The roughly 4,000 square foot facility is expected to be completed in 12 to 14 months, Assistant Manager Ivan Ohannessian said.
Two-minute impact
The facility will be able to hold about 25 cats and 20 dogs, Ohannessian said. The number is similar to the shelter’s current capacity, but the new facility will provide a much needed facelift.
The SPCA currently operates out of an old trailer at 909 S. Baghdad Road.
“It’s kind of held together with lots of hope and love and duct tape,” Ohannessian said. “We need a new facility.”
The new facility will be at the current address, and the groundbreaking was held in their current backyard.
What else?
Ohannessian said he expects the new facility to cost about $2 million, which the SPCA is working to fundraise.
The shelter will change its name to Central Texas Tails of Hope when the new facility opens.
