PALMETTO, Fla. – After 80 years in its Palmetto facility, Manatee County Animal Welfare is on the brink of relocate its canine into a brand new, fashionable shelter on the Bishop Campus in Bradenton.
The transfer will enable employees to function in a single place as an alternative of splitting animals between a number of websites.
The county’s Communications Coordinator, Michael Strollo, says the group continues to exceed no-kill shelter benchmarks of 90%, with a 96.74% save fee final month and 143 adoptions in September alone.
What they’re saying:
“We’ve been exceeding that at each the native degree, state degree, and nationwide degree,” stated Strollo, referring to the shelter’s continued success in sustaining its no-kill standing.
He added that the transfer to the Bishop Campus will make an enormous distinction for each employees and animals. “We’re excited to lastly transfer Palmetto over to our Bishop Campus, so all the pieces might be housed right here,” Strollo stated.
“In Palmetto, we’ve had to make use of out of doors kennels for overflow. However now, each canine could have air con, plumbing, and area to play.”
The backstory:
The Bishop Campus was gifted to Manatee County by the SPCA in 2022. Since then, the county has been working to remodel it right into a complete animal welfare heart.
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At present, canine are screened and handled on the consumption and medical facility on-site earlier than being transported seven miles north to the outdated Forties-era shelter in Palmetto — a system officers say will quickly be a factor of the previous.
What’s subsequent:
Part One of many transfer, together with a brief adoption trailer, is predicted to be accomplished by mid-December. Building on Part Two, which features a everlasting Adoption Useful resource Middle and Pet Pantry, begins this week.
The one a part of the operation that received’t relocate is Cat City, which is able to stay at one other facility in Bradenton. There’s no set completion date but for the second part.
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The Supply: This story is predicated on interviews with Manatee County Animal Welfare Communications Coordinator Michael Strollo and reporting from FOX 13’s Jennifer Kveglis throughout a tour of the Bishop Campus.
