The Nevada Humane Society board of directors have agreed to raise $225,000 for a new animal shelter to be built in Carson City, officials said ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the Carson City Board of Supervisors.
Supervisors will consider additional funding for the proposed new shelter project that is set to replace the current, aging facility. In a news release sent Wednesday, the Humane Society notes the funding gap regarding anticipated costs and said it will raise money to help defray some of the costs.
In an effort to help make up the deficit, Nevada Humane Society’s board has pledged to invest in the project by giving $225,000 in support of the new shelter. NHS will begin fundraising immediately to raise this substantial investment, said Kevin Ryan, CEO for Nevada Humane Society.
“The citizenry of Carson City deserves a new building that the community can be proud of. This project will meet the needs of the growing City. It will allow NHS to continue and augment our lifesaving, innovative programs in our Capital City,” said Ryan. “It’s time for a new shelter and we are so close. NHS is proud to invest and we are proud of the work already done, being done, and the work that the new facility will allow. NHS forged Carson City into a no-kill community, boasting a save rate north of 95 percent and this building is the next step in Carson’s evolution as a leader in animal welfare and stewardship.”
Ryan was contacted prior to the Humane Society board of directors meeting and though he has offered his opinion regarding operational matters within the new shelter, he also said decisions are up to the board as it is and will remain a city shelter owned facility.
Nevada Humane Society partnered with Carson City in October 2014 with a goal of making the community the second in Nevada to truly become no-kill, which is defined as a shelter that does not euthanize animals for time or space. A no-kill shelter saves more than 90 percent of the animals that arrive; only euthanizing animals that have no quality of life or that are considered dangerous.
Nevada Humane Society has followed this mission since 2006, saving nearly 70,000 lives, and is proud to be given the opportunity to create the same successes in Carson City.
