Starting July 30, 2025, the City of Kansas City, Mo., assumes full responsibility for animal control services. KC Pet Project will continue to manage the City’s municipal shelter in Swope Park. The transition was formally announced in this July 22 news release.
Report animal issues to the City’s new Animal Services Division by calling 311 (or 816-513-1313) or use the City’s myKCMO web or mobile app. Contact the City with animal-related concerns such as nuisance complaints, dangerous animals, stray animal pick up, bite incidents, animal permits, animal neglect or cruelty, and other animal welfare and public safety concerns.
Visit the City’s new Animal Services Division website at kcmo.gov/animalservices
A complete list of Kansas City, Missouri’s Code of Animal Ordinances (Chapter 14) is available here.
The City’s Animal Control Division will be located at the Campus for Animal Care in Swope Park (7077 Elmwood Ave. Kansas City, Mo. 64132).
To check the status of an animal control complaint or get the case number, contact the City’s Animal Services Division at 311 (816-513-1313) or use the myKCMO web or mobile app. If you are requesting case reports from Dec. 1, 2020 – July 29, 2025, you may request records pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law from KC Pet Project’s records department by emailing your request to [email protected]. For records outside of this timeframe contact the City for a Sunshine Law Request here.
Yes. KC Pet Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, will continue to manage the City’s municipal animal shelter in Swope Park (7077 Elmwood Ave. Kansas City, Mo. 64132).
Yes. KC Pet Project will continue to facilitate pet adoptions at the City’s shelter in Swope Park and also at KC Pet Project’s adoption locations across the metro area, including the KC Pet Project Adoption Center in the Zona Rosa shopping center, the Petco Adoption Center in Overland Park, Kan., and Petco Cat Habitats across the region.
Yes. KC Pet Project remains passionately dedicated to its mission for over a decade to create a compassionate, safe community for pets and people. KC Pet Project will continue to build on its national reputation as an innovative leader in animal welfare with progressive, lifesaving programs and pet-support services, including:
To contact KC Pet Project, call 816-683-1383 or email [email protected]. Information about KC Pet Project locations and hours is available here.