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2025 Articles
Press Releases
- March 10, 2025 - Great Plains SPCA Offers Affordable Spay/Neuter Services to Promote Responsible Pet Ownership
- February 17, 2025 - Great Plains SPCA Urges Pet Owners to Keep Animals Safe Amid Dangerous Cold Temperatures
- February 3, 2025 - Chiefs Kingdom Joins the Shelter Showdown: Can We Lead the Pack? Part 2
- January 24, 2025 - Reflecting on 2024 – A Year of Challenges and Extraordinary Impact
- January 23, 2025 - Chiefs Kingdom Joins the Shelter Showdown: Can We Lead the Pack?
- October 7, 2024 - Local Animal Shelters Unite for KC Mega Match Pet Adoption Event
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2024 Articles
10 Kansas City Power Players You Haven't Heard Of (Yet)
by Ian Ritter, David Hodes, Hampton Stevens and Dawnya Bartsch
Tam’s tireless commitment to saving and bettering the lives of animals, her strategic guidance, and her genuine care for every person she works with have made Great Plains SPCA what it is today—a beacon of hope and a force for positive change. Tam leads with grace, humility, and strength, and we are proud to see her receive well-deserved recognition for her transformative work. On behalf of everyone at Great Plains SPCA, we want to express how grateful we are to have Tam steering our mission to save, nurture, and find loving homes for pets in need. Read More
- Kansas City Mega Match Coverage | Fox4KC by Olivia Johnson
- Why are people being priced out of pet ownership? Local shelters react | Fox4KC by Dillon Seckington, Shannon Rousseau
- Litter Of 11 Abandoned Puppies Beg Shelter Visitors To Take Them Home | The Dodo by Ashley Ortiz
- Puppies dumped on KC road looking for forever homes | KCTV5 by Sarah Motter
- Puppies need homes after abandoned on Kansas road: “It simply breaks our hearts” | Kansas City Star by Ilana Arougheti
- FurEver Home Friday: Great Plains SPCA | KCTV5 by Staff Piece
- ‘Good Samaritan’ saves kittens from threat of harm with help of Kansas City animal shelter | Kansas City Star by Kendrick Calfee
- KC area shelter pets in desperate need of foster, forever homes | KCTV5 by Sarah Motter
- A Resilient Survivor: Forever home sought as animal abuse case continues | KCTV5 by Sarah Motter
- Paralyzed pup looking for new home, previous owners charged with felony animal cruelty | KMBC by JoBeth Davis
- FurEver Home Friday: Great Plains SPCA | KCTV5 by Staff Piece
- Long-term shelter dog Lucas finds a home after 520 days in Kansas shelter | KMBC by Alan Shope
- Neglected Goldendoodle puppy rescued by Great Plains SPCA | KMBC by Alan Shope
- Great Plains SPCA’s resident still in search of fur-ever home after 500 days | KCTV5 by Jonah Kahn
- Two weeks after urgent plea, animal shelter's longest resident Lucas is still without a home | KMBC by JoBeth Davis
- Great Plains SPCA launches fundraising campaign after drop in pet adoptions | KMBC by Alan Shope
- This dog has been in a Kansas City-area animal shelter for 500 days — can you help him find a home? | KMBC/MSN.com by JoBeth Davis
- Dog shelters advise dog owners to bring pets inside | KCTV5 by Ryan Hennessy
- Inside K.C. Chiefs' Derrick Nnadi's quest to save shelter dogs | ESPN.com by Elizabeth Merrill
- Rescued Great Dane dogs from 'horrific' conditions in Topeka are now enjoying new life | Topeka Capital-Journal by Evert Nelson
- Dog shelters advise dog owners to bring pets inside | KCTV5 by Ryan Hennessy
2023 Articles
- Shelter Baffled at Why Dog Has Spent 737 Days There: 'Makes No Sense' | Newsweek by Jack Beresford
- Dogs Held for 371 Days Due to Court Case Can Finally Be Adopted: 'Justice' | Newsweek by Alice Gibbs
- Spay/Neuter Collaborative of KC to host community wide clinic this weekend | The Pitch KC by Mar’Che Boggess
- 'Affectionate' Dog With No Adoption Applications in 260 Days Breaks Hearts | Newsweek by Alice Gibbs
- Too many dogs, too few adoptions: Inside the ‘huge crisis’ in KC animal shelters | Kansas City Star by Eric Adler
- Great Plains SPCA seeking help after power outage | KCTV5 by Gabe Swartz
- Some KC-area residents still navigating after days without power due to storm | Fox4 KC by Malik Jackson
- Trap it Up: How KC’s dog and cat trappers find the metro’s lost and stray pets | The Pitch by AJ Stutzer
- JoCo Notes: Cat 1,500 miles from home turns up in Prairie Village | Shawnee Mission Post by Kyle Palmer
- From waste to winnings, Great Plains SPCA to host Puppy Pooper Bowl | Fox4 KC by Sydnie Savage
- KC animal shelters need help finding homes for overflowing number of large dogs | The Pitch by Sarah Moore
- Four Kansas City-area animal shelters plea for help due to overcrowding | Fox4 KC by Karra Small
2022 Articles
- Kansas City animal shelters are in a crisis: 'We have no kennel space left' | KCUR by Steve Kraske, Elizabeth Ruiz
- Kansas City area experts warn to keep pets out of dangerous cold weather | Fox4 News by Dave D'Marko
- Dog mauled at Kansas City area home while tethered, undergoes life-saving surgery | Fox4 News by Dave D'Marko
- Pet Tethered in Yard Loses Leg After Being Mauled by Dogs: 'Had No Option' | Newsweek by Alice Gibbs
- Teen shares stories, raises money for Kansas City animal shelters through book store phot credit- PawsUp | KSHB by Rae Daniel
- 15 rescue beagles, part of Virginia animal abuse case, arrive in Merriam | Fox4 KC by Jacob Kittilstad
- Scorching Temperatures Put Outdoor Pets At Extreme Risk | KC Parent by Great Plains SPCA
- Stuck in the Shelter: Adoptions decrease while number of pets coming to shelters increases | KCTV5 By Emily Rittman
- Creature Feature: Brad and Socks like to keep it simple | The Pitch
2021 Articles
- Stressed Dogs Need Homes flatland kc-stressed dogs | FlatlandKC.org by Catherine Hoffman
- Overland Park Repeals Pit Bull Ban OP Pit Bull Ban Overturned | Fox4 KC
- Heartwarming Tails from The Nancy Silverman Rescue Ride Ava Story | ASPCA.org
- Johnson County animal shelters expect influx of lost pets on Fourth of July weekend — here’s why | Johnson County Post by Jacob Martin
- Animal-themed art show raising funds for Kansas City shelter Fox4 Art for the Animals | Fox4 KC by Travis Meier
- Get tax break by purchasing art at “Artwork for the Animals” exhibit | The Pitch by Sofie Misle
- Pit bull bans in Leawood, Overland Park receive scrutiny as more cities drop similar laws | Shawnee Mission Post by Roxie Hammill
- Great Plains SPCA takes part in national adoption event | KSHB 41 by Kari Williams
- Weekend Possibilities | Best Friend Bingo + Beer Transport Brewery | FlatlandKC.org by Clarence Dennis
- Animal advocates increase efforts as temperatures plunge | KSHB 41 by Andres Gutierrez
- Local animal shelter helping temporarily take in dogs from cold weather on | Fox4 KC by Sharifa Jackson