After years of dreaming and planning by animal advocates, Dothan took a step closer toward a modern animal shelter with Tuesday’s groundbreaking of the Wiregrass Pet Rescue and Adoption Center.
“There’s a very human aspect to animal welfare,” said Beth Kenward, a board member and vice president of the nonprofit Wiregrass Pets. “We get so much more from them than we give.”
People are also reading… Designed by Texas-based Shelter Planners of America, the concept features separate intake and quarantine areas to reduce the spread of disease, a specialized HVAC system designed for air quality and odor control, and a plumbing drainage system to also prevent disease spread and reduce odors.
Applefield said plans for a modern rescue and adoption center as a public-nonprofit partnership have been around since 2007. Shelter Planners of America even created plans. The project, however, was put on hold as the recession took a toll in 2008. In 2018, a phone call from then-Dothan police chief Steve Parrish revived the project, Applefield said.
Wiregrass Pets Executive Director Rachel Smith said the nonprofit will manage animal care, adoption, fostering, volunteers, humane education programming, and community programs at the new shelter while the City of Dothan will continue providing Animal Control services and animal law enforcement.
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