That is a good thing though.

William Fruits: Won't do their job.

Chase Coleman: My cats had ran away, and one died and these people did nothing. I had left a previous review but I took it down because I see others on here are kinda making the message clear.I had posted a different review not to long ago in regards to a kitty that I had got that passed away over night within 24 hours of bringing it home. I took it down because I was so heart broken over having problems.But now I will say, while I was at this place, I witnessed 3 cats puking in their kennels. I even said something to a employee about one of the cats. And she acted like it was okay.Discrimination happens here alot. Be aware

Emily HV: I Had Brought A Dog That I found on the streets & After a week and months, I kept calling to check up on him & they always tell me they CANNOT give me any information. DOES IT EVEN MAKES SENSE ? I'll definitely give this place 0 STARS if I could. I literally gave my information out when I filled out the paper form & also had verified the Info as well. I AM THE FOUNDER AND THE ONE WHO BROUGHT HIM TO THIS PLACE & They can't even tell me How he is doing or tell me what had happened to the dog. COME ON. DO NOT BRING ANY TYPE OF PET TO THIS place. They probably KILL THEM and make you think they're taking care of them. That's why they didn't want to tell me because they probably KILLED HIM.

Christine James: Went in today to see one of the dogs, had to go home and get my pups for a required meet and greet to proceed. While I was driving from KCPP to my home and then immediately back to the facility the dog was adopted out to someone else. Just to be clear, I had conversations about next steps, was gone no more than one hour (Had to drive 20 minutes away to my home) and no consideration was given to the efforts I was taking. The first come, first served policy is destructive. Perhaps let people sign a form stating they will be back and charge their credit card if they do NOT return. I am unlikely to try to adopt through KCPP after this experience.

Ira Kullot: My girlfriend and I waited over an hour and a half to see the cats. We support kc pet project and everything they do. That said, there needs to be some accountability. It was very frustrating having to wait that long. The people at the front desk said since they're not on the feline team there's nothing they can do. If others have this experience it significantly reduces the opportunity of the cats getting adopted. Please improve your visitation processes.

laura greenspan: What a beautiful building! Staff is amazing the building is set up in a way for the animals to thrive and given the best quality care! Shout out to Bria for an amazing tour of this amazing place!

Ricardo Vargas: I am currently at the admissions center at KCCAC, and I would like to raise recognition to Derek, who just demonstrated high morals, professional ethics, humanity, and high respect for pet owner rights.Two women walked in with a dog that they apparently found on the streets. One of the girls behind the counter scanned him and found a microchip on him. They pulled up the owner's information, and Derek politely informed the women about the right procedure:1. Notify owner2. Wait for the owner to claim their pet3. If unclaimed, pay the adoption fee4. Take ownership of petThe women became upset that they had to pay for a dog they had found and clearly stated they could have kept him. Derek repeated how the process works and stated once more that the dog has an owner and they have a right to recover their pet. After having to repeat himself several times, he told them how they wouldn't like someone taking their dog.The two women walked out with the dog in tow, and Derek promptly followed them gathered necessary information so they could notify the owner and involve the authorities.I hope he sets an example to all staff here at KCCAC, as he clearly reflects the values that a place like this should uphold. Be proud to have someone like him working for pet and pet owner rights.

I Am Remnant: Definitely doesn’t care too much about animals as far as I can see. Disappointed. I called and called only to get transferred to different departments until I finally got to someone. I found a mother cat with eight kittens. I can tell she just had them. Because the blood and other things that come with giving birth. I was told that they couldn’t help. The mother looks like she may have been attacked by a dog. She has a hole in her body. And seems like she can’t see very well. It breaks my heart because I don’t know how she is going to be able to watch over her babies being in that condition.She turns her head a certain way oddly so I am really concerned. I can’t take her in but my daughter goes out to try to feed her and give her water and put a box out there with training pads that we use for our dog in a box. She has to pick the mama cat up and then the babies out the pads in there and the animals back in there. It’s really sad because she doesn’t seem to be functioning correctly. And these pet places don’t seem to help at all.

Brody Nick: I came to adopt a kitten for my girlfriend as a kind gesture! she was so happy to have a new kitty in her home & i think her little home was finally complete! a day later the cat is constantly vomiting bile & won’t eat drink or anything! we took her back to see if they could do a check up they said “there’s definitely something obstructing her bowles!” so we were going to do surguery after we found out this would be thousands of dollars for a cat we just got we thought kcpp would help! no they did everything to make sure this cat didn’t come back to me! they made sure to not take blame for anything so now the kitty was stripped from our home & im not allowed to get her back after weeks of them not helping me & making me feel at fault for this poor kitten i just adopted! ill never refer this place never will be here again & i feel for the MANY other family’s this has happened too!

Nicole Ten Napel: Adopted my 3-legged friend from kc pet project. It was clear he got the best medical care there and the adoption process was easy and painless. The staff is always friendly and willing to chat!

Amanda Schroeder: I adopted my two adorable cat roommates here, and now I go volunteer to contribute where I can spending time with the shelter animals.

