Prairie Paws Animal Shelter - Manhattan KS

08/11/2025

🚨 MISSING DOG ALERT 🚨
R***r is still missing from the Woodland Lane area in Wamego — south of Hwy 24, near Vineyard.
If you see him, please contact the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office immediately.

✅ Update: Clover, the wirehaired dog, has been found!

Please share to help bring R***r home! 🐾

08/09/2025

This weeks Shelter Pet of the Week is Bongo!
Bongo is ready to bounce into your heart! 🐾 This sweet, lovable goofball has a BIG personality, a tail that never stops wagging, and enough energy to keep up with all your adventures. He’s also a total treat fanatic and eager to learn, making him the perfect mix of fun and trainable. He's so smart and eager to learn, but he's also just a big do**us (personally, our favorite type of dog) Come meet Bongo and see if he’s the life of YOUR party! 🎉💛

08/09/2025

🧡🧡Tomorrow we are celebrating again!🧡🧡
The ASPCA's national campaign dedicated to helping animal welfare organizations like ours increase our adoptions. This year, the ASPCA is providing $2 million in grants to cover adoption fees and support operations at many participating shelters
and rescue groups across the country.

All adoption fees at all Prairie Paws locations will be waived tomorrow August 9th so that you can adopt one, save many more. That's The Rescue Effect!

You can view the pets available at the Ottawa location here: https://www.prairiepaws.org/manhattanpets the website is updated automatically as pets find homes.

08/08/2025

UPDATE: Poochie was reunited with his owner!

New Stray Alert!

Date & Location Found:
Found 8/8 near the intersection of Fort Riley Blvd. & Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. here in Manhattan

Description:
Senior male white toy poodle

Identification:
No collar
Microchip present, however it was not registered to an owner.

We share images of stray animals to facilitate their reunion with their owners. All animals are held for a minimum of 3 full business days before they become available for adoption. To reclaim a pet, owners must provide proof of ownership. Reclaims are possible seven days a week, with walk-ins accepted from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday, & 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.
Appointments outside regular hours, including Sunday mornings, can be arranged by coordinating with shelter staff via phone or email. If you believe any of these animals are yours, please contact the shelter at 785-587-2783 or email us at [email protected].
For Lost and Found pets, you can also utilize Petco Love Lost for posting and searching. Access an updated list of all our stray animals and a direct link to Petco Love Lost on our website: https://petcolove.org/lost/

08/08/2025

🐾 It’s International Cat Day! 🐾
What better way to celebrate than by giving a cat a forever home? At Prairie Paws, we have cuddly companions, curious explorers, and purr-fectly unique personalities waiting to meet you. 🐱💛

Every adoption opens space for us to help more cats in need—so your decision truly saves lives. Come see who steals your heart today!

Prairie Paws Animal Shelter – Manhattan, KS

08/08/2025

New Stray Alert!

Date & Location Found:
Found 8/7 on Allen Road here in Manhattan

Description:
Young intact male grey / white pitbull

Identification:
No collar, No microchip

We share images of stray animals to facilitate their reunion with their owners. All animals are held for a minimum of 3 full business days before they become available for adoption. To reclaim a pet, owners must provide proof of ownership. Reclaims are possible seven days a week, with walk-ins accepted from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday, & 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.
Appointments outside regular hours, including Sunday mornings, can be arranged by coordinating with shelter staff via phone or email. If you believe any of these animals are yours, please contact the shelter at 785-587-2783 or email us at [email protected].
For Lost and Found pets, you can also utilize Petco Love Lost for posting and searching. Access an updated list of all our stray animals and a direct link to Petco Love Lost on our website: https://petcolove.org/lost/

08/08/2025

New Stray Alert!

Date & Location Found:
Found 8/7 on McDonald Rd in Havensville.

