Empty the Shelters adoption event at KS Humane Society

POSTED BY
Carolyn

If you’ve been planning to adopt a pet, May 8 might be your day. The Kansas Humane Society in Wichita is having an Empty the Shelters adoption event. What that means is cheaper pet adoptions!

Empty the Shelters adoption event

The Bissell Pet Foundation is sponsoring this event, which lowers the adoption fee for one day only on dogs, kittens, and tween cats. (The deal excludes puppies and High Profile Pets.) There is NO fee for adult cat adoptions.

Often, adoption specials focus on a particular category, like older pets, or black pets, or only on cats, etc. So this is a really good deal in that it includes dogs and cats of all colors. Of course, it’s first-come, first-served, so get there early to find your next fur-baby.

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This local event is part of a nationwide Empty the Shelters effort being held May 5-9, 2021. Learn more about the Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters events here.

Exceptions and Stipulations

Now, as you can imagine it will be very busy at KHS that day so don’t plan on any dog-to-dog introductions. And some exceptions will apply as noted above.

You must be 18 or older with valid ID in order to adopt a pet. Arrive early and be ready to wait in a long line. You also won’t be able to put a hold on any animals that day.

Things to Think About First

This is our own little adopted pet, hiding out behind the supplies in the pet store after a grooming. We’ve had her for 12+ years now!

Before you adopt a pet, make sure that you’re ready for the responsibility and the commitment. (And make sure that where you live allows pets. Even some pet-friendly apartments have a weight limit or other restrictions, and most do charge a pet deposit.)

Pets require food, water, toys or equipment, space to play/live/sleep, and veterinary care – all which add an additional expense to the family budget. They also require time and care from you in varying degrees, depending on the type of pet you choose, like bathing and grooming, walking, playing, training, giving medicine, cleaning up after them, and more.

You also have to find someone to take care of your pet whenever you go out of town.

But if you’re prepared for the extra expense and the time and care, then go give a sweet animal its “forever home” on Saturday.