Campaign To Help West Suburban Humane Society Finish New Shelter

DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- For more than 40 years, the West Suburban Humane Society (WSHS) has operated out of a single-family home that was adapted into an animal shelter. The shelter is set break ground on a new 8,300 square foot facility in mid-May, but in the meantime, they're asking residents to donate to a GoFundMe account created to give their new vision an "extra push."

According to a news release, the funds will aid the humane society in moving out of its "deteriorating building" and into a shelter "designed to provide dignity and safety for the animals while also attracting more visitors for adoption and public education.

West Suburban Humane Society plans to build the new shelter adjacent to its current building. The humane society currently owns the land on which the new shelter will be built, having purchased the two adjacent lots "years ago" in what its website calls a "strategic and fiscally responsible decision."

Since fundraising efforts for the new shelter began, WSHS has raised more than $2.5 million of its $4 million goal with the help of supporters and donors throughout the community. The GoFundMe account aims to raise an additional $250,000.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the shelter has raised $800 of its $250,000 GoFundMe goal.

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