Description:
Young intact male chocolate lab

Identification:
No collar, No microchip

We share images of stray animals to facilitate their reunion with their owners. All animals are held for a minimum of 3 full business days before they become available for adoption. To reclaim a pet, owners must provide proof of ownership. Reclaims are possible seven days a week, with walk-ins accepted from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday, & 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.
Appointments outside regular hours, including Sunday mornings, can be arranged by coordinating with shelter staff via phone or email. If you believe any of these animals are yours, please contact the shelter at 785-587-2783 or email us at [email protected].
For Lost and Found pets, you can also utilize Petco Love Lost for posting and searching. Access an updated list of all our stray animals and a direct link to Petco Love Lost on our website: https://petcolove.org/lost/

08/06/2025

It’s been a very busy season at the shelter! With an overwhelming number of animals needing help, our team has been working hard to keep up — and we couldn’t do it without incredible support.

The KSU Shelter Medicine team has been a huge help, completing spay/neuter surgeries for both our shelter pets and animals from across the region. And thanks to generous community partners like Buffalo Wild Wings, these hardworking veterinary students have been fueled with lunch during their long days of service.

We’re so grateful for the support that helps us care for more animals in need!💙🐾

08/05/2025

🧡🧡We are launching 🧡🧡
The ASPCA's national campaign dedicated to helping animal welfare organizations like ours increase our adoptions. This year, the ASPCA is providing $2 million in grants to cover adoption fees and support operations at many participating shelters
and rescue groups across the country.

All adoption fees at all Prairie Paws locations will be waived tomorrow August 6th so that you can adopt one, save many more. That's The Rescue Effect!

You can view the pets available at the Ottawa location here: https://www.prairiepaws.org/manhattanpets the website is updated automatically as pets find homes.

08/02/2025

New Stray Alert!
Female found on Dondee road in Manhattan.
We share images of stray animals to facilitate their reunion with their owners. All animals are held for a minimum of 3 full business days before they become available for adoption. To reclaim a pet, owners must provide proof of ownership. Reclaims are possible seven days a week, with walk-ins accepted from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday, & 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.
Appointments outside regular hours, including Sunday mornings, can be arranged by coordinating with shelter staff via phone or email. If you believe any of these animals are yours, please contact the shelter at 785-587-2783 or email us at [email protected].
For Lost and Found pets, you can also utilize Petco Love Lost for posting and searching. Access an updated list of all our stray animals and a direct link to Petco Love Lost on our website:

08/01/2025

🤩Help welcome Dr. Stueve to the Prairie Paws team!🤩
We are so excited to have a full-time Veterinarian helping to achieve our mission. Read what our Ottawa friends had to say about this milestone for our shelter pets.

💜💜It's been an impactful first week for the newest member of our team: Dr. Sarah Stueve!💜💜

Dr. Stueve gained her DVM from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine and is bringing over 8 years of experience to this role, and wow has she hit the ground running.

Dr. Stueve is the very first full-time veterinarian employed by Prairie Paws and will oversee the health of all of our animals, at all three of our locations. She will also perform spay/neuter surgeries for our low-cost spay/neuter clinics, our shelter pets and our TNR program. She has already completed two huge days of surgery at Prairie Paws Animal Shelter - Manhattan KS in her first week!

It's a truly enormous workload so we will still be continuing our existing partnership with the 4th year veterinary students, as well as utilizing the incredible veterinary clinics in our communities. It truly takes a village to accomplish all that we do, and we are so thankful to have Dr. Stueve joining our mission to provide compassionate care and placement for animals in need.

Please welcome Dr. Stueve in the comments and thank her for bringing her skills to our organization and our pets!

07/30/2025

Reclaimed!!
New Stray Alert!
Neutered Male on Barns Rd near Manhattan.
We share images of stray animals to facilitate their reunion with their owners. All animals are held for a minimum of 3 full business days before they become available for adoption. To reclaim a pet, owners must provide proof of ownership. Reclaims are possible seven days a week, with walk-ins accepted from 9am to 6pm, Monday through Saturday, & 1pm to 5pm on Sunday.
Appointments outside regular hours, including Sunday mornings, can be arranged by coordinating with shelter staff via phone or email. If you believe any of these animals are yours, please contact the shelter at 785-587-2783 or email us at [email protected].
For Lost and Found pets, you can also utilize Petco Love Lost for posting and searching. Access an updated list of all our stray animals and a direct link to Petco Love Lost on our website: