News — 13 July 2011
Second Chance Pet Network, after winning the Pepsi Refresh $100,000 competition, has successfully found a new home on 40 acres on Wilson Road behind the mill in Dryden.
The property was purchased with funds donated by Ann Owens, owner of Triple F Pet Supply and Trevor Tew.
“We wanted something that was going to be extremely easy for people from out of town to find, and we wanted enough property that Second Chance could expand in the future,” said Owens.
The non-profit group is using the funds from the Pepsi challenge to purchase a building and take care of the landscaping and kenneling needs. The new facility will have the ability to house many more cats than its existing location, as well as offering dog rescue. The building will be a post and frame structure, 54’ by 100’.
“The Pepsi grant, we have received the first $50,000. We have the building ordered, and the driveway is in, the parking lot is basically there, and the gravel for the building is there but has to be spread,” said Owens. “We are in the process of doing the mid-term report for Pepsi and if it’s approved, then we get the second $50,000. We’re still fundraising to do the interior.”
The group also plans on developing a commercial boarding facility, which will generate income to support the facility without having to rely so heavily on donations and grants to be functional. The commercial facility will need to be manned at all hours, so a small caretaker’s residence is also in the works.
The plans don’t stop there though, with the discovery of a natural wetland located on the property.
“There is a wet area on our property, in the one corner, and the Dryden Naturalists Society has been out there and are pretty excited about it because there are plants there that they haven’t seen in this area before, so we’re checking out the potential of doing something with this. Having a bird watching area or walking trails; things like that,” said Owens. “There’s another area that is perfect for setting up a feral cat colony. We have lots of plans and lots we want to do.”
By Ally Dunham
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