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DuPage County animal shelter celebrates new building; leaders flag rising cat intake and push spay-neuter efforts
Summary
At a June 17 meeting, DuPage County Animal Services leaders reviewed the shelter’s successful grand opening, fundraising partnerships and rising cat intake — and said they plan to shift resources toward spay-neuter programs and electronic medical records.
DuPage County Animal Services celebrated the public opening of its new facility and reported high adoption, intake and outreach activity while warning that seasonal cat litters are driving population pressures.
Chair Conroy opened the committee meeting June 17 by highlighting the facility’s recent events and fundraising efforts. Administrative staff member Laurel said the shelter estimates about 500 people toured the new building during the open house and that an additional 150 to 200 people waited outside. “We estimate that we had about 500 people actually go on tours,” Laurel said, adding that staff were collecting feedback and planning a short video tour for social media for those who could not attend.
Laurel described positive comments about the shelter’s design and operations: patrons praised expanded medical areas, quiet “trial” rooms for dogs that need decompression,…
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