Rex and Shadow recently arrived at Great Plains SPCA with critical needs. Rex had an open wound from a ruptured abscess and Shadow was paralyzed in her hind legs. Our incredible Shelter Medical team administered the expert wound care to help Rex heal and one of our key donors provided Shadow with her first ever […]
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Fiona, Marlow, Cade and Confetti all have lengths of stay at the shelter of at least three times the average Great Plains SPCA shelter dog. Living in a shelter environment, despite incredible dedication to making it a low-stress experience, can have many negative effects on the mental well-being of shelter dogs. These effects can include:
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It’s true that black pets often get overlooked by potential adopters in favor of animals that stand out more. Due to their coloring, black pets are often more difficult to photograph, have less distinguished features and face historically negative stereotypes, meaning it typically takes them longer to get adopted. In the spirit of the season,
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Our HERO Team committed to taking in a litter of 10 five-day-old puppies whose mom had to have emergency surgery and was unable to produce milk for the puppies. Several of our incredibly dedicated Foster families came forward to care for them. Stepping up to foster puppies this young takes serious dedication. These babies must
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Thanos is a Cane Corso puppy who was rescued by our HERO Team in late July. This is the story of his fight for survival from parvovirus to forever family. Read more from Thanos’ new Mom on their journey to finding each other below. “Sometimes the best things come in giant packages! “We weren’t actively
Thanos survived parvovirus to find his second chance with a forever family. Read More »
The eight longest term dogs currently at the shelter are: Prince, Carrot, Hendrix, Harlow, Fiona, Pooh Bear, Sheba and Lance. While our average length of stay is 26 days, their average length of stay is 107 days. With this increased stay comes increased costs of care. Based on our average cost of $28 per day…
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Hendrix is a five-year-old American Bulldog mix who is an all-star ball player, lover of cuddling, and energetic playmate with other large dogs. He is at that great age where he is out of the puppy stage but still has a zest for life and is a perfect size at 60 pounds. Hendrix has been
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We often share the staggering statistic that our average cost of care per shelter pet is $751 while our average adoption fee is just $130. What you may not realize is that the $751 cost is based on our average length of stay of 26 days. Pets who stay with us longer than average have
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Emily was among a group of 14 dogs transferred to Great Plains SPCA from a rural Texas pound after being rescued from a hoarding case. The Athens, Texas (population 12,664) animal control facility that took these dogs in, was overwhelmed with the large influx of additional dogs. They reached out to Great Plains SPCA for
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We first shared Anda’s story on Facebook on April 16 and since then have issued multiple pleas to find her forever family, but Anda is still without a home. On May 8, we shared the urgent need for Anda to find a foster home to get a break from the shelter environment. No calls. On
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