Capital campaign donations can be made online at www.buildctspca.org . Community members can also support CTSPCA in these ways: HOWTOHELP
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In-kind donations, such as computers, lockers and other requested items
Fostering a dog or cat
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Volunteering at the shelter
Central Texas SPCA will build a new facility on its existing 2-acre property on Bagdad Road in Leander. (Courtesy Central Texas Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
Central Texas SPCA aims to raise $1.5 million for new animal shelter The Central Texas Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is looking for community members to donate to its $1.5 million capital campaign for a new Leander facility to house the nonpro t, no-kill animal shelter. The capital campaign launched Dec. 1 with about $825,000 in became increasingly di cult to maintain, said Jeanette Cacciola, the CTSPCA vice president and volunteer of over 20 years. The existing shelter on Bagdad Road was constructed in 1996 from three donated, preowned manufac- tured homes held together with “duct tape and good karma,” Cacciola said. “It will not be considerably larger because one of the things that is unique about us is that we provide more one-on-one care for the animals and much more of a homelike environment for the animals than in typical shelters,” she said. The new facility will have private and the cost of upkeep—for a facility that will be demolished once the new shelter opens—the goal is to break ground no later than early 2023, Cacciola said. The opening timeline is further complicated because of supply chain issues and sta ng shortages. CTSPCA is located at 909 S. Bagdad BY TAYLOR GIRTMAN
dog suites instead of the current size-appropriate crates. Each suite will connect to a large partially cov- ered area with grass. Cats will have large spaces for climbing and visiting, each with a window. Based on the current building’s age
The new facility will be a safer, cleaner, well-ventilated space for animals and visitors, Cacciola said. The project will also add a re-sup- pression system, which is an upgrade from existing smoke alarms.
Road, Leander. More information about the campaign and dona- tion links can be found at www. buildctspca.org. Information about the nonpro t shelter can be found at www.centraltexasspca.org.
previous donations. Since then, the campaign has reached $1.06 million in donations as of Jan. 4. The process for the new facility began in 2015 after the current shelter
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