A Better Place

The new facility will be an extraordinary example of the best practices in housing animals and providing spaces to meet community needs.

Our commitment to eliminate euthanasia for healthy, adoptable animals requires longer stays and extensive medical and/or behavioral rehabilitation that must be addressed before a placement is possible. Segregated intake areas, medical isolation units, and home-like adoption housing are all essential parts of the process.

The Potter League knows that to help animals, we must also engage and work with people. Our new education center will provide much needed space for the human side of our endeavors; space to properly orient and train volunteers, space to present humane education classes, and a training facility for dog obedience classes.

Together we can prevent future problems, not just react to them. Programs that prevent problems and keep pets and people together for life must be the foundation of our efforts. We must be a proactive adoption center, an extended care center, and a resource for pet owners with animal behavioral concerns.

Because the Potter League believes in leading by example, ARQ Architects has designed a building to meet criteria set forth by the US Green Building Council. We are extremely proud that our new “green” facility will be friendly to the environment and benefit animals, people, and the planet.

Benefits of a New Facility

Roomy animal housing to permit exercise, human interaction, and viewing of adoptable animals in homelike setting
Advanced sanitation systems for maximum disease control
Sound proofing to soothe frightened and agitated animals
Highly efficient ventilation system to continually provide fresh air
Use of natural light to preserve animal’s normal day/night cycle
Climate control for the comfort of the animals, visitors, and staff
Medical wing with isolation areas for sick animals to separate them from the healthy population
Classrooms and meeting space to expand humane education presentations
Training rooms for evaluation and training of shelter animals and for a wide variety of classes for the general public