(BCN) — The Humane Society of Silicon Valley, or HSSV, is waiving adoption charges for all animals beginning Thursday after a hearth broken half of its Milpitas shelter final week.
“Fire damage has impacted animal housing, limiting space at the shelter,” HSSV stated in a put up to Fb after the hearth. “If you’ve been thinking of adopting a new family member, now is the perfect time!”
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HSSV stated it was in a position to clear all adoption charges because of beneficiant donations totaling to $20,000. Making adoptions free is a part of HSSV’s effort to clear the shelter for vital renovations following the hearth.
“Thanks to an outpouring of support and donations, HSSV has resumed adoptions,” the humane society wrote in a press launch. “But the shelter is in urgent need of clearing its kennels to begin post-holiday demolition.”
The reason for the hearth has not been launched. There have been no accidents to workers or animals ensuing from the hearth, which can have began in a laundry room. For the reason that blaze, the shelter has been capable of finding properties for greater than 100 animals. Greater than 70 pets have additionally moved into foster properties.
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Nonetheless, there are nonetheless remaining animals who must be adopted to ensure that shelter renovations to start. The shelter will reopen on Thursday after its Christmas Day closure. New Yr’s Eve hours are restricted to 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will likely be closed on New Yr’s Day.
Should you can not undertake a brand new pet, financial donations will considerably assist permit operations to proceed. A hyperlink to supply a donation could be discovered on HSSV’s web site at https://www.hssv.org/.
“HSSV is experiencing unprecedented costs and gifts are a great way to minimize disruption to our operations as much as possible,” the shelter stated in an replace following the hearth.
As soon as the shelter is cleared, renovations may final for about one yr.
“It will take a long time to rebuild and recover,” HSSV stated in a launch. “We anticipate construction will take 9-13 months to complete.”
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