Meet RITA this SATURDAY, AUG 29 from 12 to 3PM at our PET ADOPTION EVENT at the MERRIAM PETSMART located at 5810 Antioch Rd, Merriam, KS 66202. Join us at Merriam Petsmart and meet your perfect match. We’ll have DOGS, PUPPIES & KITTIES ready to steal your heart! WEEKEND SHELTER HOURS FOR ADOPTIONS: SATURDAY, AUG 29: CLOSED (Visit our pet adoption events!) SUNDAY, AUG 30: OPEN 10AM to 3PM, NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED! KCK Animal Services is located at 3301 Park Drive, KCK. ——————— RITA IS IN A FOSTER HOME. If you are interested in meeting her please call 913-321-1445 or email petadoptions@kckpd.org to schedule your appointment. Meet Rita, this sweet little girl has confidence to spare! She’s loving, playful, and has just the right amount of sass to keep things interesting. With her charming personality and adorable attitude, she’s sure to steal hearts wherever she goes. Female• 5 months old• Terrier Mix• 9.2lbs RITA is one of the 80+ dogs and puppies who we recently rescued from a terrible hoarding situation. The poor dogs were living in a filthy, crowded house, having to fend for their food. Most of them have scars and wounds. It was truly a heartbreaking situation. Yet, every single one of these dogs and puppies are sweet natured— just wanting to be loved. They are amazingly resilient. They’ve all been bathed, cuddled, and loved on by volunteers and staff. Some are very timid, yet they are comforted by being held and like the attention and love. Thankfully, many have found foster homes with us or with our rescue group partners. But we still have about 30 dogs in our shelter who are ready to be adopted or to go to a foster home. ADOPTING A DOG Our dogs have been spayed or neutered, vaccinated, dewormed, microchipped and tested for heartworms (if 7 months or older). If you have a dog or children we ask that you bring them with you to meet our dogs to make sure it is a good match. We are open for meet and greet adoptions at our shelter on weekends. No appointment is necessary for weekend adoptions. Our weekend hours vary and we also have satellite adoption events every weekend. Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofKCKAS/ for more info about weekend adoption hours, events and available pets. We are open Monday through Friday by appointment only. Please contact us by phone at 913-321-1445 or by email at petadoptions@kckpd.org to schedule your appointment during weekdays. FOSTERING Can't commit to adoption but still want to help us save lives? Consider fostering by filling out our foster application at https://www.kckpd.org/Animal-Services/Foster-a-Pet. All supplies are provided.