WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Construction has begun in Buncombe County on the ASPCA’s $9 million dog rehabilitation facility, where abused and neglected dogs will get help with their behavior.
A spokeswoman for the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals tells the Asheville Citizen-Times (https://avlne.ws/2mZFNuB) that the center should open between September and December in Weaverville.
Spokeswoman Emily Schneider says the ASPCA Behavioral Rehabilitation Center will have 65 kennels, and dogs entering the program will spend an average of 12 weeks in treatment. Shelter employees also can get training there.
The ASPCA has run a pilot program for abused dogs at an animal welfare center in New Jersey since 2013. The last seven dogs to participate in that program will leave before the permanent facility opens later this year.
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Information from: The Asheville Citizen-Times, https://www.citizen-times.com
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