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Kansas City, KS, USA
MISSION & VISION Leading the way in creating a compassionate, safe community for pets and people through progressive, lifesaving programs and services, community resources, and educational opportunities. BACKGROUND Kansas City Pet Project was formed in 2011 when the city's animal shelter faced crisis-level euthanasia rates of 60-70%, with a staggering 98% euthanasia rate for cats. Before KCPP assumed operations, the facility functioned primarily as a "catch and kill" dog pound. However, within just a few months of KCPP taking over sheltering operations in January 2012, the live release rate soared above 90%-a level it has successfully maintained every year since. KCPP operates the Kansas City Campus for Animal Care (KCCAC), a state-of-the-art Meeting the increasing demand facility that serves as the city's open-admission shelter. Built in 2020 through a pioneering public-private collaboration, KCCAC represents an innovative approach to animal welfare-leveraging municipal...