‘Long overdue’ – Stamford Animal Shelter seeks to build new facility

The metropolis of Stamford wants a new animal shelter – one thing that is been agreed on by mayors previous and current and there’s a public listening to subsequent week to talk about constructing a new shelter.

“Take a take a look at it and you may see, it seems to be like a county jail. It’s 60 years previous. It was constructed on the time when shelters had been actually simply holding pens actually,” stated Stamford Animal Shelter Alliance Board President Nancy Freedman.

The Stamford Animal Control and Care Center takes in about 300 animals a 12 months.

“The constructing is simply not adequate for the animals we home right here,” stated Stamford Animal Control officer Tilford Cobb.

The animals face one another – inflicting extra stress. The bodily situation of the facility reveals peeling paint, rusted door frames and crumbling cinder block partitions.

“It’s cramped, there’s not sufficient cupboard space, the bottom has flooded prior to now,” stated Freedman.

Cobb says the present heating system in place will not be applicable for the animals.

The present facility additionally is not up to state requirements.

“State legislation truly requires that shelters present for isolation and quarantine rooms for instance. Currently there aren’t any such rooms within the Stamford Shelter,” Freedman stated.

“I’m totally supportive of rebuilding this shelter. Our animals deserve it, our residents deserve it. It’s lengthy overdue,” stated Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons.

The facility will value $4.9 million. Freedman says with fundraising and a earlier allocation, they want $4.4 million from the town.

The Planning Board will maintain a public listening to on the capital finances Tuesday night time.

“We want the general public’s assist. We want everybody to perceive that there is actually a necessity for the animals right here. We are sometimes pushed to the tip of the record,” stated Cobb.

Freedman is encouraging residents to come to Tuesday’s listening to to converse out, “Because the animals can not converse for themselves.”