2024 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 32
Charles County Government Annual Report • 2024
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE & SAFETY
CHARLES COUNTY BREAKS GROUND ON NEW ANIMAL CARE CENTER
THE NEW SPACE INCLUDES NEW EDUCATION SPACE AND COMMUNITY ROOMS.
On Oct. 8, Charles Count y Commissioners joined with
staff from the Charles County Department of Emergency
Services, and community members for a groundbreaking
on the new Charles County Animal Care Center.
The new animal care center shelters and cares for the
county’s stray, sick, injured, and unwanted domestic animals until they can find their forever homes. The new
facility at 5690 Piney Church Road in Waldorf will replace
the old facility, which has served Charles county’s animal
population for over 60 years.
The new center will house both the Animal Control and
Animal Sheltering Divisions and include improvements
for animal care and community engagement.
The center will include 60 dog kennels, 95 cat cages, and
small animal holding cages; a livestock barn with paddock;
several communit y cat rooms, including a “catio,” and
indoor meet-and-greet areas for both dogs and cats. Other
amenities include a medical clinic with a surgery suite of
spay and neuter services, educational rooms, soundproofing to buffer barking sounds and other improvements.
“This shelter isn’t just a win for the animals,
it’s a win for the community.
It will serve as a place where compassion, education,
and public service come together.”
— Michelle Lilly, Director
Department of Emergency Services
LEARN MORE:
Charles-County-MD.civilspace.io/en/projects/
new-charles-county-animal-care-center
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