Lowe's will be at JCAC on September 14th thru the 16th to do a mini upgrade on JCAC.
THE PROJECT!
Lowe's is going to insulate and drywall the storage area/garage on the back of the cat house. They will divide the large area into a main hallway and four rooms, two on each side. The rooms will be used for storage for the cleaning supplies, food, blankets/bedding etc.
They will be adding a six foot tall storage rack in the back of the building for all the traps, and kennels to keep them off the floor and protect them from the elements.
They are also replacing some doors and making other repairs needed in general in the cat house. They will try to replace the existing sink with one that has three wells instead if two. Hopefully they will replace the faucet also. There was no handle on it last time I was there.
In the dog house, they will do minor repairs. They will also build a roof over the outside kennels to protect the dogs from the elements. The outside kennels will also have small walls built in between each to help prevent or lessen cross contamination.
They will repair the rails to the trailer and stain or paint them. They will make a new sign or repair and paint the shelter sign. They will also fence the entire property. WOW this is so awesome.
IN ORDER TO DO MUCH OF THIS WORK, the shelter needs to be as empty as possible - especially the large dog runs. If a run is occupied, then it can't be rehabbed. In order to get as much out of Lowe's generousity as possible, it'd be great to get most of the dogs in the runs adopted or rescued. The cat and puppy cages are on wheels so they can be moved around away from the work. However there will be lots of noise and commotion that will make the already stressful shelter environment more stressful for the animals. So the push is on to get as many dogs and cats adopted or rescued before the work begins. Please if you can help by adopting or rescuing some animals it would be appreciated!
THE PROJECT!
Lowe's is going to insulate and drywall the storage area/garage on the back of the cat house. They will divide the large area into a main hallway and four rooms, two on each side. The rooms will be used for storage for the cleaning supplies, food, blankets/bedding etc.
They will be adding a six foot tall storage rack in the back of the building for all the traps, and kennels to keep them off the floor and protect them from the elements.
They are also replacing some doors and making other repairs needed in general in the cat house. They will try to replace the existing sink with one that has three wells instead if two. Hopefully they will replace the faucet also. There was no handle on it last time I was there.
In the dog house, they will do minor repairs. They will also build a roof over the outside kennels to protect the dogs from the elements. The outside kennels will also have small walls built in between each to help prevent or lessen cross contamination.
They will repair the rails to the trailer and stain or paint them. They will make a new sign or repair and paint the shelter sign. They will also fence the entire property. WOW this is so awesome.
IN ORDER TO DO MUCH OF THIS WORK, the shelter needs to be as empty as possible - especially the large dog runs. If a run is occupied, then it can't be rehabbed. In order to get as much out of Lowe's generousity as possible, it'd be great to get most of the dogs in the runs adopted or rescued. The cat and puppy cages are on wheels so they can be moved around away from the work. However there will be lots of noise and commotion that will make the already stressful shelter environment more stressful for the animals. So the push is on to get as many dogs and cats adopted or rescued before the work begins. Please if you can help by adopting or rescuing some animals it would be appreciated!
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