New San Pedro shelter
Who knew it would take this long, but San Pedro's new, state-of-the-art animal shelter is (tentatively) slated to have its grand opening celebration on June 21. A committee is now meeting regularly to plan opening festivities, said animal shelter Capt. Daniel Pantoja.
Folks in Pedro are used to waiting a long time for stuff to happen, of course. (Waterfront predictions anyone?) And this has been no exception. Ground was first broken for the city shelter in February 2005, with construction expected to take 15 to 18 months. Apparently there were numerous snags encountered during the process.
The 2-acre shelter -- at 957 N. Gaffey St. -- will be a huge improvement over the Battery Street facility, now 57 years old and located on about one-third of an acre.
We'll keep you updated as plans for the new shelter move finally toward an opening date.
About the Bloggers
Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.
E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.
Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.
E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.
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