We’re Building A New Shelter! – Animal Friends WV

We're Building a New Shelter!

Our Brewer Road facility has been a safe haven for 18 years. Now it's time to grow and give even more animals a second chance at life.

Over the past year, we’ve begun plans to build a new shelter to accommodate the ever-increasing need. The proposed facility will be a 6,700 square foot, two-story building with modern amenities for both dogs and cats.

The first floor will feature five dog rooms, a play/training room, a senior dog room, food preparation area, exterior fenced-in dog pens, a fenced-in play yard, and support rooms for laundry, grooming, and medical isolation. On the second floor, the focus shifts to cats and mixed-use spaces, with four kitten rooms, two adult cat rooms, a screened-in catio porch, intake room, and puppy/kitten nurseries. The second floor also houses day-to-day operations as well as a lobby.

Benefits of our new facility:
  • Maximized intake capacity, saving more animals from euthanasia and neglect.
  • Dedicated spaces for medical care, including exam and quarantine rooms.
  • Comfortable, enriched environments for all animals, reducing stress and improving chances of adoption.
  • Increased opportunity for community participation through volunteer opportunities, visitation, fostering, and more.

We Need Your Help!

Due to the financial requirements of a project this size, we’re asking for your support so we can continue our mission. This new shelter will be a dream come true, allowing us to save more lives and provide the very best in care while we work to find the loving homes these beautiful animals deserve. As we navigate the planning and fundraising stage of this new venture, your donation will take us one step closer.

Whether you can give $10 or $10,000, every contribution matters.

Here’s how you can help:

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Shelter Room Naming Opportunities

Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia

20 available

$1,000 each

These luxurious, multi level cat condos will be used as a safe space for individual animals to decompress on arrival to our facility. We will also utilize these condos for quarantining new cats, and recovery after surgical procedures.

10 available

$1,000 each

These kennels will provide an individual, safe area for dogs and puppies during isolation and recovery. Our ISO kennels will be easy to clean and sanitize, creating a quiet healing environment for ill pups on their way to recovery.

10 available

$1,000 each

These kennels will provide an individual, safe area for cats and kittens during isolation and recovery. Our ISO kennels will be easy to clean and sanitize, creating a quiet healing environment for ill cats or kittens on their way to recovery.

$10,000

Our food prep and storage room will be a 120 sq/ft space that will allow staff to prepare for routine feedings. This will also be a place to store all foods and daily medications safely. This area will be equipped with storage shelving, cabinets, and a sink area to clean and disinfect bowls, and equipment used for feedings.

$25,000

Hillcrest Veterinary Clinic

Our Intake room is 157 sq/ft and will provide a safe and comfortable environment for new animals entering the shelter. This is where we will begin their vetting, keep track of weights, provide preventive vet care and treatments, and store medical supplies. This room will be complete with storage shelves, cabinets, refrigerator, sink, exam table, and animal scale.

$40,000

Cats will be able to safely enjoy a bit of the outdoors, and get some fresh air in this screened in play area, accessible thorough the cat room. This adds enrichment to their daily curious lives, and allows space for more interactions with people and furry pals.

2 available

$5,000 each

Our cat rooms will be 137 sq/ft and 146 sq/ft. Both will have access to a fenced in outdoor area known as our “Catio”. Each room will allow space, enrichment, cat towers, and other amenities to accommodate our curious kitty friends. We will have luxury cat condos in each room to allow for separation, quarantine for new intakes, and surgery recovery. Cats will live in a shared space, and will be able to move leisurely, comfortably, and be as adventurous as they wish. Each room will allow 15+ cats to live comfortably at once.

4 available

$5,000 each

Our kitten rooms will be 138 sq/ft, 127 sq/ft, and 134 sq/ft spaces. These rooms will accommodate kittens under 6 months of age. This space will keep them safely indoors, separate from adult cats, and allow for enrichment and play. Kittens will be provided with cat towers, toys, and other amenities to satisfy their needs as growing and curious minded cats. Each room will house 4-8 kittens at once, depending on age, and litter size. This will also provide a healthy environment to help prevent the spread of illnesses between the adult cats and kittens.

2 available

$2,500 each

Our nurseries are 121 sq/ft facilities that will allow private spaces for pregnant or nursing moms to grow their young. This will provide a safe, quiet, and calm environment separate from the louder, heavily populated areas in the shelter. Nursing moms will spend 6-8 weeks in this room while weaning their young. Once weaned, they will be moved to our general population rooms and prepared for adoption. Each room will hold one nursing mom and her litter at one time.

5 available

$3,000 each

In each of our dog rooms there will be attached an outdoor yard. Here our dogs will have access via a dog door, and can enjoy a safe place to play and relax outside. This will also assist with potty training, and allow for easy clean up. We will be able to keep this space clean and sanitized to allow for a healthy environment for our puppy pals to live, while waiting for their forever home.

$7,500

Our ISO room will be a 210 sq/ft space that will allow for separation of sick animals from our general population. We will utilize this space to allow animals space and time to recover from illnesses and diseases that could potentially spread to other animals. This space will have its own ventilation system to reduce the spread of airborne contaminants to other sections of the shelter. This room will be equipped with dog and cat cages, to allow for easy clean up, disinfecting, and separation of sick animals.

$5,000

Our Senior dog area is a 201 sq/ft area that will provide space, comfort, mobility ease, and separation from loud and active environments. Our senior citizens will be provided with soft spaces, a quiet environment, enrichment, and plenty of easy napping spots. This space will house 6-8 dogs at one time.

5 available

$5,000 each

Our 5 dog rooms will measure 164 sq/ft each and will offer a comfortable home type of environment. We will have space to provide comfort, enrichment, and socializing among dogs. Each dog room will be attached to an outdoor, fenced in yard area to provide bathroom relief, outdoor recreation, and free space. Each space can house up to 4-6 dogs at one time. Accommodations will be based on size, breed, temperament, and age.

$35,000

This fenced in areas will be a nice extra large space for our dogs to stretch their legs, and burn off energy. Dogs can enjoy socializing with other dogs and playing outside in a fenced, secure area. This will give our dogs a break from the shelter life, a breath of fresh air, and a place to go the long distance for a ball or frisbee. We will utilize this space for daily activity and exercise, as well as meet and greets with potential adopters, and their current furry companions.

$10,000

Our playroom and training center will be a 255 sq/ft space that will provide an indoor simulated home type of environment. Dogs will be introduced to normal items, and sounds that they may see in a home, such as furniture, rugs, tv, vacuum cleaners, etc. We hope to introduce these items to help reduce the stress of shifting from a shelter environment to a home environment. We also plan to work with local trainers in this space, to provide puppy classes, and individualized training sessions with our shelter dogs. This space is also attached to a fenced in outdoor space for dogs to have free time, play time, and training in the outdoor setting.

$50,000

Our 291 sq/ft lobby will provide a comfortable, welcoming, and safe entering space for the shelter. Visitors and volunteers will check in here, and be accompanied by an employee to see animals, or to visit the room that they wish to volunteer. This space will also display our donor wall of recognition, have a retail sales section of treats, toys, AF apparel, and animal supplies.

2024 Board of Directors

Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia