New Shelter

Building a Brighter Future:

Transforming The MaryAnn Wright Animal Adoption & Education Center With Your Support!

More Ways to Spread the Love

Facility construction and maintenance:

  • State-of-the-art, energy efficient, and “green” lighting, heating, cooling and ventilation systems
  • Durable materials and finishes for easy cleaning

Benefits to animals:

  • Acoustic separation areas between cats and dogs
  • Soothing, comfortable, low-stress environments
  • Medical separation between healthy and sick animals

Benefits to visitors:

  • Desirable location and increased visibility
  • Dedicated space for pre-adoption counseling and get-acquainted meetings
  • Room to host outreach and enrichment programs for all ages

Benefits to staff and volunteers:

  • Best-in-class work environment for staff and volunteers

Benefits to the community:

  • A green model
    Following state and national trending and embracing sustainable ecological design, new development will employ innovative housing, equipment and practices.
  • Community enrichment
    Animal interaction programs for people of all ages and experience levels. Animal-human bonding opportunities can have a myriad of therapeutic benefits, including:
    – Teaching children responsibility, empathy and compassion
    – Lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels
    – Providing opportunities for exercise and socialization
  • Improved level of service
    It is our duty and mission as a community service provider to maximize the experience for visitors from the moment they walk through our door.
  • Shared public services
    The new center being conveniently located near other public services could help consolidate administrative and maintenance efforts and improve municipal cost efficiencies.

Out of the Old

After 30 years of operation, our original facility is no longer suitable for the animals or our team.

MaryAnn Wright
Animal Adoption & Education Center

Partnering with Neumann/Smith Architecture of Southfield, we’re developing this 20,000-square-foot center in two phases.

Phase 1: 10,000 square feet

  • All adoptable-dog housing
  • All adoptable-cat housing
  • Expanded adoption services
  • Completed: September 2018

Phase 2A, 2B: 10,000 square feet

  • Animal intake and evaluation space
  • Medical facilities
  • Administrative space

Contact Cory Keller,
President & CEO

313-943-2697 ext. 1004
ckeller@metrodetroitanimals.org

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