Wildlife Conservation United States Project #45145

Build a Shelter for Homeless Animals like Bailey

by Dixie Adoptables

Project Report | Nov 21, 2022
You Made Repairs and Upgrades Possible!

By Lisa Smith | Manager

New Flooring

The last few months have seen so much get accomplished. We may still be in the old facility, but many improvements have been made. We have been able to hire some staff with handy skills to work here, and boy does that make a difference. In the last three months, they have unclogged drains that had been giving us trouble for years, oiled locks on kennels that were sticking, replaced light bulbs in hard to reach places, and pressure washed exterior concrete areas that sorely needed it. They have cleaned our a/c units, cleaned out and organized our storage room, and keep this place sparkling clean and smelling great! The list goes on, but you get the idea. The new staff are not only hard working, and handy, they love the animals and take so much time with them.

We also replaced the floor in our kitty cottage. The floor was in really bad shape, which made cleaning and sanitizing difficult. Speaking of cats, over 30 cats are now housed at a foster’s property in a building that we refitted to get ready for the cats. The kitty cottage at the shelter just isn’t large enough to hold the large number of cats that we have right now, and this allows them to have more room at each location, and less chance of germs being spread from being crowded.

We also purchased new water pails as many of ours were rusting and in bad shape. We have also been able to replace some of the kuranda beds with new ones.

As you can see, we are making the best of our situation until we can do better. Thanks to you, we are able to continue and save as many lives as possible. We work hard every day to make their stay here as pleasant and as short as possible and live for the day each gets a forever home and that is only possible because of you!!

Champ and his new Kuranda

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Jul 24, 2022
Hot Summer Repairs, New A/C's, and New Hires

By Angie Crawley | Director

The last few months have been very busy for the shelter. There have been many things in need of repair and thanks to your donations, we have been able to pay to have the necessary repairs made. Many of the kennel doors weren’t working properly, and some of our air conditioners had quit cooling. The shelter only has around 30 kennels, so having 8 that weren’t in working order was a big problem. We have been seeing an increase in intakes with the economy like it is and having fewer kennels available is concerning for those of us caring for these babies.

A sinkhole appeared in the shelter driveway and caused a water pipe to burst. The city was there very quickly and worked to get water restored to the shelter and the driveway repaired. What could have been a disaster was just an inconvenience instead.

Dixie Adoptables has also been working to install a new security system. With the number of thefts that we have had over the past few years, we decided to make this a priority to protect the animals and employees.

We will also be making some improvements to one of the board members' buildings soon so that we can house animals there. We are already using it to house and foster nursing kittens and a mama dog that just had 8 beautiful puppies.

Dixie Adoptables has recently received a generous donation that will enable us to continue making improvements as needed and care for these precious babies in our care.

Everyone is feeling the pinch with the increased cost of living and the price of fuel so high. Your donations make a big difference.

We are also very excited to let you know that we have hired some new employees who are fitting in well and are very hard working! They really have a love for the animals and it shows in their work. Dixie Adoptables also has regular volunteers who come and spend time with the animals and show them special attention. We are very grateful for their commitment to the shelter and these sweet animals.

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Mar 26, 2022
Another Door Opens

By Angie | Director

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