On Friday’s Z107.7 Up Close Show, host Gary Daigneault spoke with Twentynine Palms Mayor MacArthur Wright and interim City Manager Larry Bowden.
Daigneault inquired as to the status of the new animal control building, to which Bowden said that the biggest challenge is money:
Twentynine Palms City Manager Larry Bowden: “Money is going to be the biggest challenge. We are working with an architectural firm who is the leader in animal shelters. One of the things that they identify as a need is a holistic approach to an animal shelter. You need to make it more friendly for the animals and for the people that enter and come in to meet and greet the animals that they are going to adopt. They claim they can get your adoption rate to 50% or higher. Our adoption rate is pretty good: we adopt about 50 a month, but we take a lot in because people abandon animals in our area.
The way they plan to construct it provides a better overall atmosphere. It’s going to take a lot of work, it’s going to take a lot of community involvement, but we’re going to kick off with events in January because funding sources is a major, major issue.
If we can’t get a lot of community involvement, it will be tough, but everybody loves animals, and they need a home. “
The new facility is planned for Adobe Rd, behind Theatre29. Stay tuned to z1077 news for updates on how you can get involved in the new animal shelter.
To hear the full conversation, you can listen to the up close show as a podcast or listen below:
