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New animal shelter would educate citizens, save animals
Augusta Liddic Staff Writer
Issue date: 6/19/09 Section: NEWS
If built, the new shelter would be able to hold more than 250 animals, provide a positive environment for guests, offer more services, provide educational programs and would be able to provide more volunteer room.
"We want to make it more than just a shelter or pound," Sherman said. "We want it to be the Denton Animal Care and Adoption Center."
To raise money, the foundation plans to sell areas of the shelter for naming opportunities and will also consider grant funding from national foundations.
"Unfortunately, we are in an environment right now where no one has much money," said Sherman said. "The economic situation hit all of us really hard and it hit the foundation hard too."
The Denton Animal Shelter Foundation was formed in 2006, by Sherman and Pete Kemp, to help support the Denton Animal Shelter through fundraising, public awareness and educational programs that promote animal welfare.
Kemp, co-chairman for the foundation, said the new shelter would provide a better image for the city as well as provide better care for the animals.
"We want to lower euthanization rates and get more animals adopted," said Kemp. "One of the main benefits is education. We're going to have a community room where we will have education projects on spaying and neutering, overall health and adoption of pets."
Breakout Box: For more information about the Denton Animal Shelter Foundation, visit www.dentonanimalshelterfoundation.com.
"We want to make it more than just a shelter or pound," Sherman said. "We want it to be the Denton Animal Care and Adoption Center."
To raise money, the foundation plans to sell areas of the shelter for naming opportunities and will also consider grant funding from national foundations.
"Unfortunately, we are in an environment right now where no one has much money," said Sherman said. "The economic situation hit all of us really hard and it hit the foundation hard too."
The Denton Animal Shelter Foundation was formed in 2006, by Sherman and Pete Kemp, to help support the Denton Animal Shelter through fundraising, public awareness and educational programs that promote animal welfare.
Kemp, co-chairman for the foundation, said the new shelter would provide a better image for the city as well as provide better care for the animals.
"We want to lower euthanization rates and get more animals adopted," said Kemp. "One of the main benefits is education. We're going to have a community room where we will have education projects on spaying and neutering, overall health and adoption of pets."
Breakout Box: For more information about the Denton Animal Shelter Foundation, visit www.dentonanimalshelterfoundation.com.
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