Huge No-Kill No-Cage Dog Shelter Opening In Alabama
A one-hundred-acre no-kill, no-cage dog shelter facility will soon be open in Alabama. At 33 acres, The Big Dog Ranch Rescue in Southeast Florida is the largest cage-free, no-kill shelter in the U.S. Well now the same organization is opening a second facility in Shorter, Alabama. The new shelter is being built at the site of a former greyhound training facility and will be triple the size of their Florida facility at 100 acres.
In a social media post, the organization says the new shelter will have quarantine, rehabilitation, medical, and adoption facilities that will allow them to rescue 5-thousand more dogs each year, doubling their impact. The location will also serve as a transitional hub for other shelters across the Eastern U.S.
Founder and CEO of Big Dog Ranch Rescue Lauree Simmons says in these difficult times the new facility is desperately needed. “Record numbers of dogs are being brought to shelters resulting in overcrowding and a record euthanasia rate for these former family pets,” Simmons explains. “Higher costs for everything from fuel to food are prompting owners to surrender their dogs.” The organization plans to have the new location open in September.
