KEY FEATURES,HOPES AND EXPECTATIONS

The Joplin Humane Society has undertaken the beginning stages for a new Joplin Humane Society Building/Location. Land for the new shelter has been donated, and is located on North Main at the intersection of Emporer Lane.

Preliminary plans call for construction of a 20,000 sq ft shelter and visitors center that could handle 10,000 animals a year, compared with the current shelter that was built to handle about 2,000 animals a year.

We have been looking to the future and we now see the sunrise on the horizon. The Joplin Humane Society is expecting to incorporate many features found in today's shelters, such as air-handling and air-purification systems, an education room, a small clinic, and a pet-supply sales area.

Administrative offices would include volunteer work areas, adoption and interview rooms, a reception lobby and front desk, and rooms where prospective adoptees and owners could get together. It is a facility for the public.

The shelter is being financed by the society's "Give Them A Chance" campaign. It is a facility for the public and your input and donations are needed to make it work.

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