Lost and Found

Reclaiming Your Pet

Halfway Home Pet Adoptions is where Kansas City, Missouri’s Animal Health and Public Safety Division bring lost and stray animals. Halfway Home Pet Adoptions is not animal control and does not establish fines or regulations.
We encourage anyone missing a pet to physically check our shelter at least every other day. Too often, breeds are mislabeled or descriptions do not match the dog in its current condition.
Please note that all American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers or any dog displaying the physical traits of these breeds must be spayed or neutered before being released from our shelter.

What are reclaim hours?

You can reclaim your pet anytime we are open. Current shelter hours are

What do I need to reclaim my pet?

Fees to reclaim pets must be paid for with cash. All pets must have proof of rabies vaccination and city licensing.
Fees for pets that are already spayed or neutered…

Fees for pets that are NOT already spayed or neutered…

*Waived if proof of license and rabies can be provided.

Protecting your Reclaimed Pet

Thank you for reclaiming your pet from the shelter.

Halfway Home is a boarding facility for all animals that are picked up by Kansas City, Missouri’s animal control. In most cases, we have no knowledge of the pets in our shelter’s medical history or vaccination status. Some pets arrive to our shelter sick and have not been vaccinated. These pets could be flea/tick infested and can put your pet at risk while here.

We do everything in our power to keep the kennels clean at all times. However, many illnesses are airborne or spread by shelter guests touching infected pets and then touching healthy ones.

We highly recommend that you purchase antibiotics for your pet when it leaves the shelter either from our vet clinic or from your regular veterinarian! If your pet is not current on their yearly vaccinations, please consider getting this done to keep your pet safe.

What common conditions could my pet have been exposed to?

We know you care about your pet. Protect your pet by purchasing

Have you thought about getting your pet a microchip?
 It only costs $15 and it could save your pet’s life. With a microchip, we can get your pet back to you quicker if he or she ever gets out again. Plus, with HomeAgain, you get $3,000 in lost pet medical insurance to help offset costs if your pet gets sick or injured while lost or at a shelter.

Animal Control Resources

Lost a Pet?

If your pet is missing, don’t panic! Call your veterinarian and let them know. If your pet was wearing his rabies tag, this is a way that he can be tracked down.

Call the microchip company. They can send out a lost pet alert to area shelters, veterinarians and rescue groups. Make sure to verify your contact information with them. A microchip does no good if they can’t reach you.

Check lost and found websites. These websites have databases for lost and found animals. You can view found pets and post information about your lost pet.

View the New Arrivals at Halfway Home

If your pet was picked up by Kansas City, Missouri’s Animal Control, it will be at Halfway Home Pet Adoptions. Please browse through this page to view pets new to our shelter and searching for their families. If you don’t see your pet, please come to the shelter anyway. Some pets refuse to have their photos taken!

Now you can Upload Information about your lost/found pet

Submitting this form will send an alert to our lost pet specialist who will try to keep an eye out for your pet or match the pet you’ve found with our lost reports. Lost and Found reports are retained online for 30 days and in print at the shelter for 90 days.