Q:  How do we apply for help with food or getting pets altered?

A:  Please fill out the outreach application.  We ask that you allow 5-7 business days for us to review your application and get back to you with a response.  Approval is based on funding resources at the time of your application.  If we are not able to help with funding at the time of your application, we will keep you on a wait list or direct you to other resources to help.  

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Q:  What are the requirements to receive pet food assistance?
A:  If you are not able to provide your pet(s) with pet food, we ask that you try to come to our monthly mobile pet food pantries, located at the Warsaw Community Building upper parking lot or the Sedalia Liberty Center parking lot the last Saturday of every month.  It is a drive-thru and we ask that you stay in your vehicles and in order that you arrived.  The pantry begins at 9am and goes until we run out of food or until 11am (whichever comes first).  This food is very limited and we make every effort to ensure that everyone get something.  We never know what we will have and resources are also very limited.  Please remember we are doing the bst we can to provide you with this service at no cost.  Donations are appreciated and welcome as we have volunteers picking up food and there is always a small fee (sometimes a large fee) that we have to pay for the pet food.  

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Q:  Once we get approved, how does the program work?
A:  We will contact you at the contact information you provide to discuss in detail.  If you are approved for food, you will need to make an attempt to come to our monthly mobile pet food pantries in Warsaw at the community building upper parking lot or in Sedalia at Liberty Park community building north parking lot on the last Saturday of each month, beginning at 9am and lasting until we run out of food or 11am (whichever comes first).  If you are approved for help with medical or TNR, we will make arrangements with you to get your pet or colony cats to an approved veterinarian who has a partnership with us and offers a rescue discount.  Funding will be paid directly to the veterinarian or clinic.  

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Please note: We do not work with the Sedalia Spay and Neuter Clinic currently.  If you have an owned cat or dog needing altered, you will need to contact them at 660-827-4844 and ask for the "Hall Grant" funding.  There is typically a co-pay with this grant that is required you pay at the time of the appointment.  

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Q:  Do you help with altering pets?
A:  Yes, but we are VERY limited on low-cost resources at this time.  There is an AnimalKind Grant that is available for medium to large breed dogs and they only work with a few veterinarians that are not in our service area.  As such, you will need to transport your dog to and from the clinic that the grant approves you for.  For example, Bolivar Vet Clinic, Bolivar, MO, is the closest veterinarian that accepts this grant.

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Q:  How does the AnimalKind grant work?

A:  You will complete the application.  You will need to enter in the "how did you hear about us" section the following:  Bolivar Vet Clinic and Meow Mission.  Once the application is sent, you will receive an email with whether your pet has been approved, the vet it was approved to have the surgery and what the co-pay is.  If you do not hear back from this grant, you will need to contact AnimalKind directly, as they are the organization that oversees this grant (not Meow Mission).

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Q:  Does this cost anything?
A:  Approval will depend on your income and will be evaluated by our volunteers/board.  There are several factors that are taken into consideration: the need(s) of the pet, resources available, etc.  We may be able to help with a portion of the cost or we may be able to fund the entire cost.  Your situation will be evaluated at the time of the application as our resources change frequently.  However, we will do our best to help you or provide you with other resources. We always ask what you are able to pay.  If you cannot pay anything, we understand but a reasonable effort to pay even a co-pay is appreciated.  Anything is helpful as it helps us to continue helping others who are not as fortunate as you may be.  

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Q:  Are the services confidential?
A:  Our volunteers are professionals with full-time jobs and who are career-oriented and all applications are kept confidential.

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Q:  How do I get more information on your TNR (trap, neuter, return) program?
A:  Please complete the outreach application.  We will make arrangements to provide traps to "trap train" your feral cats a week ahead of the surgery dates.  You must agree to follow all instructions to make this a successful and humane trapping experience for you and the cats that are being trapped.  We will hold the cat(s) over for three days:  day 1 that it is trapped, day 2 when it goes to the clinic to be altered and day 3 allowing time for the cat(s) to recover from the anesthesia.  We monitor them during this time, checking on them every few hours, change their newspapers (we use potty pads), feed them and provide the same care we do for our own cats.  We believe that even community cats deserve to be treated with dignity and as much "love" as they will allow us to give.  

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Q:  I have a pet emergency - what is the best way to contact you?
A:  Please text or call 660-723-6016 (our rescue phone).  We do work full time and are not always able to answer but we will do our best.  There is a resource called "Care Credit" that most veterinary offices offer. 

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If you have additional questions that we can help you with, please email us at meowmissionmo@gmail.com or text 660-723-6016.