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If you are need of having a pet trapped please send a message. If you allow your pet to roam or are a breeder, I will not assist in trapping.

I am the only professional trapper in the Northland and work independently from Kansas City Dog Trappers. My name is Dawn, and I am an Independent Trapper in KC Northland. I have been volunteering in rescue for many years in several capacities such as fostering for local shelters and rescues, serving as a volunteer micro-chip scanner, transporting animals, professionally trapping animals to assist local Animal Control Officers and pet owners to trap animals that are fearful, unapproachable and unable to be hand-captured. I am an avid animal advocate who will allows be the voice of an animal in need. My passion is trapping fearful animals as an effort to get them safely reunited with their owner. I also work closely with licensed rescues and local animal control services to trap stray animals that have rescue commitment. I spent many years learning how to manage a fearful personal dog, which gave me the knowledge and skillset to understand how to engage with animals in survival and flight mode. That knowledge led me to be a successful humane Trapper coupled with my passion to rescue fearful animals and get them to safety is my specialty. If you are a pet owner or a licensed rescue in need of an animal being trapped in the KC Northland, please reach out to me via messenger on this page. I will occasionally be available to assist rural locations, if there is rescue commitment and based on my availability. Unfortunately, I am unable to waste efforts trapping an owned pet that is freely allowed to roam. I am a volunteer who works a Full-time job thus will do my best to return your message during non-business hours.

10/24/2026

Yesterday a concerned citizen reached out after spotting a skinny scared pup near the railroad tracks on old 210 Highway. The pup ran into the woods near a local and business, so she approached the business owner to see if he had seen it. It turns out, he discovered the pup was dumped in his parking lot (about 15 feet from an active train) per his security cameras on Tuesday night with a cookie sheet full of food.

We set up a feeding station, trap and cameras as she had been seen frequently returning to the location where she was dumped, however would run and hide when approached. Later that evening, Trapper Nicole received a camera notification and upon arriving at the trap, discovered several kittens inside the large dog trap. She released them expecting them to be feral and immediately run away. To her surprise, they were friendly and kept re-entering the trap. She spent the next hour trying to keep them out of the trap so she could set it live again for the pup and finally threw in the towel and attempted to catch them. I had to chuckle watching the cameras as the population of kittens that appeared was doubling by the second.

Overnight, the pup did not return to the same location, which was odd. Late this afternoon, she was sighted farther up the highway and had ducked into the woods by the railroad tracks. We relocated the trap and cameras and a short time later, she was safely in our trap.

I always say, "the dog picks the trapping location". This poor girl was in a very dangerous location as she ran the railroad. Setting up a trap 25 feet from an active train would never have been my preference. Right after she was safely trapped a live train came through, there was not enough time to move the trap, so I hunkered down next to her to comfort her and block the view.

After loading her up and returning to the other location to gather my gear, I noticed a few tiny kittens hiding under the trash dumpster. Needless to say, our friends at Liberty Shelter were shocked when I showed up with 4 trapped animals vs 1 (3 kittens + 1 dog).

This skinny, overbred, young Momma is so incredibly sweet! Once we got her all settled in and she trusted us, she became a big love bug. If you know who dumped her, please contact Liberty Shelter or Liberty police department. There is video footage that is being reviewed as well. As a reminder, it is not only cruel to dump an animal, but it is illegal.

Sleep tight tonight little girl. You are safe now!

If you would like to make a donation towards her care and spay, please contact Liberty Animal Shelter. Thank you, Liberty Animal Control, for all you do for the lost and abandoned pets in Liberty MO.

10/23/2026

10/23- Safely trapped

Sightings needed

This Momma was dumped by the Liberty Sports Complex Tuesday night. We have been assisting animal control to get her safely trapped however she suddenly dissapeared.

If you have see her please or know who dumped her please message our page.

As a reminder not only is it cruel but it is illegal to dump animals. Security footage is being reviewed and an SUV is seen dumping her. They will be prosecuted.

10/22/2026

This kitty's dad reached out to us for help after his cat escaped out the door a week ago. He saw him hiding in the woods behind his house, but the cat would run when he would approach him.

