Wayside Waifs

As Kansas city's largest and most comprehensive no kill pet adoption campus, Wayside Waifs is committed to finding homes for all adoptable pets. We serve more than 27,000 pets and people every year through pet adoptions, pet memorial aftercare, youth education, canine training programs, and community outreach. We do not euthanize adoptable animals, and there are no time limits for animals in our care. Only animals suffering from significant medical issues or those that pose a danger are humanely euthanized. We are proud to be a part of Kansas city's no kill community. Wayside is a private nonprofit 501(c)(3) charity with regional and national reach. (continued on schedule o)pet adoption program: Wayside found loving homes for 3,680 homeless animals. The average length of stay for shelter animals was 19 days. A complete circle of care was provided to all homeless pets based on their individual needs, including services like: foster care, veterinary care, life-saving surgery and diagnostics, training, specialized behavior modification, and enrichment.community outreach: 4,023 pets and people were served through outreach programs. This included low-cost vaccine drive-thru events, free spay/neuter events, free food and supplies through the pet food pantry, free animal behavior support, and trap-neuter-release for community cats.education program: 11,711 youth were reached through education programs. This included no more bullying violence prevention curriculum, kids in action, camp Wayside, dog safety classes, among others. The no more bullying program was named the 2023 educator's choice award for best youth humane education program by the association of professional humane educators.additional 2023 accomplishments include: 3,428 surgeries performed 625 cats and dogs received behavior training 163 animals reunited with their families 94% live release rate 1,301 animals fostered 640 families served through pet memorial services 48 vet students completed the Wayside vet preceptorship program