
Annie * A Wornall/Majors House Museums garden cat

Cookie * Patricia Baker

Chloe * Patricia Baker

Jason Banks, Jr. enjoyed some special time with Nipsey.

George and Fifi * Erin Cole

Chloe and some static cling * Megan Bubb

Olympia and Satchel Paige * Camden Hanzlick-Burton

Max Snitz, Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy therapy dog * Wendy Snitz

Abby * Martha and Rusty Smith

Wes Benson, Taylor Smith, and Sophie

Tom J. Pendercat * A Wornall/Majors House Museums garden cat

Killer, a 15-year-old dog, was adopted from Wayside Waifs by Shelli and Michael Cooney.

Coco Coquette * Kelsey Ivana Hellebuyck, Kansas City Ballet

Ramona * Jennifer Weiman and Dr. Jordan Voth, Kansas City Ballet

Cooper Fate Sansale is a Lhasalier. * Melissa Fate

Rita Clark and Gil

Bailey * Chad Jansen

Mountain Lion * David Douglass

Brenden is staying at Ronald McDonald House with his family. He enjoyed a visit from Benson, a therapy dog for the families at Ronald McDonald House.

Pepper * Diana Russ

Number one Chiefs fan Palmer Schmidt was photographed with Ellie.

Katy Bolen * William Bolen and Alexandra Maday

Boots * Holly Juckette and Dave Stadtmueller

Maxwell enjoys visiting Whitney Elyachar’s office at Big Brothers Big Sisters Kansas City.

Ivy * granddog of Paddi Schwartz, who is a reading mentor, through Lead to Read KC, at Faxon Elementary School.

Peppermint * Maggie Klos

Mila Rose got a special hug from Bentley. * Rachel and Noah Slabotsky
Additional photos featured in the April 20, 2024 issue of The Independent.