Last night we set up a camera and trap, and he immediately found the scent item we left next to the trap and laid down on his dad's shirt.
We quickly released this kitty was having the time of his life in the woods. He clearly preferred live bait as we saw him hunt and return to the trap with his catch. He was also seen several times jumping on top of the trap. What a silly boy!

Late this afternoon, after trapping every stray cat in Parkville, he finally decided it was time to end his adventure and entered the trap. He is now home safe with his dad again.

No more sneaking out the door for you silly boy!

10/19/2026

Ozzy the kitty is safe tonight after escaping during a Northland apartment fire, 7 days ago.

Seven days ago, Ozzy's Mom had just a few moments to get out of her second-floor apartment after a fire erupted on the balcony above her. She grabbed her cats, but one escaped as flames were spreading all around her.

We saw the post on social media asking the public to assist in searching for Ozzy. His owner was desperate to find him, distraught and was getting a lot of bad information on social media. We encouraged her to reach out to our page vs following some of the bad advice she was getting. We had her call off the search party, reword her LOST posts to ask people to NOT approach him. We immediately set up several cameras and feeding stations, however several days went by and there was no sign of Ozzy.

5 days went by with absolutely NO sightings of Ozzy, despite the fact she did an amazing job getting signs up, especially considering she lost everything she owned in the fire. All of that changed late Friday night, when she caught a glimpse of him hiding under a car while baiting one of our feeding stations.

The next day, we relocated feeding stations and cameras to the location his Momma spotted him. Saturday night we finally caught him on camera. He found his Mom's shirt (scent item) and he laid on it. He knew he was supposed to stay there. Tonight, he was safely trapped and is decompressing.

Ozzy was so terrified, that he did not return to the apartment location. I mean can you blame him? Sirens, lights, screaming, smoke and fear. The smoke detectors in the building are still chirping a week later. The sound alone is scary.

We see so much bad advice given on social media advising owners to "Yell for them", " Shine flashlights at them", "Honk their horns", "Set a trap". Ozzy's owner was so distraught she was willing to do anything to find her baby.

I think it is important to let her tell her story, in hopes that it educates the public on animals in flight mode and what to and not-to-do.

Ozzy's Mom's story: Sunday night 10/11, our apartment building caught fire. As I was fleeing the building, my cat carrier broke, and both cats escaped, I was able to grab one, but Ozzy jumped to a balcony, right under the fire. Right before a firefighter was about to grab him, he jumped off and booked it through the parking lot and out into the woods.

I posted on several lost/found pet groups on Facebook fthe next morning, and immediately recieved the same advice over and over again: Walk around the area with flashlights yelling his name, and set traps. I was tired and scared enough to try it that first day. Thank God Dawn from Kansas City North Trapper-Independent reached out to me offering her help and telling me exactly why that advice was bad. Yelling his name and shining bright lights at him, only made him more scared, and setting traps without experience was dangerous to any animal who may go into it. When she told me that I immediately got in my car to remove the traps, and found I had trapped a different cat. Thankfully it was okay, and Dawn stayed on the phone and talked me through how to release it safely. Things could have turned out so much worse.

I also started receiving AI images of him from people pretending to have found him looking for a reward, as well as fraudulent calls of various kinds, which from the internet isn't completely surprising anymore.

We had no sightings except for me seeing him one time underneath a car. He was so scared he stayed in the woods almost the whole time. I don't think yelling for him would have ever gotten me anywhere.

I've learned a lot this last week, the most important being that there are resources available for things you've never even thought about needing, and how important it is to find them, and trust them to do what they do.

10/17/2026

The Humane Society of Ray County, reached out for trapping assistance after learning about several dogs that were living in poor conditions, and their owner had recently fallen and was hospitalized and unable to care for his pets, and requesting surrenders.

They were able to commit to 3 large outdoor dogs and were successfully able to leash 2 of them earlier in the week and get them safe. However, there was one very playful boy that would not allow anyone to leash him. They had an amazing volunteer who continued to leave food for the dog daily until we could get the final pup trapped this weekend.

