At long last, Gramby has found his forever home. Gramby was the longest-term resident of Animal Haven - the largest truly No Kill shelter (both no kill and open admission) in the Kansas City area.
Gramby came to Animal Haven from one of several cities they serve that has a breed ban back in October of 2006. Happily, at last, he has found his forever home.
AH does great work -- dealing with both highly adoptable dogs and the tough to adopt. Pit bulls are particularly tough for them because many communities around them don't allow them. But their staff and volunteer group does a great job of getting the dogs plenty of exercise and walks to be sure they have the best chance of adoption. They do great work.
So a HUGE congrats to Gramby, his new owner, and the fine folks at Animal Haven.
To see more about Gramby, you can read about his adoptoin here at Animal Haven's blog. And even more on him here (including an additional pic).
Yay. I love good news.
Thanks so much for your support of pit bulls and Animal Haven!
Posted by: Christie | February 19, 2009 at 09:17 PM
Also useful that they've documented how well he's settled in his new home since one of the arguments often put against keeping hard to place dogs long-term is the claim that they inevitably become disturbed and will be impossible to rehome even if a willing adopter is eventually found.
Posted by: Rosemary | February 20, 2009 at 04:10 AM
Animal Haven does a great job with even their long-term resident dogs. They have a good number of outside kennels, their owns psuedo dog-park, and they are right next to a great walking trail (about 5 miles worth) that volunteers often take the dogs out on...
It is definitely not a "hoarding" type of situation. While their facilities aren't as nice as some shelters, most of the dogs there get more attention than they do in a lot of homes...
Posted by: Brent | February 20, 2009 at 09:02 AM
Hooray for Gramby!! Kudos to Animal Haven for working so hard at rehoming dogs/cats and educating the community.
Animal Haven has a great team of employees and volunteers, that work miracles in a tiny outdated building.
It's a shame this shelter is housed in one of the top 5 richest counties in the USA and yet the county hasn't built them a better facility, they have the money. Animal Haven is the intake facility for many of the suburbs in Johnson County, and truly works hard at "no kill".
If you have some spare money this is a great place to send it, your money will definitely be put to good use.
Posted by: KC KS Kills Dogs | February 20, 2009 at 10:16 AM
Good point KCK - Animal Haven is a perfect example that you don't need a shiney new facility to still run a shelter operation the right way -- although I do hope they get a new and improved shelter soon.
Posted by: Brent | February 20, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Ralphie wants his Doggles!
Posted by: Marc | February 20, 2009 at 06:42 PM