Massas Creek Companion Animals
100 Massas Creek Rd.
Hermann, Missouri 65041
Phone-636.488.5915
Fax-636.488.5703

Joan Oetting, director of the shelter, has a long history of saving the lost animals of the area, rehabilitating them, and finding them new guardians. Joan may not be a household name, but she has many grateful companion animals whose lives she has saved.

In the early 1970's Joan partnered with Carol Perkins, wife of the late Marlin Perkins, to form Open Door Animal Sanctuary in St. Louis, Missouri. She left Open Door in 1980 because of family obligations but remained a staunch supporter of the organization. Open Door is now a large self funded animal rescue. She moved to the Hermann area 1992 and ran a small private animal rescue. There was not an animal rescue facility in the area and the needs of homeless animals was great and growing more urgent.

With the number of homeless animals growing by the day Joan opened MCCA in 1999 with the completion of a new kennel to include nine dog runs, a feed storage room,a dog bathing room, a cat room and living quarters for an attendant. Another kennel area was built with 15 dog runs and was completed in 2006.

MCCA is a non profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization that depends on the generous support of its members to care for the homeless animals within our
reach.