Nancy Rodemann: Very kind and super helpful. The greeter was very informative.

Donna Bailey: They were very nice people

Janell Knotts: Amazing shelter with wonderful people dedicated to helping animals find their forever homes. I love volunteering here!

Starla Stephens: Called about a dog on stray hold but was told there wasn’t a hold and she was available for a Early Bird Hold. Went to KCPP in person to place the hold 20 minutes later and was told there was a hold. No big deal-ended up placing a hold on another stray. The stray we placed the hold on ended up getting reclaimed- glad she made it home. KCPP waited until the day we were supposed to pick the stray up and adopt to call us to let us know she was reclaimed. We had already known for 3 days as the owner posted on the KC PP Lost and Found page that her dog was reclaimed. Back to the original dog that got a hold placed before we were able to make it to KCPP- she was posted on a different organizations website a week after we tried placing the EBH on her. Just confused how can a different rescue place an early bird hold on a dog to turn around and charge more for her than KCPP was asking for the adoption fee. I know there was at least 2 other people besides our family that tried adopting this dog (Plum) and was all told she had an adopter- she actually went to another rescue. All the times we have visited the facility the kennels are clean and the staff is nice and personable. The low rating is due to the lack of communication (waiting 3 days after the stray had been picked up to let us know she was claimed) and allowing an animal to travel to another rescue rather than informing the potential adopters of this and saying she was available for EBH when she was not.

Kelsey Smith: It’s unfortunate that I put a 1 star review. Why am I doing as such? 1) as far as I have ever known they are a no kill shelter — this is not true. 2) they don’t use euthanasia as a source of last resort - they do it just to free up space.What was done to Poppi was unbelievably wrong on many levels. Poppi had a rescue willing to pull him and ensure he was put into a loving foster or adoptive family. That he was properly loved and cared for.There was quite literally not one good reason to euthanize this dog and you inhumanely stole a life — just to do it.I’d be ashamed of myself if I were in any of your shoes….

Tracy Gray: If I could give negative stars, I would. Wayside Waifs murdered a dog that legally belonged to another rescue, claiming ownership based on false information. He had no bite history and they euthanized due to barrier reactivity after less than a week, even though they were told we were actively working on finding a foster.UPDATE: It was NOT untreatable. You did not do a proper behavior assessment, and your people admitted as much. And we even offered to come handle him ourselves. Save your lies for the publicity ops.

emily sunseri: It was posted online that someone attempted to bring a dog here and they told them to dump the dog back where they found it cause they needed “permission” from animal control, they have repeatedly shown they do not care about animals safety and care, do not support them.

Ashley SoBougee: I had a better experience the second time around with adopting. I came in and talked to a rep. I told her that I wanted a small dog. $35 special. I got a poodle. I Luv him. I enjoyed the experience.

David Varner: Got there right at 5 after being told by someone that they were open for this event till later. Rude people told me they were closed and would not let us even look. Terrible. Will never go there again. As a business owner myself, I go out of my way to accommodate people even if they come right at closing. What is more important? Adopting an animal? Or going home to sit around and watch TV?? Will NEVER go back!!!

Mike: Don't try calling to see if the one dog you might be interested in is available. We called twice (within two hours of them opening mind you on a week day).It went to their voicemail both times. We then made the 20 minute trip out there to be told the dog was already gone. Basic communication skills aren't there.

Cathy Roney: We were excited to get our dog until her personality started changing and she started whining a lot, has tripped her owner several times. Later when asked to bring her back the lady on the phone said, yeah, those puppy mill dogs are very unstable. We were never told she was a puppy mill dog, just that her owner was being evicted and couldn’t keep her, running a puppy mill will get you evicted. We were deceived and lied to and now they say we can’t give her back for at least 8 weeks. If you want to trust these people that’s on you guys. I don’t recommend them at all.

Ruthie Wu: I found my perfect cat (now emotional support animal) here and I’m on my seventh foster today! I love the staff and how much they care not only for their animals but the community. It’s one of the biggest shelters I’ve visited and they take great care to make sure their rescues reach the right forever home for them.

Lexi Betterfly: They looked at me werid and the people made me and my family wait in there for 30 minutes and the dog try to attack my dog

Brenda Smith: This shelter is beautiful. The staff is very nice & professional. All shelters should be like this !!! ♥

Lauryn Massey: Both me and my sister have adopted cats from Wayside and both of us have had bad experiences. We have the sweetest cats, but hers brought Ringworm home to her other cats (still dealing with months later because it's so contagious, and that they insisted had multiple negative ringworm tests) and mine has a gum disease they didn't disclose to me that requires a $1000+ dental surgery in the next few weeks. I emailed them about it and they said they noted some inflammation in his front teeth (not the ones that have actual issues, also no notes of it in the medical forms they gave me). We don't trust their vets, or maybe the cats aren't examined enough but either way expect a lot of vet bills after you leave this place. I tried fighting for them to cover part of my cat's surgery because it's legit been four days since I got him, and he did not develop this gum disease overnight, but they want me to schedule an appointment to see him (they know I live an hour away) before telling me if they would help cover the costs or if they could provide the surgery and they won't reimburse anything outside of Wayside. Super disappointed.

