"Right now, we just keep putting band aids on things," Lodi Animal Services Manager Meghan Ramczyk said. "It needs an overhaul."
"I think we could have 1,000 kennels and we could still fill them all," Ramczyk explained. "The focus needs to change to spay and neuter and providing resources to owners to be able to keep their pet, keep them from reproducing, help with pet like health care, things like that."
"We're in the middle of our brand new shelter being built off of the other side of [Highway] 99," Ramczyk shared. "We're really excited. It is going to give us more space. I think everyone's really excited about more kennels, but really what's going to be amazing is the functionality of it."
It'll also have three exercise rooms, larger visiting spaces for potential owners, better heating and air conditioning, more isolated rooms for puppies, cats and animals who may need a bit more time adjusting.
That new clinic will also provide what's needed most: spay and neuter services.
In 2023, $13 million was initially approved for the shelter, and it is now set to open in March.
For a shelter that can't house more animals, staff says it's on the owners to keep their animals safe.
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In terms of what happens to the old building, the shelter says another department is going to take over the land portion of it, but staff are still unsure what will happen to the building itself.
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