Features & Plans
Working with a local architectural firm, and with guidance from Shelter Planners of America, we’ve designed a new 19,000 square foot facility located on the same 26-acre property as the current shelter. This safe and modern new shelter will feature:
- A 136% increase in usable square footage
- 66% more dog and cat holding areas
- An adoptions & information entrance and an animal surrender entrance
- A large, inviting lobby
- 26 larger indoor/outdoor dog kennels for increased comfort
- 18 small indoor/outdoor dog kennels
- 2 cat community rooms with outdoor access
- 8 cat condos and 8 cages in the cat adoption room
- 1 kitten room & a nursery
- Private, individual cat and dog “get-acquainted rooms” to promote bonding and adoptions
- An expanded Small Critter room
- Dog bath area
- Separate stray cat holding area
- Separate dog & cat intake areas
- Modern medical treatment facilities and separate isolation/quarantine for sick animals
- A procedures room for exams and spay/neuter, to ensure that procedures are performed prior to animals being adopted
- A separate entrance for animal control
- Expanded outdoor recreation space for dogs and cats to exercise;
- Commercial washer & dryer
- Epoxy flooring
- Partially heated flooring
- Multiple air handling systems with 100% fresh air exchange with 8 changes per hour
- Meeting, education & training room for meetings, workshops, education and training sessions
- Employee break room
- Retail shop
- Lighted parking lot with 70 parking spaces
- And more!
