BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom Humane Society is opening a new $2.6 million shelter to provide more room and services for animals.
The facility was opening Wednesday. The organization closed its Port of Bellingham-owned Williamson Way shelter, as well as its county-owned Baker Creek shelter.
“To say it’s a long overdue project would be an understatement,” said Laura Clark, executive director for Whatcom Humane Society. “We have needed a new shelter for 20-plus years. There have been starts and stops of many, many years.”
The new, 19,000-square-foot shelter includes special areas for dogs, cats, birds and small or exotic animals, as well as an expanded veterinary and surgery area for the diagnosis and treatment of animals.