Second Chance Animal Adoption breaking ground

Groundbreaking for the new Second Chance Animal Adoption at 6647 Lincoln St. is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21.

Participants can see blue prints, meet the non-profit agency’s board of directors, have refreshments and take advantage of 25 percent off items at the thrift store.

Second Chance in September purchased the thrift store it rents along with an acre to build what will be Boundary County’s first animal shelter. Second Chance will continue operating the thrift store and build a shelter on the same property.

Contractors for the project will include TCL Concrete, Riverside Plumbing, Boundary Electric and PFC Construction

Weather permitting, the non-profit group hopes to pour concrete for the first phase of the project before the end of the year.

Dog kennels will be built first followed by administrative offices and cat housing that will include a community cat room that can be viewed by the public. The third phase will include building a multi-purpose room for dog training and educational classes, meetings, and a get-acquainted room.

The dog kennels will house nine adoptable dogs, have three kennels for isolation and three for quarantine.

The cat area will have house 20 to 25 adoptable cats, five condos for isolation and five condos for quarantine.

Outside  areas for the dogs will be available for exercise and play.

To make a monetary donation for the shelter or to view the floor plans for the first phase, stop at the Second Chance Thrift Store or reach Hamerslough at 946-9076 or by e-mail at scaabonnersferry@aol.com.