A NEW ANIMAL CENTER
In addition to continuing to rebuild homes, and following the completion of the day- care center, the Bucks- Mont Katrina Relief Project broke ground on March 13, 2007, for a desperately- needed animal center in Hancock County.
The Hancock County Animal Center will provide a haven for dogs and cats and other small household pets to receive medical care and, for those without homes, to await adoption.
The Bucks Mont Katrina Animal Center Project is a volunteer and charitable initiative committed to building a desperately-needed animal center in Hancock County, Mississippi—where the eye of Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. The 6,500 square foot Hancock County Animal Center will provide a haven for dogs and cats and other small household pets to receive medical care and, for those without homes, to await adoption.
The Hancock County Animal Center will be built on land generously donated by Hancock County itself. In addition, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Humane Society of the United States have made generous contributions of $250,000 each. Many professional and educational organizations and individuals have committed additional resources and hundreds of volunteer hours to build
the new animal center. The project is scheduled for completion in 2008.
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Architectural Concept Image
We are honored and grateful to have worked with Professor Paul Hirshom
and the Architectural School at Drexel University on early conceptual
designs for the shelter. The Drexel students put together some
terrific conceptual designs incorporating modular construction ideas. Members of our leadership team, including our volunteer
architect, Maryann Marotta from MMA in Lancaster, participated in the
juried review of these design concepts. More recently, Maryann Marotta
put forward her conceptual design for the Center in a presentation to
the Bucks Mont Katrina Group. Maryann is working
as we speak with shelter design specialists and various subconsultant
designers (plumbing, electrical, etc.) and with Compton Engineers
in Hancock County to develop a more formal set of design documents and
site plans for review in Mississippi. We look forward to seeing final
design drawings later this year.
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