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Welcome to the community blog, Pet Post!
Pet Post’s administrators are all deeply involved in what I call the Pet Network, a growing group of people assisting pets in need, matching adoptable pets with good homes, and helping pet owners enjoy life with their furry (or finned, feathered, scaled, whatever the case may be) family members through education, resources and activities.
I am a professional pet photographer and a “farm girl,” so becoming a committed part of the Pet Network happened naturally.
I photograph strays and relinquished pets available for adoption at the Fort Leavenworth Veterinary Treatment (Stray) Facility for each animal’s Petfinder profile, and I send a featured “Pet of the Week” through e-mail to the Pet Network. Pets of the Week are also highlighted in the Fort Leavenworth Lamp and the Leavenworth Times. This exposure helps these animals find forever homes, reunites lost pets with their owners and keeps the community aware of the ongoing needs of its homeless and lost pets.
Even if you are not in the market for a pet, please don’t dismiss the Pets of the Week. You might know someone who would be a good match for the pet, or you might even recognize the animal as a friend’s or neighbor’s pet and can help get that pet back home.
This week’s Pet of the Week is Pixie, a female orange-and-white tabby available for adoption at the Fort Leavenworth Veterinary Treatment Facility. Pixie had been living near the Post Exchange parking lot, accepting handouts from a VTF volunteer. When she was trapped and turned into the shelter last month, we thought she might be best suited as a barn cat, but she has started to warm up to human affection, allowing her head to be petted, and she has never hissed nor offered to swat. Call (913) 684-6510 for more information.
Pet of the Week - PIXIE
The post stray facility, at 831 McClellan Ave. on Fort Leavenworth, will be open for a special Saturday adoption day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this coming Saturday, Feb. 25. Military affiliation is not necessary to adopt a pet from the VTF.
