MISSION, KAN. — One metro animal shelter on the brink of bankruptcy may not be able to save their business, but they did manage to save many animals in the past few days.
People at the Pet Connection in Mission, Kansas say they’ve adopted out more than 100 animals.
Sheila Beckwich and her friends drove from Belton to check out dogs at the Pet Connection.
“We really weren’t picky,” Beckwich said.
She settled on a seven-year-old German Shepherd named Taylor.
“They make us laugh, just look at that face,” Beckwich said.
That’s good news for the Pet Connection because they are going through hard times. They’ve been forced to close down one building and may be forced to close a second one as well.
“Right now it’s day-to-day and week-to-week,” said Melody Kelso with Pet Connection.
They may not save their business, but they managed to save their animals.
“It’s amazing,” Kelso said. “People have had to wait for hours for us to even help them the last three days and no one has been disgruntled or cross.”
Volunteers say they will continue to try and save more dogs.
“More dogs will be coming in after Thanksgiving,” said volunteer Faye Hopkins. “They will be saved from being euthanized.”
That’s not a bad way to celebrate Thanksgiving. All the new animal owners say they’re happy to have a new family member.
For now, they’re not sure if the shelter can stay open until the first of the year. One thing is for sure, the Pet Connection says that all adoptions are free for now and for the animals they will get after Thanksgiving.
