Camden County Animal Shelter Enters Final Phase Of Renovations

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — The final phase of a construction and renovation project at the Camden County Animal Shelter Low-Cost Clinic begins next week, county officials announced.

As a result, the clinic will be closed for all clinic services including surgeries, dentals and walk-in vaccine clinic from Monday, Oct. 8, through Friday, Oct. 19. Adoptions services will be open regular business hours: Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed on Mondays.

“The Camden County Animal Shelter serves thousands of pets and their owners throughout Camden County,” Freeholder Jonathan Young, liaison to the Camden County Animal Shelter, said. “We’re making sure the shelter has the resources it needs keep our pets safe and cared for, and we want to make sure that those animals currently without a home are cared for as well.”

The county has committed $1 million to the Camden County Animal Shelter (CCAS) in Gloucester Township for further expansion. This funding will be used to upgrade and improve the capacity for the shelter to perform low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and dental work on residents’ cats and dogs.

The renovation project will expand the low-cost clinic services and enhance the animal holding space, customer service and daily housekeeping areas. The clinic improvements will include a new surgical suite and prep areas for spay and neuter surgeries for the shelter and public animals. The surgical suite will increase the capacity for public surgeries and the vaccine clinic; it will include new surgical equipment, surgery recovery space, customer lobby and desk, and surgical ventilation systems.

“We invite everyone to come and visit the dogs and cats waiting for you at the Camden County Animal Shelter,” Young said. “There is a mutual happiness derived from these encounters that leaves the animals and our visitors happier and more fulfilled.”

The Camden County Animal Shelter is located at 125 County House Road in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township. For more information on the shelter, please visit www.ccasnj.org.

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