Brianna Sakamoto-Jones: They were very kind, helpful and they helped us take a little precious puppy home who we love dearly ❤️

Thomas Hook: We had our pet cremated there and they were amazing. They helped us bring her in on a soft bed and give us time to say goodbye. Then when we got her back they give us a lot of things to remember her by and a note that made us ball our eyes out in the parking lot. The two ladies that were at the front gave us all the help we needed and helped us through the process.

Erin Matt Wedding: Amazing location and dedicated staff!

Phil Wieand: I had my cat cremated at Wayside Waifs just last week. Rachael and Victoria are amazing. When I brought her home I decided to look at the ashes of previous pets I've had. 2 of them were not done correctly and I had them done in another state. I contacted Victoria and she let me bring my other 2 pets ashes in to be corrected for free. They turned out great and the way you expect ashes to look. I am very impressed by the service I received for the pet memorial services.

monica dabbs-logan: Only putting one star because I have to to in order to post this review. Zero stars would be better. Their policy on looking at dogs is awful and hurtful to families. You shouldn’t be able to look at multiple dogs back to back and make other families wait for a decision to be made before they can even have a chance. We went to look at a certain dog but was told she was in isolation and wouldn’t be able to be seen. Only to hear an hour or so later that another family was given a chance to see her. We were able to see her but after we fell in love and wanted to adopt her we were told the other family finally decided and we’re taking her. Once you move past a dog, that dog should be fair for anyone to adopt if they fall in love with them. If there isn’t an $30 hold on the dog it should be fair game. Absolutely heartbreaking to see and play with a dog and fall in love and know she would be a perfect fit only for another family to take her. Even though we were there first we didn’t even have a chance.

Dometrius Cunningham: Worst place ever...never answer any phon calls...can never get in touch with anybody..smh

Steve Calovich: Kudos to WW's for hosting the Missouri House Rabbit Society!

Alexandra Rosell: I can’t say enough good things about Wayside Waifs!! I just adopted a kitty from there, and my experience was amazing. The staff and volunteers were so patient and knowledgeable, and they obviously really care about what they do. If anyone from the cat team is reading this, Kitty Boi says hi, and he’s very happy in his new home!!

Trisha A: I adopted a kitten here last year and had a fantastic experience, the staff were all very nice and helpful and I love my baby more than anything.

Edgar Varela: They helped me with my

Water Dog: Nice place, and polite staff.

Jessica: The folks in here are great - helped direct us to some lower cost vet care. They've also rented me a trap a few times for FREE, just a security deposit that doesn't get charged as long as you return the trap. Nice to have a no kill shelter like this in our area.

Lucky S.: Got both my cats micro chipped. Only cost $25 each. They were pretty accommodating with my scheduled. The entire process was super fast.

Chad Johnson: One of the friendliest places to find a new family member :)

Jeremy Ramirez: Very helpful

Dennis Lark: Not crowded. Easy to shop.

Angel Lopez: Great organization. Volunteer s always needed. Dogs and cats are plentiful. Donations always welcome. If I ever win the lottery my money is going here. My love for animals can't even be explained.

Gary Bray: They were great Went out of there way to help. Great place

Austin pickman: Took my buddy Yarrow/Kai in today as their were two bumps one of which was sensitive to him if poked or touched at times. Everyone their remembered him and again still very .uch cared about him even after being adopted. They also checked out his paws on his left side as his back one has been bleeding after walking . They tested the bumps he had and it was not anything threatening and they also answered all the questions about him. As I stated in another comment 5 star service. They truly care about the animals their and even still care after they leave to. I would adopt over and over again from here.

Mike Mcc: Was told I would have to wait till past noon the next day before the pet would become available for adoption when I checked the next day I found out that had been adopted that morning through one of the workers for a friend of theirs. I had seen pet the day before outside and was told I was not allowed to near it and the pet was not socialized yet or assessed as the worker put it and she rushed him back into the building. I would like to have a fair chance at a seeing the pet after 12:00 but I was deceived.

YEEZY OnDuhSalt: A group of big hearts full of puppy love providing purrfect service! No paws, go there to adopt !!!

Eunice Pryor: Would not help with lost kittens

harry finnigan: Had a fantastic time. Worth every penny and more.

Marisela Torres: My 16 year old dog was lost .and I was frantic looking for him. Great Plains SECA posted that he was found over 3 miles from home and was safe. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH !!! We will be eternally grateful

shannon laber: Loving caring people. their once a month dog food pantry is such a help.

Tracey Rosenthal: Great place

Karry Rood: It was really busy on a Friday evening. The staff was super friendly and helpful. I brought home my BooBear and have been having adventures ever since.

Glen Ortiz: Unable to surrender found cat after housing during this winter temps as instructed. So left confused and upset

David Bottemuller: Fantastic place if you're looking to adopt very friendly staff and you can tell they really care about the animals