Press Release Nassau Humane Society
Submitted by Kelly Monti
November 6, 2014 3:33 p.m.
The Nassau Humane Society is very excited to announce the Grand Opening of their new Animal Rescue Center on Friday, November 7. Please join us at 11:00am for our Ribbon Cutting ceremony and then tours will be given from 11:30am through 1:30pm and 4:00pm through 6:00pm.
Additional tours of the new facility will be from 11:30am through 1:30pm and 4:00pm through 6:00pm on the following dates: Wednesday, November 12; Friday, November 14; Saturday, November 15.
Our new shelter provides additional space for animal rescue and indoor protection from the weather. Capacity for dogs has increased by 150%, from 25 kennels to 64. The new cattery has additional space in the open cattery for the 40-50 cats in our care, as well as private areas for less social cats or kittens. Dedicated space for adoption counseling helps increase adoption rates. Lab space allows us to care for animals in a less stressful environment.
This past fiscal year, the Nassau Humane Society had a record breaking year and found 748 homes for our sheltered animals. We provide food, a no-kill shelter and medical care for the abandoned, the abused, the surrendered and the rescued. Our mostly-volunteer organization strives daily to bring people and pets together – enriching the lives of both.
Chardonnay? I’m sure there’s a reason for the name, just wondering what it might be….
Dave, a local foundation by that name made a significant contribution to the project.
yes you dont say where the new facility is being built
The new facility is adjacent to the old site near the Fernandina Beach Airport.
The Chardonnay Foundation is made up mostly of Nassau Humane Society Board Members. The name change to Animal Rescue Center rather than the Nassau County Humane Society sets up a different group. I worked and donated for years on this project – I am greatly disappointed in the name, the Baby Blue Super Store colors and the Olive Garden Sculpture, nothing represents beautiful, tropical Amelia Island or Fernandina Beach. The previous Dog Park Manager did an OUTSTANDING job on the dog park renovation guiding great volunteer support, his vision was to have a pristine “compound” when the Shelter opened but this – well, it makes me HOWL.