{"id":2153,"date":"2023-03-17T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2023-03-20T19:22:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:22:28","slug":"overcrowded-dog-importing-kansas-rescue-ordered-to-surrender-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/animal-welfare\/overcrowded-dog-importing-kansas-rescue-ordered-to-surrender-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcrowded, Dog-Importing Kansas Rescue Ordered to Surrender License"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday, after a string of failed health inspections, overcrowding, and substandard animal care, <a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/news\/problem-solvers\/unleashed-pet-rescue-ordered-to-surrender-license-15-days-to-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) ordered Unleashed Pet Rescue, a Kansas pet shelter, to surrender its rescue license<\/a>. Many of the shelter\u2019s failures appear tied to simple math: too many dogs = too little care. So, it\u2019s no wonder that the city broke its partnership with Unleashed Pet Rescue last week, or that KDA ordered the shelter to stop taking in animals on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shelter\u2019s issues have been percolating for some time \u2013 long enough to cause a local TV station to launch an investigation last January. This is the same shelter that imported 26 dogs from Egypt in 2019 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/69\/wr\/mm6938a5.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a shipment that included a rabies-positive dog, and another dog that escaped, which led to quarantines and 44 people taking rabies postexposure prophylaxis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DogDermatitis.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DogDermatitis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DogDermatitis.jpg 450w, https:\/\/naiaonline.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DogDermatitis-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Complaints about problems like terrible skin conditions are one of the issues that spurred a television investigation into Unleashed Pet Rescue.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>And despite its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pdf.guidestar.org\/PDF_Images\/2020\/452\/949\/2020-452949268-202102929349300220-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revenue of $2.3 million in 2020<\/a>, it appears that Unleashed Pet Rescue did not provide basic animal care. In any case, it sounds like the KDA made the right call here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Resources<br>\u2605 <a href=\"https:\/\/fox4kc.com\/news\/problem-solvers\/state-agency-investigates-kansas-city-area-animal-shelter-after-complaints\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">State agency investigates Kansas City-area animal shelter after complaints<\/a><br>\u2605 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naiaonline.org\/articles\/article\/cdc-extends-suspension-of-dog-imports-from-countries-with-high-rabies-prevalence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CDC Extends Suspension of Dog Imports from Countries with High Rabies Prevalence<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, after a string of failed health inspections, overcrowding, and substandard animal care, the Kansas Department of Agriculture (KDA) ordered Unleashed Pet Rescue, a Kansas pet shelter, to surrender its rescue license. 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