SPCA of Wake County breaks ground on new $27.5 Million facility
PROPERTY. WHAT'S NEXT? COURT
DATE IS SET FOR FEBRUARY 4TH.
THE SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY IS
EXPANDING INTO A NEW 27.0.
5 MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY.
>> THE GROUP BROKE GROUND THIS
MORNING WITH THE SPCA OF WAKE
COUNTY DOING THIS AT A TIME
WHEN ANIMAL SHELTERS ACROSS
THE STATE ARE FULL WRAL'S.
BRETT KNESE EXPLAINS HOW THE
GROUP IS PAYING FOR THE GROWTH.
WITH SEVERAL SCOOPS OF DIRT.
>> AND A LITTLE HELP FROM
RICKY. THE GREAT PYRENEES
CONSTRUCTION ON THE SPCA OF
WAKE COUNTY'S NEW BUILDING IS
UNDER WAY. THIS FEELS PERSONAL
TO ME BECAUSE
>> I KNOW THE POWER OF PETS IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES HAVE BEEN
TOUCHED BY MANY, MANY PETS IN
MY LIFE CAN JANZEN IS THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE SPCA
OF WAKE COUNTY. SHE SAYS THE
FACILITY IS YEARS IN THE MAKING
AND IT'S THE VISION OF SEVERAL
LOCAL LEADERS BELIEVE IN THE
SPCA IS MISSION TO SAVE ANIMALS
FROM EUTHANASIA. IT COMES AT
A TIME WHEN SEVERAL ANIMAL
SHELTERS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
AT CAPACITY.
>> AND FORCED TO EUTHANIZE
ANIMALS TO MAKE SPACE.
>> THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALREADY
RAISE. 21.7 MILLION DOLLARS FOR
THE PROJECT ENGINES AND
BELIEVES THEY CAN RAISE ANOTHER
5.8 MILLION BEFORE IT OPENS.
MY GOAL IS TO MOVE INTO THE
FACILITY THAT FREE. THIS IS
WHERE THE NEW BUILDING WILL
GO. IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE
CURRENT ONE. THE EXPANDED
FACILITY WILL ALLOW THE SPCA
OF WAKE COUNTY TO DOUBLE THE
NUMBER OF ANIMALS THAT THEY
SPAY AND NEUTER EVERY YEAR.
>> IT WILL ALSO HELP THEM
EXPAND THEIR SOCIAL SERVICES
IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP PETS AND
FAMILIES TOGETHER.
>> ACROSS THE STATE A FEW YEARS
AGO, WE MADE A CHANGE WHERE WE
STARTED FOCUSING ON WHAT I LIKE
TO CALL THE OTHER END OF THE
LEASH BECAUSE EVERY ANIMAL IN
NEED AT SOME POINT HAD WAS
ATTACHED TO A PERSON. AND SO
WHAT WE'VE REALIZED IS THAT THE
BEST WAY TO HELP ANIMALS IS
BY HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE
THEM. THE NEW SUSAN AND RAN
TOWARD REGIONAL CAMPUS FOR PETS
AND PEOPLE WILL DO JUST THAT
AND OFFERING SOCIAL SERVICE
RESOURCES NOT JUST ACROSS WAKE
COUNTY, BUT IN OVER 50 COUNTIES
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
>> JANSEN SAYS THAT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE PETS CAN PROVIDE A
POSITIVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE AND
THEIR COMMUNITY. I'M SO
GRATEFUL FOR THE JOY THEY HAVE
BROUGHT IN. AND I WANT THAT
FOR EVERY ONE. BRETT KNESE WRAL
NEWS, WAKE COUNTY, SOME CUTE
DOGS IN AND THAT VIDEO THERE.
SO THE SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY
HOPES TO HAVE THIS NEW FACILITY