Dogs’ Refuge Home: Shenton Park shelter to receive major upgrade after $2m Lotterywest grant

In excellent news for orphaned canines, the Canines’ Refuge Dwelling in Shenton Park is getting a facelift due to a $2.3 million Lotterywest grant.

Native Authorities Minister Hannah Beazley made the announcement on Saturday, saying the refuge can be remodeled by new works set to start within the coming months.

It would embody an upgraded “adoption assembly yard and lounge”, enabling potential homeowners to fulfill canines in a home-like atmosphere, a brand new pet training and adoption centre with birthing rooms, group engagement areas, and decompression kennels providing a quiet, secure atmosphere for reactive and anxious canines.

“Canines’ Refuge Dwelling volunteers and workers do an incredible job caring for and rehoming rescued and surrendered canines and puppies,” Ms Beazley mentioned.

“The crew at present cares for greater than 1500 canines annually, with demand persevering with to rise as extra canines are surrendered or rescued as a consequence of cost-of-living challenges.

“This important grant goes to provide these canines the very best likelihood of discovering their perpetually houses.”

Canines’ Refuge Dwelling common supervisor Robyn Slater mentioned the brand new works wouldn’t have been doable with out the funding injection.

“We function at an infinite loss yearly so tasks like this is able to merely not be doable with out the help of Lotterywest, or those that generously keep in mind us of their wills,” she mentioned.

“We’re overjoyed to have the ability to enhance our residence for each the canines and the group of canine lovers that volunteer right here each single day, come rain or shine.”