The Fredericton SPCA has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money and fix their building’s damaged roof.
The campaign — named “raising the woof” — has the goal of raising funds to help repair a roof that was first damaged after a brutal storm in 2018.
The high winds and rain from Hurricane Dorian left the roof beyond repair.
“The water was just gushing in and had done a lot of damage to our roof, the water was contained up there and all our ceiling tiles were coming down,” said Lynn Walker a supervisor with the Fredericton SPCA.
Karen McGeean the Fredericton SPCA’s director of marketing said that the repairs will be extensive.
“The external roof is going to cost us $45,000, the internal area is going to cost us $12,000 and insurance is going to help us with that,”
The Fredericton SPCA is 99 per cent donation-based, McGeean says they don’t have the money for such an extensive renovation and have turned to the public for help.
So far the SPCA has raised $29,000 and they are accepting material donations and supplies which they hope will help reduce expenses.
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Fortunately, no animals were harmed during the two storms.
Many of the animals continue to look for a permanent home but due to extensive damage in the building’s adoption center, those looking to adopt must meet cats and dogs in the lobby.
“We don’t trust that it won’t fall down on their heads so we can’t allow for insurance reasons to have the public come in,” said McGeean.
The SPCA says they’re overwhelmed by the support but in order to continue providing shelter, food and care to the animals, they need another $16,000.
“It’s blown my mind about how much support we’re getting online, so many people are coming out of the woodwork to help with this cause,” said Tim Lekach, a social media consultant with the Fredericton SPCA.
The roof at the Fredericton SPCA is currently being fixed on credit from a local contractor, and the balance is due Dec. 1.