MIDLAND, Texas — The Midland City Council has given final approval for the building of a brand new shelter.
The new shelter will cost almost $12 million, but will nearly double the size of the current animal shelter in Midland.
"There's a lot to look forward to we're anxious to break ground and get the facility built," said Leah Lewis, the Midland Animal Services Manager.
It's an in an effort to prevent overcrowding as well as stop the spread of diseases like distemper and parvo.
"Its going to be a place that the public wants to come its going to be a healthy environment and have the key components to offer the best care possible to the animals that are in our possession," said Lewis.
The new shelter will have more kennel space, indoor meet-and-greet rooms and a state of the art veterinary clinic with rooms to hold sick animals.
"Any animal in the facility is view able to the public at any time and staff is not needed to escort you to a particular area so you'll be able to see animals houses in the adoption area, stray hold area, quarantine area, isolation like i said every animal is view able so that's pretty neat" said Lewis.
And the upgrades for the dog's kennels goes beyond just adding space.
"The dog kennels will be indoor outdoor, which will be extremely beneficial to the animal's health to get the fresh air and sunshine so we are pretty happy about that," said Lewis.
The city plans to break ground on the new facility in January.