Alex from HSRC and I set out to get him safely trapped. He was absolutely adorable and just wanted to play, play, play! He let me touch him, was super happy to see humans but not a fan of the slip lead. We played the "watch me put yummy chicken in the trap" game and a short while later he was safely trapped.

As we were leaving, we heard dogs barking from the unoccupied living van. The volunteer told us that there were two beagles inside that also belonged to the man, but they had a rescue that was picking them up later. We loaded up the Catahoula, and right as we shut the trunk, the kind lady came back to our car nearly in tears, informing us she had just received a call that the rescue that committed backed out and she had no idea what she was going to do.

The Humane society was full, so I made a call to our friends at Gladstone Shelter and asked if they would be willing to sponsor them, as it was breaking our hearts knowing they were left all alone with no owner to care for them anymore. Luckily, the kind ACO's at Gladstone agreed, so we loaded up the two scared Beagles. We joked that we came for 1 but left with 3.

This rescue had a silver lining and happy ending for the Beagles, as they have already been adopted by a loving family who is able to keep them together and they will never be alone again. Thank you, Gladstone Animal Shelter, for committing to these babies. They would have died alone in the van without your commitment.

The 3 outdoor dogs that Ray County Humane Society committed to didn't quite turn out as planned. The pups are safe and getting the best care possible, but the two they captured early this week are heartworm positive. Most likely the Catahoula will also test positive. They will need to undergo treatment prior to adoption.

This is going to be a very expensive treatment which is going to negatively impact their budget. If you can donate to their treatment, it would be greatly appreciated. **LINK to DONATE is in the comments** Additionally, you might consider following their page, as they are planning to find ways to assist the older man in need as well, and may need help from the community. No one should have to live in those conditions. Not humans or animals. Thank you, Humane Society of Ray County, for all you do for the county animals. You saved several lives this week and we appreciate you so much!

10/13/2026

10/18- Safely trapped
** Sightings needed**

Do not approach, as cat is in flight mode after surviving an apartment fire, thus we are actively working to trap. Last known location Barry Road and 169 area.

10/09/2026

Very early this morning, we received a trapping request from our friends at Liberty Animal Shelter. They arrived at work to discover a dog had been dumped but was too scared to allow anyone to catch him.

We arrived early dropped two traps and immediately had eyes on the dog. The poor pup was confused and running scared but staying in the area. There was an unusual amount of foot traffic at the shelter today as they had contractors onsite and there was large heavy machinery excavating the property behind the shelter. All the scary sounds and people kept the pup from entering the trap during the day.

After everyone left for the day and things settled down, Officer Bryant called to let us know she saw the pup sleeping on the other side of the shelter near a dumpster. At 6:53pm, Officer Bryant quietly snuck out a side door as I handed her a box of chicken nuggets to warm up, while I quietly moved the trap. My quiet skills were not so great, as pup jumped up and ran up into the woods barking at me. I tossed a few nuggets toward the pup, slid the trap close to the dumpster and tossed a few hot nuggets in the trap. Officer Bryant and I jumped in my car to leave so that the pup would feel safe enough to return. 4 minutes later, pup appeared on camera and was investigating the trap, 7 minutes after that, he was safe in our trap.

Once we got this scared boy tucked in at the shelter, we decided to name him "Mark", after the Liberty Trapper who passed away two years ago. Mark was very passionate about saving animals and Liberty shelter was very near and dear to his heart. It seemed fitting, especially as the sun was setting in the West, the biggest, brightest orange sunset at the same time the pup was trapped. Orange was Mark's favorite color and also the color for Rescue.

As a reminder, it is not only cruel, but it is illegal to abandon an animal at a shelter. If you know who this dog belongs to or who may have left it at the shelter overnight, please contact Liberty Animal Shelter at (816) 439-4791.
Clue- the person that dumped this poor guy likely has damage to the back of their vehicle.

Thank you, Liberty Animal Control, for all you do, and a special Thank you to Officer Taylor Bryant for staying late, to help get this baby safely trapped.

10/06/2026

9 days ago, Jasper the adorable kitty escaped an open door of a Northland apartment.

