Couple Makenzi Elmore, 24, and Kodi Raisor, 26, filled out an adoption application Feb. 6 at the Saving Hope Animal Rescue adoption event at Second Rodeo Brewing, 122 E. Exchange Ave.

“We love dogs,” Elmore said. “My parents have two dogs, and we are always over there playing with them and we wanted a dog of our own.”

Elmore and Raisor were not the only guests looking for a new friend Feb. 6. An estimated 10 to 15 dogs of all ages were expected to be brought to the brewery. Some people had already filled out adoption forms beforehand.

The adoption application asks about a potential adoptee’s living situation, travel schedule and other personal lifestyle questions.

Nonprofit organization Saving Hope Animal Rescue was founded in Fort Worth and has over 500 cats and dogs under their supervision. Pets are put in volunteer foster homes until they can be adopted.

“We are 100% foster-based, so they bring the foster pet to the events. We don’t have a facility yet,” Jordan Steffan, the event coordinator for Saving Hope, said. “We adopt out a couple thousand per year.”

Saving Hope hosts adoption events in Fort Worth nearly every week and plans to open the Saving Hope Safe Haven sanctuary in Aledo by the end of 2022.

Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by email or via Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Photo gallery: Fort Worth Stockyards adoption event brings hope to pets

by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report
February 6, 2022

<h1>Photo gallery: Fort Worth Stockyards adoption event brings hope to pets</h1> <p class="byline">by Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report <br />February 6, 2022</p> <p>Couple Makenzi Elmore, 24, and Kodi Raisor, 26, filled out an adoption application Feb. 6 at the <a href="https://savinghoperescue.org/">Saving Hope Animal Rescue</a> adoption event at <a href="https://secondrodeobrewing.com/">Second Rodeo Brewing</a>, 122 E. Exchange Ave.</p> <p>“We love dogs,” Elmore said. “My parents have two dogs, and we are always over there playing with them and we wanted a dog of our own.”</p> <p>Elmore and Raisor were not the only guests looking for a new friend Feb. 6. An estimated 10 to 15 dogs of all ages were expected to be brought to the brewery. Some people had already filled out adoption forms beforehand.</p> <p>The adoption application asks about a potential adoptee’s living situation, travel schedule and other personal lifestyle questions.</p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31265" data-id="31265" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-1-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Volunteer Kylie Hiatt sits in a fenced- off area with two dogs up for adoption. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31266" data-id="31266" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-2-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A dog sits in a fenced-off area at the Saving Hope Animal Rescue adoption event Feb. 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31267" data-id="31267" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-3-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A dog sits in a fenced-off area at the Saving Hope Animal Rescue adoption event at Second Rodeo Brewing on Feb. 6.(Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31268" data-id="31268" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-4-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Volunteer Kylie Hiatt plays with a dog at the Saving Hope Animal Rescue adoption event Feb. 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31269" data-id="31269" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-5-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Volunteers and guests play with dogs at the Saving Hope Animal Rescue adoption event Feb. 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31270" data-id="31270" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-6-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Saving Hope Animal Rescue volunteers set up a canopy at their adoption event Feb. 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31271" data-id="31271" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-7-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">The Saving Hope Animal Rescue adoption event was hosted at Second Rodeo Brewing, 122 E. Exchange Ave., in the Fort Worth Stockyards. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31273" data-id="31273" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-9-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Saving Hope Animal Rescue donors receive a teddy bear with a donation of $10. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31274" data-id="31274" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-10-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">A volunteer wears a Saving Hope Animal Rescue hoodie at the adoption event Feb. 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31275" data-id="31275" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-11-683x1024.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Saving Hope Animal Rescue volunteer Peyton Roberts plays with Allister, a dog up for adoption. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31276" data-id="31276" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-12-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Indiana couple Makenzi Elmore, 24, and Kodi Raisor, 26, play with a dog they hope to adopt. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-31277" data-id="31277" src="https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CAS_Saving_Hope-13-1024x683.jpg" /><figcaption class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption">Artist Kirk Holloway performs at Second Rodeo Brewing Feb. 6. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)</figcaption></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <p>Nonprofit organization Saving Hope Animal Rescue was founded in Fort Worth and has over 500 cats and dogs under their supervision. Pets are put in volunteer foster homes until they can be adopted.</p> <p>“We are 100% foster-based, so they bring the foster pet to the events. We don’t have a facility yet,” Jordan Steffan, the event coordinator for Saving Hope, said. “We adopt out a couple thousand per year.”</p> <div class="wp-block-group alignleft is-style-border has-light-gray-background-color has-background"> <p>How to help:</p> <p class="has-text-align-left"><a href="https://savinghoperescue.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5f3d83ef1847bc5ae77ca725">Donate</a><br /><a href="https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/savinghopeanimalrescue-dogapplicationportal">Adopt a dog</a><br /><a href="https://webportalapp.com/sp/login/savinghopeanimalrescue-catapplicationportal">Adopt a cat</a><br /><a href="https://savinghoperescue.org/fosterdogs">Foster a dog</a><br /><a href="https://savinghoperescue.org/fostercats">Foster a cat</a></p> </p></div> <p>Saving Hope hosts adoption events in Fort Worth nearly every week and plans to open the Saving Hope Safe Haven sanctuary in Aledo by the end of 2022.</p> <p><em>Cristian ArguetaSoto is the community engagement journalist at the Fort Worth Report. Contact him by </em><a href="http://cristian.arguetasoto@fortworthreport.org/"><em>email </em></a><em>or via </em><a href="https://twitter.com/CrisArguetaSoto"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2022/02/06/photo-gallery-fort-worth-stockyards-adoption-event-brings-hope-to-pets/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=31283&ga=UA-194640723-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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