Gone are the cages and rows of kennels. At the new shelter, every dog has room to train, play and live. Natural light streams from windows and skylights and toys offer entertainment and stimulation.

Gone are the blocks of small isolated cages. Cats have private condos, with perches for sunning, trees for climbing, and lots of toys for stimulation. Through picture windows, they can also watch the birds outside.

Enter the new shelter to a spacious room, where skylights and translucent doors let light stream in from every direction. The atrium includes a multi-purpose room for dog training and other events, and plenty of comfortable space where people and pets meet and greet each other.

Ensuring that the shelter does not contribute to overpopulation, all TC SPCA animals will be spayed or neutered before adoption.

After surgery, our pets will be allowed to recover in a quiet environment before they make their way to our adoption rooms.

The TC SPCA Board of Directors, public officials, veterinarians and veterinary students will have a room to meet and make important decisions that affect the lives of our animals; while volunteers and students and other groups will learn about the SPCA and its lifesaving work.

A private room to allow for adoption counseling and screening will help make sure every match is a good one and that our pets go on to loving and lasting homes.

Surrounded by a cluster of cat condos, the porches will allow fresh air and sunlight to stream in. Potential adopters will enjoy open space to meet and greet the cats.

Surrounded by a cluster of kitten condos, the porches will allow fresh air and sunlight to brighten and warm the space. Potential adopters will be able to meet and greet the kittens in comfortable open space.

Making sure every dog is not only healthy and happy but clean and pretty will be a cornerstone of the new shelter. A dog grooming room will allow us to help our dogs look their best while they wait patiently for loving, new homes.

The first dogs seen by potential adopter will have a leg up on the rest. These apartments will house dogs who have been at the shelter the longest or have impediments to adoption such as age, health, or physical disabilities.

A place to visit with a potential new best friend, this room will allow adopters a private and spacious room to cuddle, play and have a heart-to-heart with one of our homeless kitties.

Gone are chain link fencing and barren kennels. Doggy apartments will ensure that dogs remain happy and healthy in spacious, clean, well-ventilated rooms with windows and skylights for ample and natural light.

Gone are tiny cages where cats have to sleep, eat and go to the bathroom in the same space. Cat condos will provide spacious, clean, well-ventilated rooms, naturally lit by windows and skylights.