SAFE HAVEN EXPANDS
June 28, 2009
For our 15th Anniversary SAFE Haven expanded.We signed a lease for 2,250 sq ft of space at 8471-101 Garvey Drive one block from the current location.Our brand new and larger shelter location opened June 28, 2009.
SAFE Haven For Cats (SHFC) is a no-kill shelter for cats located in the North Raleigh area of North Carolina. We are a unique community-based animal shelter. In addition to providing adoption services for cats and kittens in need of good homes, we also manage a foster program for animals requiring a little extra love and care. We further assist our community in providing feline spay and neuter services in connection with SAFE Care Feline Spay Neuter Clinic.
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SAFE HAVEN EXPANDSJune 28, 2009For our 15th Anniversary SAFE Haven expanded.We signed a lease for 2,250 sq ft of space at 8471-101 Garvey Drive one block from the current location.Our brand new and larger shelter location opened June 28, 2009. NEW CONTACT INFOEffective June 28, 2009 our new contact info is:
Our new location is shown above. The SAFE Care Spay Neuter Clinic will remain at its current location. DRIVING DIRECTIONSDirections from DurhamUS 70 or I-40E to I-540E (Outer Loop). I-540E to US1 North (also known as Capital Boulevard). Go about a mile to traffic light at Durant Road. Turn left on Durant Road and go 1/2 mile. Then turn left at Garvey Drive. Turn right into the first driveway. SAFE Haven is the first suite you see. Parking is in front and on the side of the building. Directions from Chapel HillI-40E to I-540E (Outer Loop). I-540E to US1 North (also known as Capital Boulevard). Go about a mile to traffic light at Durant Road. Turn left on Durant Road and go 1/2 mile. Then turn left at Garvey Drive. Turn right into the first driveway. SAFE Haven is the first suite you see. Parking is in front and on the side of the building. Directions from CaryFollow directions from Chapel Hill if close to I-540E or get on Raleigh Inner Beltline (I-440) and exit at Capital Boulevard (US1 North). Go approximately 8 miles until you pass under I-540E (Outer Loop). After passing I-540E, Go about a mile to traffic light at Durant Road. Turn left on Durant Road and go 1/2 mile. Then turn left at Garvey Drive. Turn right into the first driveway. SAFE Haven is the first suite you see. Parking is in front and on the side of the building. Directions from Wake ForestUS1 South from Wake Forest. Turn right at Durant Road and go 1/2 mile. Then turn left at Garvey Drive. Turn right into the first driveway. SAFE Haven is the first suite you see. Parking is in front and on the side of the building. HOW FAR WE'VE COMEHistorySAFE Haven for Cats started quietly 15 summers ago with the rescue of 17 cats from a Raleigh Church. What started as a family project has now grown into one of the best loved animal rescue organizations in the Triangle. As many of you know, for the first five years, SAFE Haven was housed in a 500 square foot heated and air conditioned garage at the home of Pam Miller and Doug Eader (co-founders). In those 5 years over 350 cats were adopted! On October 9, 1999 the volunteers of SAFE Haven opened the first permanent no-kill shelter for cats in the Triangle on Garvey Drive. In 2001, the SAFE Care Feline Spay/Neuter Clinic opened (one day a week). This was a milestone at that time, as there was no permanent low cost clinic in Raleigh. March 2003 saw the next expansion, as the shelter moved into double the space. This new building allowed the SAFE Care Clinic to expand to five days a week and greatly improved the housing for the cats. One third of the cats were now housed in free-roaming colony rooms. In the next three years all the cats’ enclosures were replaced with beautiful new cages. MORE SPACE MEANS MORE SERVICESCats Benefit from Next Expansion
Most importantly, the SAFE Care Clinic will be utilizing the current space (further down on Garvey Drive) with their expansion. This will include building another surgery suite, hiring a second veterinarian and shooting for at least 3,500 sterilizations a year. Since the SAFE Care Clinic opened, almost 8,000 cats and kittens have been sterilized. Together, using a very conservative estimate, over 70,000 lives have been saved. The staff and volunteers will be working towards getting these two spaces ready to occupy in April and May. In February we hosted an introductory adoption event at the new shelter location called, Yes We Cat. |
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SHFC just passed another milestone - adopting 4,000 cats and kittens! In 2008, 415 cats found families. This new space could help add another 500 successful adoptions per year. 
