City of Osawatomie officials finalized the sale of the former Municipal Pound to local rescue group Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary on November 28th, 2023. The sale, which totaled $52,500, transferred the complete ownership and operation of the facility to Always & Furever and discontinued any affiliation with the city of Osawatomie.
In 2019, Jen Dulski and her Always & Furever volunteers took over management of the city-owned Osawatomie pound, turning it into a no-kill facility. Since that time, Always & Furever has spent more than $300,000 caring for animals housed in the facility, and the group recently committed $10,000 through donors to acquire a new air conditioner and agreed to commit another $58,000 for the replacement of kennel cages purchased more than 25 years ago. Always & Furever will continue to operate the facility, now known as “Always & Furever Osawatomie Shelter,” to service animals in need in Miami county.
