{"id":132934,"date":"2020-07-09T22:31:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T03:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=132934"},"modified":"2020-07-11T00:59:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T05:59:57","slug":"county-humane-society-begins-shelter-capital-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/07\/09\/county-humane-society-begins-shelter-capital-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Humane Society begins shelter campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Van Wert County Humane Society is ready to launch its $600,000 capital campaign to fund the construction of a new facility to replace its existing building on Bonnewitz Avenue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is an artist’s conception of what a proposed Van Wert County Humane Society shelter that would be located on Fox Road would look like when completed. Garmann Miller & Associates<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur campaign initiative started well before the challenges presented by covid-19. Problems with the current facility persist,\u201d said Board President Deb Sealscott. \u201cWe are moving forward with our campaign and are asking the community to support this worthy project.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humane Society board members envision a new animal shelter\/adoption center on Fox Road where they purchased 1.76 acres in 2019. The building would feature indoor\/outdoor kennel runs for dogs, free roam cat rooms for felines, and a state-of-the-art HVAC and air return system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to get the animals out of our Bonnewitz facility,\u201d says Sealscott. \u201cOur aging facility is inadequate to fulfill the needs of our community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is noisy, challenging to keep clean and control odor, and does not allow for segregation of healthy and sick animals,\u201d she added. \u201cOur cats share the same space as our dogs and we have no space for potential adopters to meet with animals. But we need the community\u2019s help to make our vision a reality.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The current building was originally built as a dog pound and was not intended for lengthier stays. In addition, the building does not meet Humane Society standards for animal care or public service. Despite the inadequate facility, staff and volunteers have continued to provide humane treatment and care for the dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens entrusted to their care. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Humane Society capital campaign committee has been fundraising in the Van Wert community since January. Lead gifts have been generously given by Edward D. Jones, First Federal Savings & Loan, Vancrest Health Care, Van Wert Savings Bank, Leland Smith Insurance, Merkle Insurance, and John and Jan White. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere are heroes among us. If you are out there and want to support our mission of providing care for the abused, homeless and neglected companion animals in our community, please contact us,\u201d Sealscott said. \u201cWe have naming opportunities available from dog kennels to the entire building. We would be thrilled to discuss how your gift can make an impact and how your generosity can be recognized.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about the project or how to make a gift, contact capital campaign Chairperson Michelle White at michwhite66@yahoo.com<\/a>. More information can be found at www.vwchs.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent\/submitted information The Van Wert County Humane Society is ready to launch its $600,000 capital campaign to fund the construction of a new facility to replace its existing building on Bonnewitz Avenue.  \u201cOur campaign initiative started well before the challenges presented by covid-19. Problems with the current facility persist,\u201d said Board President Deb Sealscott. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-09 08:06:43","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132934"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132934\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}