February • The Humane Society of Missouri Animal Cruelty Task Force, working in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture, rescued 135 puppies and adult dogs from a dog breeding facility in rural Howell County, Missouri. The owner of the facility decided to close the facility and agreed to place the dogs in the custody of the Humane Society of Missouri.
May • HSMO’s Animal Cruelty Task Force, in cooperation with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, rescued more than 150 cats, dogs, horses and goats from a property outside of Barnett, Mo. in Morgan County. One dead foal was found in a barrel on the property. The animals were rehabilitated and placed up for adoption.
HSMO’s Chesterfield Valley Center is renamed and dedicated as the Kuehner Center in honor of benefactor Kim Kuehner and in memory of his parents, Horty and Howard Kuehner and his sister, Kerry Kuehner.
