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Scott Poore says Queen has been waiting for more than 400 days for a forever home

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>> IT IS CRAMPED QUARTERS AND SOME STRANGE OVERNIGHT SOUNDS. >> NOTHING QUIET IN THIS BUILDING. >> BUT AT LEAST HIS ROOMMATE DOESN’T SNORE. >> SHE DOES NOT SNORE BUT I CAN HEAR OTHER DOGS IN THE BUILDING SNORING. >> THE WORK SPACE. >> THIS IS MY OFFICE JUST TO GIVE YOU THE TOUR. >> FOR MORE THAN 400 NIGHTS QUEEN HAS BEEN SLEEPING HERE WAITING. >> I JUST CAN’T FIGURE OUT WHY SHE’S NOT GETTING ADOPTED. >> SO SCOTT GRABBED HIS TOOTH BRUSH HIS COMPUTER AND HIS CALENDAR AND SAID QUEEN. SLIDE OVER. >> IT’S GOING TO BRING HER SO MUCH EXPOSURE. >> SCOTT SAYS LIVING IN THE SHELTER IS NOT EASY HE’S GOT RESPONSIBILITIES BUT SAYS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS MAKING SURE HIS NEW ROOMIE GETS ADOPTED . >> SHE’S JUST BEEN SLOWLY DECLINING IN THE SHELTER ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE I SEE HER EVERY DAY I’VE NOTICED THOSE CHANGES. >> SCOTT SAYS QUEEN IS A LOVING DOG AND HE’S HOPING TO SHOW PEOPLE JUST HOW FRIENDLY SHE IS HE SAID SHE’S A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DOGS GO UNADOPTED. >> QUEEN IS REALLY SPEAKING FOR ALL LONG-TERM SHELTER DOGS AND THEY ARE THE FORGOTTEN ONES. >> BUT SCOTT ADDS HE’LL BE MAKING SURE THAT

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A Kansas City man has moved into an animal shelter to help get a 3-year-old terrier mix named Queen adopted.It’s not an easy life for dogs living long term in shelters. Some can spend years there waiting to get adopted. Queen has been waiting more than 400 days for a forever home."I just can’t figure out why she’s not getting adopted," said Scott Poore.So Poore grabbed his toothbrush, his computer and his calendar and headed to Great Plains SPCA."Nothing is quiet in this building," he said.At least his roommate doesn’t snore."She does not snore but I can hear other dogs in the building snoring," Poore said.The bed is small and the work space is cramped."This is my office just to give you the quick tour," he said.Poore said living in the shelter is not easy because he’s got responsibilities at his other job to get done while staying here. He said the most important thing is making sure his new roommate gets adopted. Poore oversees Mission Driven, a clothing brand that brings awareness to all shelter pets and the importance of adoption in Kansas City."She's just been slowly declining in the shelter environment because I see her every day I’ve noticed those changes," he said.Poore said Queen is a loving dog and he’s hoping to show people just how friendly she is. He said she's a perfect example of what happens when dogs go are not adopted."Queen is really speaking for all long term shelter dogs and shelter cats, they’re kind of the forgotten ones," he said.