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7+
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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.
Late goodnight from Dr. Seuss Esmeralda and Phia at the Little Wichita Barn 🌅🫶 They were all tired out especially with this heat wave! We were having problems with our AC today and were concerned that the dogs would overheat. 🤕🤒 Thanks to an outpour of support from our community multiple of our shelter dogs are having sleepovers tonight. 🥰 For the dogs who are still staying at the shelter we made sure they were as comfortable as possible.❤️Thanks to the help of our wonderful volunteers we were able to get multiple fans set up for them and thanks to your donations we will have even more fans coming in tomorrow! 😊 Thank you again to everyone who has shown their support while we’re working on getting this fixed!
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💰Venmo: @AlwaysAndFurever (charity only)
💰PayPal: alwaysandfurever@yahoo.com
💰Zelle: Zelle@alwaysandfurever.org
📬 Wichita Mail: 4090 N Hoover Rd Suite 250, Wichita, KS 67205
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Tonight, our hearts are SO full at the LWB. ❤️
⭐️❤️🌗We know it’s late, but had to share something so beautiful about how our Wichita community that came together so fast.
Earlier this afternoon, we noticed that the Little Wichita Barn's AC system was struggling to keep up with the extreme heat. We immediately called our HVAC company, and after nearly two hours of troubleshooting, we learned that the Kansas heat had unfortunately taken its toll on our unit, and it will need to be replaced. The HVAC team will be back out tomorrow as we continue working on a solution.
As stressful as this situation could have been, what happened next reminded us exactly why the Always & Furever family is so special.❤️🐾
With a large number of dogs in the building, it became difficult for the AC on the cat side to efficiently circulate throughout every area as the temperatures continued to rise outside. By sending as many pups as possible on overnight sleepovers, we were able to significantly reduce the strain on the space and help cool the barn much more effectively.🎉
Within hours, volunteers began stepping up in every way imaginable. Some opened their homes for emergency overnight slumber parties with our pups. Others dropped everything they were doing to bring fans to the barn to help circulate air and keep everyone comfortable. The outpouring of support was immediate, selfless, and absolutely incredible.🥰❤️
Because of you, several of our dogs are spending the night in loving homes instead of the shelter. Some are curled up on couches, some are watching doggy cartoons from the comfort of a king-size bed, and others are exploring gardens, soaking up one-on-one attention, and enjoying the simple comforts of being part of a family for the night.
Our sweet 🪻Phia is spending the evening with one of her favorite staff members, Lille. 🩶Stone is having a special sleepover with one of his favorite volunteers, Melinda. And so many others are getting to experience something they may have thought they would never have again—a home, a family, and the feeling of being truly loved.
To everyone who took a dog home tonight, thank you.🫂❤️
We also want to reassure everyone that the four pups remaining at the Little Wichita Barn are safe and comfortable. To help keep them cool, we moved them into suites that benefit from the cooler air circulating from our cat side of the building, and each pup has multiple fans helping move air throughout their space. Thanks to the incredible support from our volunteers who brought fans, the temperature inside the building has dropped significantly, and their rooms are staying nice and comfortable. Because of your quick response, generosity, and willingness to help, all of our dogs—both at the barn and on sleepovers—are resting comfortably tonight. ❤️🐾
To everyone who brought fans, thank you from the bottom of our hearts 💚
To everyone who volunteered today and helped keep things running as smoothly as possible, thank you! 💛
To everyone who checked in, offered help, shared ideas, or simply cared, thank you.🩵
🫂Watching this community come together for these animals has brought tears to our eyes. It is a beautiful reminder that these dogs are loved by so many people and that their lives matter to an entire community.
🐾Tonight is also proof of something we already know: shelter dogs are family dogs. They are couch dogs, bed dogs, garden helpers, TV-watching companions, and best friends. Given the opportunity, they thrive. Given a chance, they shine.
We are endlessly grateful for each and every one of you. The Little Wichita Barn and Always & Furever simply would not be what they are without this incredible village standing behind us and our animals.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for showing up when our dogs needed you most. We love and appreciate every one of you more than words could ever express. ❤️🐾
#avalibleforadoption #wichitaks #animalrescue #adopt #foster #notyouraverageshelter #nokillshelter #adoptdontshop #adoptasenior
‼️Please make sure you have signed our new Volunteer Waiver so you can cuddle with our adoptable pus and cats! 😊🐾 Link: www.alwaysandfurever.org/volunteer-waiver
🛍️ Amazon wishlist:
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1D43SCM8DZ2QS?ref_=list_d_wl_ys_list_1
🌎Website: alwaysandfurever.org/donate
💰Venmo: @AlwaysAndFurever (charity only)
💰PayPal: alwaysandfurever@yahoo.com
💰Zelle: Zelle@alwaysandfurever.org
📬 Wichita Mail: 4090 N Hoover Rd Suite #250, Wichita, KS 67205
📈Other Ways to Help:
IRA QCDs: - Taz-free giving for 70 1/2+
Stock Donations - Avoid capital gains
Coorporate Matching - Many employers will double your gift!
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www.alwaysandfurever.org/forms/
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🐾 Adoption form link:
Adoption link for website: www.alwaysandfurever.org/our-dogs/
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Goodnight our precious Oshie! We love you so much!
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