His owners saw him hiding but he was too scared to approach them and ran into the woods to hide. This is very common for animals in flight mode.

Tonight after work, I stopped by to scope out the area. A feeding station monitored with a camera was set up around 6:30
pm. Trapping in apartment communities is often challenging due to the number of feral cats roaming, as you have to be available to stay in the area when your trap is live due to the number of strays/ferals that will end up in your trap.

Around 8:30pm, I decided to swing by on my way home from running errands. I caught a glimpse of him running across the parkinglot. I quickly dropped a trap and hid in my car. He entered the trap but didn't go far enough to trip the plate and wandered off.

I snuck back over to the trap and added some delicious churo to the back and within 5 minutes he returned and was safely trapped at 9:30 pm, less than 3 hours from when I first engaged. Yay!

Sleep well Jasper. Your littlest human will be happy to see you when she wakes up in the morning.

10/04/2026

Today's rescue had all the makings of a Halloween theme rescue....... A deserted rural road, an old wooden bridge, an abandoned ice cream truck and several shot gun casings.

Autumn Acres Rescue reached out to us for trapping assistance after 4 Blood Hound/Dane Puppies were dumped earlier this week near Wagon Wheel Bridge in Orrick MO. A kind woman was able to capture 3 of them, but one last pup was too scared to allow anyone near him.

Today, Mary Maywuso offered to join me on our trip to Orrick. It's a good thing she did because her eyes are much better than mine, and she caught a glimpse of this scared pup hiding in the field, as soon as we arrived. I tossed him a few meatballs as an effort to keep him there, while I quickly set up a large trap near the scary ice cream truck, where I saw a pleather of paw prints in the mud.

Once the trap was baited and live, we drove about a half mile away so that he would feel comfortable and investigate the food we left him in the trap. Less than 5 minutes later this scared, adorable boy was safe in the trap.

The story doesn't end there....... we need your help. Yep, that would be you, reading this rescue story :)
These 4 pups are in need of medical care. They have multiple wounds, and a serious eye condition that will require surgery, not to mention they will require being altered and vaccinated. Autumn Acres is full but yet they committed to these four pups, as there is no animal control or shelter that will take dogs dumped in the county. If you can donate (even $5) to their medical care, it would be much appreciated.

And since Autumn Acres is full, they desperately need fosters for these boys, or better yet adopters. They are at the age in which they need to be split up to avoid litter mate syndrome, so if you know anyone that is interested in adopting one of these precious boys or fostering, please direct them to Autumn Acres.

These boys are super adorable and sweet; they deserve a human that will love them vs dump them.

If you would like to donate to their medical care, you can either call the Animal Clinic of the Woodlands directly (816) 701-6644) and donate to the Autum Acre account. Or you can go to the Autum Acre website and make a donation directly to their rescue (https://autumnacres.org/)

A big THANK YOU to Cat, the kind woman who caught three of these pups and advocated for rescue commitment and continued to leave food daily for the last pup. Another big thank you to Jenifer Dickson with Autumn Acres Rescue. Without their rescue commitment these 4 pups would have likely died. And thank you Mary Maywuso for helping with today's rescue, even if it was a little spooky.

10/03/2026

Maggie was safely trapped today after escaping from a family friend on September 22nd in an unfamiliar area.

She slipped out of her harness and ran off 10 days ago, rarely seen and never in the same spot. Despite signs and boosted social media posts, sightings stopped after the first day. A possible sighting on September 28th led us to set up feeding stations and cameras, but she never returned.

Last night, before heavy rains, a recycling center employee spotted her near the woods. We set up cameras and feeding stations, and this morning, she finally appeared and found the bait. A live trap was set up at 12:17 pm today. At 12:42pm, our cameras picked up Maggie exiting a soybean field and walking straight to her blanket and laying on it (scent item). She knew this was where she was supposed to stay. 3 minutes later she was safely trapped.

Special thanks to Alisha for her persistence and Tom for access to the recycling center. We fitted Maggie with a martingale collar to prevent future escapes. We’re so glad she’s safe!

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