Saturday's Internet Edition, May 17, 2008.
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| Ryan Saunders, 9, plays with Lily the Dalmatian at the opening of the Humane Society of Davie County’s no-kill adoption center last week. - Photo by Mike Barnhardt |
Paper ornaments in the shapes of bones hang from the wish trees branches. On each is a written request of things still needed for the center.
“If they take one of the paper ornaments and bring the donation back they get one of the wooden ornaments for free,” says adoption center coordinator Rachel Dunn.
This no-kill adoption center is a place of hope for Davie’s homeless animals - a haven of love and play until they find permanent homes with caring families.
Dunn acted as foster care coordinator for the Davie Humane Society for over a year before becoming the adoption center coordinator.
The 5,400 square feet building has capacity for 45 dogs and 45 cats and officially opened its doors on Nov. 18.
It boasts dog and cat playrooms, two exam rooms, three dog kennels, cat kennels, office and grooming spaces, a food prep area, laundry space, and a meeting room.
All cat rooms are green and all dog rooms are blue so all volunteers know which animals go where.
“We try to make it so our animals are in their kennels only when they absolutely have to be. We like for it be really homey for them,” Dunn says while showing one of the playrooms.
“We had a great week last week,” Dunn says. “We adopted out four animals.”
The adoption center works with the county’s animal shelter by taking animals from the shelter and putting them up for adoption at the center. “Most of my rescues do come ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.