Jackson County Animal Shelter grand opening soon

The Jackson County Animal Shelter is officially done with step one of its new space.

Tomorrow, the Jackson County Board of Supervisors, county administrators, and the community will be there to celebrate the milestone.

The shelter is offering free adoptions for all animals except small dogs and puppies and a free microchip will be installed on every pet that’s adopted.

Adoption Coordinator Maridee Mallette says this is not only an exciting time for the staff, but the tenants as well. “It’s important to get the animals adopted because it’s a cleaner and fresher environment. We have an air filtration system and that’s just phase one. So, we’re excited for phase two to start because eventually the whole thing will be brand new. It means a lot to the animals too to have them in a good environment.”

The grand opening kicks off at 10 tomorrow morning.