How much would it cost to open a animal shelter?

Answer 1

Depending on location...
Cost of property, rental or own.
Business license from state.
Insurance for company and employees.
Housing facilities (kennels, dishes, toys)
Cleaning supplies (mops, disenfectants, emergency meds)
Utilities (water, electric, heat/AC)
Computer for database
Merchandise for display (food, collars and leashes)

Answer 2

Many thousands to keep it going. It's a bit of a vicious circle really. The large animal welfare groups have the most money and are able to encourage more donations from people. They use that money to recruit more donations and there is a then a very large gap between the big rescue organisations and the small ones. Without a lot of donations or a lot of spare cash (we're talking in the hundreds of thousands) each year, it's hard to see if it's possible run an effective animal welfare shelter. Fortunately there are now websites such as www.dogsblog.com and others which give free promotion to all and any animal rescue centres which must help the smaller ones to promote the animals they are looking to rehome.

Answer 3

Opening a shelter would involve a great deal of money. If you are wanting to help think about opening your own rescue out of your home. BUT only after learning as much as you can. Try foster for your local shelter and learning about the cost of spaying neutering animals as well as updating there shots and the cost of illness. Make sure you can afford this first. Also make sure you learn about screening people who want to adopt from you... you don't want them to end up back in a shelter later! And learn about quailty foods!

Answer 4

We are in a small town and will be building a shelter this year. Estimated cost for the building is $375,000, and that is with a lot of donated labour and materials. The cost of maintaining the building - heat, lights, air conditioning, supplies, food, medicines, vet bills etc etc etc , and not including salaries, is about $60,000 per year.

This does not include the cost of the land, which was donated by the town.

Answer 5

A great deal of money and space. Visit the local vet and talk to them and see if you have any animal shelters near by and go and see them and find out what is involved. Not as easy as it might appear as not just a matter of loving animals.

Answer 6

be prepared it could be a lot you need loads of land, and places to put the animals, do not relly on donations, they will only come well after you are set up, if you are just talking cats then all you need are 8x6 housing, cages are now banned in the uk and thank god too,
it needs more than thinking and cost to set up, you to be prepared for a lot of hard work, and giving a lot of love,
some people make it but a lot don,t its very heart breaking to see the way some people treat their animals,

Answer 7

Please also consider the City, County, State and Federal laws concerning opening a shelter or even a foster home for animals. MANY areas have restrictions, classes you have to take to get certification for and SCADS of legalaities.
Please do the homework first.

Answer 8

It fee around $a hundred and twenty,000 to get our community look after equipped, up and working in 2000. It has 20 indoor/outdoors canines kennels, 30 cat cages, an isolation room, and an workplace. that's totally small. This grew to become into in straight forward terms for the development itself. The land grew to become into donated by making use of the BLM by way of a city settlement. It grew to become right into a protracted complicated count. as quickly as equipped, investment grew to become into gained for one complete-time worker, vet expenditures (inc. vaccinations), foodstuff, water, utilities, and many different incidentals. it could fee as lots to run a look after because it does to construct one. So your fund raising will might desire to be continued when you get your look after equipped.

Answer 9

surely it's 'an' animal shelter, not 'a' animal shelter

Answer 10

It costs alot of money!!!.,....i have been working in one for 5 years and we never have enough money!...you have to get all the dogs and cats medical treatment and many other things like space..vollenteers and so much more..its gonna take alot of money...but im glad your tihnk about it you just have ot have alot of money and alot of supporters to help you.