Wayside Waifs

Loren Taylor a month ago

Same story as with the other shelters I have contacted. I asked that the kittens be spayed or neutered. Short end of this story is I contacted this shelter, filled out their questionnaire. The response I received from them is, “Hello. So they live outside.” Yes they live outside. I’m not an animal breeder. They are constantly sending mailers asking for more money. I need help and money is no problem. I am willing to pay the full amount to help these animals. The solution to animal shelters overflowing with animals is to humanely fix them. My suggestion is to stop supporting these organizations and donate to the local veterinarian clinics that will in this case, give the care needed for these kittens to thrive as community cats. I have been a donor for several years and would’ve donated for many years until my passing.

David Williamson 6 months ago

I adopted Freya here from Wayside Waifs over the weekend. She is the 5th Wayside graduate (4 pups and a kitty ) to come home with us over 30+ years. The workers and volunteers at Wayside try their best for every animal, and it's been my experience that they match the right animals with the right people. If you are in the KC metro and thinking of adding an animal to your family, visit Wayside Waifs.

Chris Gardner 8 months ago

I have adopted 3 pups from Wayside Waifs now. Every experience has been great. The staff is incredible, helpful, and patient. Dell, now Miku, has found her forever home and a big sister!

Shannon warstler Edited 8 months ago

6 days ago, we adopted a cat they named "Juanita". She was extremely stressed and we were so worried about how she would be as a pet. I'm here to report that she is soooo loving and cuddly, but it has been many hours of working with her daily, but VERY MUCH worth the work! She is a siamese with the only known history of living with a family who found her as a stray and had her for 5 months before surrendering her. My husband and I are so extremely happy we adopted her. We lost our dog in 2018 and wanted a pet, but also didn't want to get another dog. After 1 of our sons lived with us again for a bit, he brought his cat into our home, who we absolutely fell in love with. We decided to get a cat a few months after that son and his cat moved out. Best decision EVER! I can't thank Wayside Waifs enough for trying to work with her. She was very angry and also stressed the 1st few days, but we really began working with her in her safe room daily. 5 days later, we 1st pet her as she began warming up to us. Yesterday was her 1st purrs, 1st meows and her socially eating with us. She has made some very brave strides and is very fond of my husband who gets in more pets at home while I work awa

Kasi Smith 11 months ago

We have been looking to add another dog to our family for a while now – we fostered through another shelter and looked a couple of other places but never found the right fit. I had such a good experience with my first dog that I adopted from Wayside Waifs over eight years ago that we decided to go back there to find her a sibling. The adoption process was very thorough yet easy and enjoyable. We worked with Ken, who we were so impressed by - his calm and easy going nature, paired with his knowledge and experience, helped us feel confident in our decision. We adopted Lurch (now Bernard) a little over a week ago, and he is fitting in great 😊