Humane Fort Wayne to break ground on new facility
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Humane Fort Wayne and city officials will break ground Thursday on a new facility as part of the homestretch of the organization’s $14 million Homeward Bound capital campaign.
The humane society’s new 25,000-square-foot site will house twice as many cats and dogs and include various new amenities, according to our partners at WPTA-TV. The new facility will have indoor and outdoor training areas, cat adoption suites, an education center, bark parks and pet friendly walking trails.
Humane Fort Wayne projects a grand opening of the new center, located on the 900 block of Leesburg Rd, sometime in 2024.
“While the region is waking up to our lifesaving and life-affirming obligation, we have outgrown our ability to contain the entire scope of our programs and services in our Hanna Street and Maycrest locations,” the campaign website reads.
The organization has operated in its shelter at 4914 S. Hanna St. for 40 years. Humane Fort Wayne plans to continue using the space and transition it to become a headquarters for pet retention programs and community outreach, according to WPTA.
The Homeward Bound campaign is looking to raise the final $1.5 million for the project.
“Humane Fort Wayne believes that all animals should be homeward bound,” a promotional video said. “This is our one chance to take our local shelter from state of the heart to state of the art.”