Tag: Aurora Animal Shelter
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Aurora’s new animal shelter to break ground this year, more than triple size of current shelter
Aurora’s new animal shelter will break ground this summer, marking the beginning of construction on a project that has been in the works for several years. In April 2024, the Aurora City Council moved forward with a resolution to create a new animal shelter due to overcapacity at the current facility. The current shelter was…
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Aurora considers building new animal shelter
The Aurora City Council moved forward Monday with a resolution to create a new animal shelter due to overcapacity at the current facility, according to council documents. Specifically, it would “allow for the reimbursement of expenditures related to the construction and equipping of a new facility.” A resolution like the one coming forward is required…
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Aurora’s 400-pound outlaw pig has new home on school farm
Fred, the 400-pound outlaw hog that ran loose in Aurora and wreaked havoc on yards and landscaping for four days while evading capture, has a new home on a school farm. Augusta Allen with Aurora Animal Services said they first got a call about Fred on the loose near Tower Road and Colfax Avenue, just…
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Aurora Animal Shelter seeks ‘paw-some’ volunteers
Aurora Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers to foster dogs and will open applications for cat companion and hound helper volunteers later this year.