What to do When You Find a Stray

Wayside Waifs is so proud to partner with animal control departments in Grandview, Belton, and Riverside to offer assistance to the community with stray animals. It is important that we, as a community, know how to properly care for these strays and that starts with...

The Core Values: Responsibility

No More Bullying! Curriculum What is the core value of responsibility and how is it defined? Responsibility is doing what you’re supposed to do whether you feel like it or not. How is the core value of responsibility used at Wayside Waifs? Taking care of animals...

Long-Term Residents: Charlie and Ryland

It’s that time again for a monthly segment of our long-term residents. A long-term resident is someone who has been here at least thirty days or longer, and we try to narrow it down to some who have been here even longer. Last month we featured Ellery and Oreo, and we...

Waif Wednesday

Please welcome our Waifs of the Week: Leigh, Chardonnay, Starr! “Hi there! I’m so happy you are reading about me! My name is Leigh. What’s yours? As you can see from my pictures, I am a beautiful, dainty, shorthaired orange tabby girl with expressive golden...

Heat Wave

Our summers are hot, muggy, and wet, while our winters are chilly, dry, and windy. Being in the midwest, you get a little bit of everything here, apart from tsunamis and hurricanes. You can learn a little more about weather in this metro area here. You can also view...

Waif Wednesday

Please welcome the Waifs of the Week: Phish, Rosemary, and Zaiden! “Hi there, I’m Phish!  I’m happy, playful and I like to stay busy.  I was so happy at first that I hurt my tail by wagging it so hard (they call that happy tail).  I just got that all fixed up...

Fourth of July Safety Tips

It’s the time of year to celebrate Independence Day! It is an annual Federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and registering as a country, the United States of America. We typically celebrate with family, friends, fireworks, and...

Waif Wednesday

Please welcome our Waifs of the Week: Besler, Emma, and Batman! “Pleased to meet you! My name is Besler and I’m a spunky one-year-old looking for my forever home. Life hasn’t been easy for me so far. I’ve moved around a bit and I’m hoping to find a permanent,...