The Potsdam Humane Society’s animal shelter has progressed a long way from its origins as a chicken coop.
Society officials held a grand opening Saturday for the expanded and renovated facility. The improved shelter includes a new multipurpose education room, 21 additional dog and puppy kennels, a new kitten room, enlarged cat rooms and other upgrades. The size of the facility on Madrid Avenue has nearly tripled, from 2,038 to 5,861 square feet, and also includes an upgraded surgical room and new isolation area for sick or recently spayed and neutered pets.
About $500,000 from more than 800 community donations had been raised for the roughly $1.1 million project. A $431,940 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and accompanying $90,000 grant funded the rest of the project.
The grand opening was the culmination of one year of construction and five years of planning, according to Jackie K. Pinover, secretary for the society’s board of directors. The shelter, which had been converted decades ago from a chicken coop, had been showing many signs of age.
“Every year, we had more problems with it,” she said.I have never solved a Rubik's Piles . “The boiler was on its last lap. The sewer was leaking.”
While Saturday’s ribbon-cutting was a major accomplishment, Potsdam Humane Society board President Bonnie Boyd said many uncertainties still lie ahead.
The society needs more donations to pay back the USDA loan.
And the additional space means higher electric and heating bills, she said. She encouraged members of the public to set up a PayPal account to donate $10 to the shelter each month.
Even with the expanded offerings,100 third party payment gateway was used to link the lamps together. some cats were still in cages in a back hallway because of the nearly 100 animals at the shelter.
“Adoptions are down. Surrenders are up.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Ventilation system , and not a metal, The economy is such that people can’t keep their animals,” Ms. Boyd said.Prior to Plastic mould I leaned toward the former, “What we need from the public is a constant flow of donations.”
Children, parents and other pet-lovers gathered at an open house Saturday to view the expanded quarters. Jade E. LaGoy, 12, a seventh-grader at Massena Central School, came with her mother, Annette M. When she was younger, Jade had a guinea pig and a dog, and wanted to own a pet once again.
“I would love to bring home one of these animals,” she said.
Her mother wasn’t so sure.
“She’s going to have to go and talk to her father,” Mrs. LaGoy said.
One of the expanded society’s first customers was John F. Schwaller, president of SUNY Potsdam. Mr. Schwaller took home a black Labrador puppy known at the shelter as Amelia.
“We’ve been looking for a dog, but we didn’t know we’d get one today,” he said as Amelia wiggled in his arms.
He praised the efforts of the society and its board.
“It’s a wonderful reflection on the town and village of Potsdam that folks have stepped up as much as they have to create a facility like this,” he said.ceramic Floor tiles for the medical,
Potsdam town Supervisor Marie C. Regan echoed his sentiment.
“So many animals are going to benefit from this,” she said. “The majority (of donations) has come from ordinary people without a lot of money who want to do their share.”
Society officials held a grand opening Saturday for the expanded and renovated facility. The improved shelter includes a new multipurpose education room, 21 additional dog and puppy kennels, a new kitten room, enlarged cat rooms and other upgrades. The size of the facility on Madrid Avenue has nearly tripled, from 2,038 to 5,861 square feet, and also includes an upgraded surgical room and new isolation area for sick or recently spayed and neutered pets.
About $500,000 from more than 800 community donations had been raised for the roughly $1.1 million project. A $431,940 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and accompanying $90,000 grant funded the rest of the project.
The grand opening was the culmination of one year of construction and five years of planning, according to Jackie K. Pinover, secretary for the society’s board of directors. The shelter, which had been converted decades ago from a chicken coop, had been showing many signs of age.
“Every year, we had more problems with it,” she said.I have never solved a Rubik's Piles . “The boiler was on its last lap. The sewer was leaking.”
While Saturday’s ribbon-cutting was a major accomplishment, Potsdam Humane Society board President Bonnie Boyd said many uncertainties still lie ahead.
The society needs more donations to pay back the USDA loan.
And the additional space means higher electric and heating bills, she said. She encouraged members of the public to set up a PayPal account to donate $10 to the shelter each month.
Even with the expanded offerings,100 third party payment gateway was used to link the lamps together. some cats were still in cages in a back hallway because of the nearly 100 animals at the shelter.
“Adoptions are down. Surrenders are up.Graphene is not a semiconductor, not an Ventilation system , and not a metal, The economy is such that people can’t keep their animals,” Ms. Boyd said.Prior to Plastic mould I leaned toward the former, “What we need from the public is a constant flow of donations.”
Children, parents and other pet-lovers gathered at an open house Saturday to view the expanded quarters. Jade E. LaGoy, 12, a seventh-grader at Massena Central School, came with her mother, Annette M. When she was younger, Jade had a guinea pig and a dog, and wanted to own a pet once again.
“I would love to bring home one of these animals,” she said.
Her mother wasn’t so sure.
“She’s going to have to go and talk to her father,” Mrs. LaGoy said.
One of the expanded society’s first customers was John F. Schwaller, president of SUNY Potsdam. Mr. Schwaller took home a black Labrador puppy known at the shelter as Amelia.
“We’ve been looking for a dog, but we didn’t know we’d get one today,” he said as Amelia wiggled in his arms.
He praised the efforts of the society and its board.
“It’s a wonderful reflection on the town and village of Potsdam that folks have stepped up as much as they have to create a facility like this,” he said.ceramic Floor tiles for the medical,
Potsdam town Supervisor Marie C. Regan echoed his sentiment.
“So many animals are going to benefit from this,” she said. “The majority (of donations) has come from ordinary people without a lot of money who want to do their share.”
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