Money Being Raised for New Southbury Animal Shelter

Photo courtesy of the Southbury Animal Control Facebook page.

The Southbury Animal Shelter is looking to replace its 50-year-old facility located behind the Public Works Department garages on Peter Road, and Friends of the Southbury Animal Shelter are looking to help raise the funds, the Rep-Am reported.

Although the Friends organization is not yet able to accept donations, they have applied for permission from the state to do so shortly, the Rep-Am reported.

The Friends has been around for many years as the town’s pound continues to decline, the Rep-Am reported. Last week, the town’s boards of Finance and Selectmen agreed to make money available for engineering and design plans for the new shelter.

Officials have said the facility needs some serious upgrades and improvements, and the cost to do so with the new facility can range anywhere from $625,000 to over $1 million.

Read the full Rep-Am story here.