Coffeyville Friends of Animals - Adopt Your Best Friend for Life

Coffeyville Friends of Animals, Inc was established after the flood 2007 destroyed the City of Coffeyville's pound. CFA was organized by some of the volunteers at the temporary shelter site that worked the 30 days after the flood taking care of the lost, displaced, and stray animals that were saved from the flood. Out of the approximately 60 dogs and 40 cats, 2 ferrets, 3 birds, 2 fish, 1 turtle and 3 snakes that were at the shelter only 8 dogs and 10 cats were left homeless. These were taken to Wayside Waifs in Kansas City to hopefully be adopted into new homes.

Our Mission:

CFA is a non-profit organization working to provide dignified and humane care of the unwanted and unclaimed animals in our service area; reduce the number of unwanted and strayed animals through aggressive educational programs; and provide a humane and dignified euthanasia for those not adopted within the time frame of available resources.

What have we been doing?:

After a disappointing outcome to an agreement with the City and Dr. Alter for the location of a new Animal Adoption Center on First Street, we have been reassessing our immediate goals…..

CFA has held Adoption Extravaganzas to help alleviate the burden being placed on our local vets: Dr. Alter and Dr. Eileen who are receiving the animals picked up by the Animal Control Officer. There have been numerous animals running at large, owner surrenders and strays throughout the City. Both vets have been providing temporary shelters for the 3 days the State of Kansas requires animals to be held. Watch for flyers, emails, and newspapers for our next Adoption Extravaganza! Thanks to all our sponsors, adopters and vets!

CFA has been actively recruiting volunteers and new members to get involved. We need to have our committees up and running to accomplish our mission and goals. If you want to become more involved join CFA! We hold monthly meetings the first Thursday of the month at the Coffeyville Area Community Foundation office on west 8^th Street (old First National Bank building on the corner of 8^th & Walnut) at 5:00pm, please join the meetings!

Presently, we are negotiating an arrangement with the City of Coffeyville to operate their new shelter being built at the Waste Water Treatment Plant on south Walnut. The facility will be sufficient for the needs of the City. CFA plans to staff the shelter and provide volunteers to operate the facility. We hope to provide convenient public hours for adoptions, a longer time period to adopt animals into new homes or be reunited with owners, and an overall positive experience for animals and people. (See our wish list of equipment and supplies needed to open the new shelter.)

CFA still plans to construct a new, state of the art, animal adoption and care center for the strayed and unwanted dogs and cats in our servicing area; to have education and awareness programs concerning the importance of spaying and neutering as well as identification through id chips; provide assistance, through endowment fund, for low cost spay and neuter for the low income families in our service area; and alleviate future veterinary shortages by providing veterinary students with scholarships in exchange for their agreement to practice in our area for a specified time-period following graduation.

Tax deductible donations can be made to: Coffeyville Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 635, Coffeyville, KS 67337. Designate: CFA Animal Shelter Fund

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Remember to help control the pet population, please have your pets spay or neutered!