"The ones they've got, they're doing their best. "They really care about the pets here," Short said. Short said she knew the Humane Society was in a tough situation, so that helped her and Jahr decide to adopt now instead of waiting. Most of them are really happy once they get outside." "We let them stretch their legs a little bit outside. "But at the same time, it's also nice just coming and knowing you can let a dog outside for a couple of minutes so they don't have to be inside their little kennels all day," she said. I love getting to walk them."īriggs said sometimes it's hard to resist the urge to take a dog home. The dogs are really sweet, and you know you're helping them. "It's not hard, especially with doing it with friends," Tatum said. Gwenna Street, Masyn Briggs and Grace Tatum were coming off a 30-minute shift walking some of the larger dogs when they talked about volunteering at the shelter. The organization also needs volunteers who can come to the shelter and take some of the animals out of their kennels for a few minutes each day. We also count on them for a lot of donations because everything we do here is donation-based."
We really depend on the community for fostering, especially the babies, to get them out of the shelter. "It is a huge number of animals 653 dogs and cats that require everything from walks to bathing and food every day," Fisher said. "With the influx of animals, it causes a lot of extra stress not only on the animals themselves but the staff and the volunteers, so everybody is just doing what they can to make sure everyone is getting the best care they can."įisher said the shelter needs just about everything, such as people to adopt dogs and cats foster homes that can help relieve the kennel stress that develops in animals that have been cooped up in a shelter for too long and donations of money, dog food, cat food, kitty litter, cleaning supplies and other items. That was down from 672, so it's not a big difference, but we're starting to get those numbers down and heading in the right direction. "We have been able to get some animals out into some forever homes and transfers, and we were able to get our numbers down to 653 as of (Tuesday) afternoon. "This year seems extremely bad," Fisher said. Emperor Lane in Joplin, said it seems like the shelter takes in more animals, especially litters of puppies and kittens, in May and June, and this year was no exception. Tianna Fisher, shelter services manager at the Joplin Humane Society, located at 140 E. We adopted one, and maybe other people can come and adopt pets, too." "We heard about the situation at the Humane Society.
41."And I wanted someone to be home with me at night," Short said. For more information about this dog or any others at our Shelter, please visit We are the Joplin Humane Society in Joplin, Missouri. Please ask your adoption counselor at time of adoption if you have any unanswered questions regarding illnesses and treatments of the pet that you are adopting. Kennel cough is contagious to other dogs, please talk to your vet if you have any questions about kennel cough prior to adoption. Always remember that the majority of dogs at our shelter have been exposed to or may have kennel cough. We always encourage family to do some research on the breeds or mixes of breeds prior to adoption as many can have some unique characteristics that may or may not fit into their families. Behavior evaluations should be considered as a snapshot of the behavior of the dog at this point in time JHS believes all dog families need to be prepared to invest time and energy into training as well as provide common sense management of their new dog. We never recommend leaving young children unsupervised with dogs, and we cannot guarantee the behavior of dogs with children, other pets, or cats. Recommendation on suitability of placement with children by their ages is based on behavioral observations including energy level and response to body handling. Our cat test should be used as a general-purpose screening only to rule out overt aggression we always recommend caution when introducing dogs to cats in the home. Dogs are generally tested with dogs of their own size and dog meets with the resident dogs are always encouraged. She mixes well with other dogs in a kennel and is indifferent towards cats in the shelter environment.
Jessa does pull on a leash, but with basic obedience training, she should be walking like a champ in no time! She is food motivated and knows the command sit. She is loose and wiggly when greeting, and comes when called for snuggles and kisses. She has a high energy level, so she would benefit from an active home with a fenced yard and plenty of space for daily play and exercise. Jessa is a 1 - 2 yr old female Catahoula mix.
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