To celebrate the beginning of construction on its new facility, the Portsmouth Humane Society has announced it will waive adoption fees for animals over one year of age, in exchange for any donation toward the construction project.
The Portsmouth Humane Society is replacing its overcrowded 30 year old building on Frederick Boulevard with a larger, modern facility. As a guest on my public affairs segment, Hampton Roads Topics, Executive Director Christie Chipps Peters has described how cages of homeless dogs and cats, stacked two-deep in some areas, fill the current shelter, the employee break room, and her office. The facility also serves as the shelter for Portsmouth Animal Control.
The 1.9 million dollar shelter is being funded entirely through donations, but the organization is still about $400,000 short of its fundraising goal. Peters says they hope to move into the new facility by November.
The free adoption special runs through the end of June.
Links:
www.portsmouthhumanesociety.org
Virginian-Pilot article about the shelter
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