Calvert County will abandon the regional Tri-County Shelter in Hughesville to build a new shelter in partnership with the Calvert Industrial Park, a subsidiary of Merrick Properties. The new shelter is named in honor of Linda Kelley for her long advocacy for animal welfare.
The shelter will employ up to 10 full-time positions, including a volunteer coordinator and manager. The county's animal control officers will also be housed in the new facility.
After years of fundraising, Cawl acquired land on Stoakley Road in Prince Frederick and built their shelter.
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Inside kennels have doors to outside kennels
The Fishing Creek Kennels on Dalrymple Road in Sunderland
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inside, when weather is bad