April 24, 2019
By: Dwayne Page
Dogs at the DeKalb Animal Shelter now have a place to play outdoors unleashed.
A brand new chain link pen was completed on the grounds behind the shelter Monday by the Security Fence Company of Cookeville. It was made possible through fundraising efforts of the DeKalb Animal Coalition and a grant from the Roger T. Moore Revocable Trust Foundation.
“We are thankful to have it,” said Shelter Director Megan Moore.
“It’s 30’ x 60’ in size and 8 feet tall, divided into two pens of 30’ x 30’ each,” she said.
“We can probably fit four dogs on each side as long as they are compatible with each other. We’ll have volunteers to manage them on each side to make sure they have a safe time playing.”
“It’s a good off-leash area where they can play and burn off a little energy when they come out of the kennel especially before we leash walk them. We have balls, toys, and other stuff in there for them to play with,” added Moore.