SOS Pets of Ouachita

Ouachita Parish needs a new Animal Shelter. Due to lack of public funding sources, this has been in the news for a few years now, but no progress has been made.

SOS Pets of Ouachita seeks to raise tax-deductible private donations to construct a new shelter. The shelter will be built in phases, as money is available. Our current plan is to build it adjacent to the current facility, so that we can begin the project before it is fully funded. We want to put an infrastructure in place that allows for expansion. The first thing to be built will be heated kennels that have outdoor access, along with a cat room and small climate-controlled reception area. As funds become available, we will expand with a new Quarantine Area for sick animals (will promote more rescues of healthy animals), a new Puppy House (to prevent parvo that is so prevalent at the shelter), etc.

The current facility is a 1950's structure that is seriously outdated. There is no heating. Volunteers place tarps around the outdoor shelters when it is cold and use heat lamps, but this is not acceptable. The kennels have to be washed out of waste while the dogs are in the kennels. Due to poor drainage by design, the waste is washed into the areas where people walk, thereby allowing disease transmission. The list goes on and on.

Luckily, we have wonderful caring staff and volunteers who do their absolute best to keep the shelter propped up. Our community readily donates food, blankets, beds and even things like the washer/dryer. When things break, the shelter volunteers attempt to address it.

As a community, WE CAN DO BETTER! This is an unacceptable condition. It may take us a while to raise the money, but we have to start somewhere! We will be organizing some large events to pull in large sums of cash (we hope!). We will be asking for corporate and individual recurring donations. We need your help!

Please help if you can! 100% of the proceeds go to the Shelter Fund. This is a labor of love, and all our time is donated to this cause.

We sincerely thank you from the bottom of our hearts!