KC Pet Search & Rescue is preparing to exhibit at adoption events, pet festivals, community fairs, preparedness events, rescue fundraisers, and other gatherings throughout the Kansas City metro.
Our booth will introduce families to professional lost-pet recovery, show real recovery videos, demonstrate specialized equipment, promote lost-pet preparedness, and connect people with resources they may someday need.
Is your pet missing right now? This is not an emergency form. Call 913-915-2800 or start with emergency lost dog help or emergency lost cat help.
Real Kansas City recoveries are what the booth exists to explain — and what visitors remember.
The KC Pet Search & Rescue booth should be an experience.
Visitors may see real thermal search footage, learn how cellular cameras and humane trapping support recoveries, explore the Lost Pet Command Center, and discover how professional recovery planning differs from simply posting online and hoping for the best.
Our Community Event Crew helps make that possible.
KC Pet Search & Rescue may exhibit at events like these across the Kansas City metro.
Every event will be reviewed before KC Pet Search & Rescue commits to participating.
The booth experience may change depending on the event, space, weather, and available equipment.
Some equipment is for display and education only. Drone operation and animal handling are never assumed parts of an event.
Community Event Crew members may help with any of the following, depending on the event and the assignment.
New members will not be expected to know everything. Training, talking points, and clear event assignments will be provided.
Community Event Crew members are not emergency responders or pet-recovery specialists.
If someone at an event needs immediate help with a missing pet, an Event Crew member should connect that person directly with Jay, Richard, or the appropriate KCPSR intake resource.
The strongest Event Crew members
Some event assignments may involve standing, lifting light booth materials, working outdoors, or remaining at an event for several hours. Members can indicate any limitations before accepting an assignment.
Approved Event Crew members receive
No one should arrive wondering what they are supposed to do.
KC Pet Search & Rescue will eventually need trusted leaders who can help coordinate events and supervise Community Event Crew members.
Learns the booth, supports assigned positions, and works alongside Jay, Richard, or an Event Leader.
Understands the complete booth process, helps newer members, and can manage defined parts of an event.
Helps coordinate volunteers, directs booth setup, assigns positions, communicates with event organizers, maintains materials, and keeps the event operating professionally.
Event Leader is an earned or invitation-based position. It is not automatically assigned through the signup form.
Future Community Event Leaders will make it possible for Jay and Richard to split between two simultaneous events, with a dependable leader and two or three Community Event Crew members supporting each location.
During the first stage of the program, Jay and Richard will attend events together with approximately two or three Community Event Crew members. These initial events will help us:
Early Event Crew members will help shape how the entire program operates.
No public event assignments are currently posted.
Approved Community Event Crew members will receive details when new opportunities become available.
This section will highlight recent KC Pet Search & Rescue appearances, booth photos, community signups, demonstrations, partnerships, and Event Crew accomplishments.
Early members will have the opportunity to help establish the program, participate in the first events, and be considered for future leadership positions.
Approved members may choose to appear in the Community Event Crew directory. Member profiles may include:
Public listing is always optional. Personal telephone numbers, email addresses, and home addresses will never appear in the directory.
Are you organizing a pet adoption event, rescue fundraiser, community festival, pet expo, preparedness event, or other Kansas City-area function?
KC Pet Search & Rescue may be available to provide an educational booth featuring real recovery footage, lost-pet preparedness information, professional recovery resources, and demonstrations of selected recovery equipment.
Submitting an invitation does not guarantee participation. We will review the event's location, audience, schedule, available space, safety requirements, and fit with the KCPSR mission.
Complete the invitation form below and we will follow up either way.
You do not need to be a pet-recovery expert to make a meaningful contribution.
If you are dependable, enjoy meeting people, believe in the KC Pet Search & Rescue mission, and want to help bring professional lost-pet resources to communities across Kansas City, we want to hear from you.
You may also share optional information about your experience, skills, transportation, physical considerations, shirt size, and directory preferences. These details help us identify suitable opportunities but are not required to express interest.
Every answer helps us give you an assignment that actually fits.
A missing pet can happen to any family.
By helping KC Pet Search & Rescue appear at adoption events, festivals, community functions, and pet-related gatherings, Community Event Crew members help more families discover professional recovery resources before an emergency happens.
