Kansas Humane Society of Wichita

Shelter program:the Kansas Humane Society is a non-profit animal welfare organization providing shelter and care for homeless animals, pet adoption services, donor-subsidized spay/neuter services for the pets of low income families, youth education, community outreach, volunteer opportunities and end of life services such as private pet cremation. In fiscal year 2022, khs provided services for 15,234 animals. of those animals, 4,066 were surrendered by their owners who were no longer able to care for them, and 6,402 were stray animals transferred for adoption from Wichita animal services, the Kansas Humane Society's municipal partner at the murfin animal care campus.of the 15,234 animals served by khs, 11,141 were homeless animals needing shelter and 4,093 visited khs for ancillary services such as spay/neuter or end of life services. of the 11,141 animals needing shelter services, 10,840 were saved through adoption, transfer to regional adoption partners or returned to their owners. In fiscal year 2022, khs' live release rate for canines was 97%; for felines 98%; and overall, 98%. Due to health, behavior or lack of organization resources, 166 animals were euthanized.

Community and educational services:youth education is a key building block to reaching our vision and reducing our community's distressing pet overpopulation. In fiscal year 2022, khs reached over 352 children to teach invaluable lessons of compassion and respect for other living things. Khs helped 3,123 grieving families memorialize their pet through private pet cremation in fiscal year 2022. Nearly 1,444 volunteers helped fulfill the mission of khs, providing care, support, enrichment, socialization, compassion and love to its temporary residents. More than 286 volunteer foster families provided specialized care for 1,167 ill or underage pets in fiscal year 2022.

Veterinary medical center services:the khs veterinary medical center provides high-quality medical care to shelter animals including examination, evaluation, vaccination, and spay/neuter surgery prior to adoption. Khs conducted 3,173 spay/neuter surgeries in fiscal year 2022. The spay/neuter surgery program is designed for low income pet owners. Every dog and cat adopted from khs is spayed/neutered and microchipped prior to adoption - ultimately decreasing the number of animals entering our facility in the future.