Stand Up For Animals would raise the funds to build their own new animal shelter to replace the Town’s aging shelter. The Town of Westerly would step up to the plate and enter into a $1 a year, 99 year lease with Stand Up For Animals on a suitable piece of land. The Town of Westerly, in turn for being able to have an office in Stand Up For Animals’ new building and have access to a portion of the kennels for their impounded animals, would agree to pay all the utilities, including water, sewer, electricity, heating, as well as outside maintenance of lawn care and snow plowing. The Town of Westerly would also pay the salaries to two animal control officers, and two kennel workers. It’s a collaborative plan that could not fail!

Our building committee worked closely with William Kite Architects, Inc. and Parker Thompson, Inc. to design a building that would meet the needs of our community and enable Stand Up For Animals to carry out the programs that will work to put an end to animal cruelty and suffering. A critical design element of the new building is its ability to serve as an emergency shelter during a hurricane or other natural disaster, this component to the building has become crucial to our community in light of the horrific events of the Gulf hurricanes of years prior.

Building Committee Members