Paws receives over 400 qualified applications for assistance dogs every year, but they can only serve about 25% of those requests. The new building may change that.
WAYLAND, Michigan — For 45 years, Paws With A Cause has placed custom-trained assistance dogs with people who need them. Soon, they’ll finally have the facility to support that mission.
Back in April, the nonprofit launched the public phase of its first-ever community capital campaign to allow the organization to expand, totaling $9.5 million. On Tuesday, they broke ground on the facility.
Paws has been operating out of their current building since 1994 and leaders say they’ve outgrown it. The expansion will include updated training facilities as well as a breeding clinic and a veterinary clinic.
“Due to the age of our buildings, we are not working as efficiently as we could be,” said Michelle Suchovksy, CEO.
The new building will have facilities to simulate real-life environments to train the dogs in focus.
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