The Grant County Humane Society has received approval from the Platteville Common Council to house dozens of cats and dogs at its planned Platteville location. A report says Council members approved the shelter’s conditional use permit to allow up to 40 dogs and 62 cats at the new Platteville location on Business Highway 151. If the nonprofit can raise the remainder of the funds needed to purchase the building, the Platteville location would greatly expand the shelter’s capacity. The organization currently works out of the Lancaster Vet Clinic, where it has six kennels for dogs and six for cats. The city previously allocated $150,000 to the project from the Freudenreich Animal Trust Fund, which was left to the city in the will of Georgeanne Freudenreich for the creation of an animal shelter in Platteville. The nonprofit is also planning a fundraiser at the new shelter site from 1 to 4 p.m. May 7th to raise funds for the building purchase and renovation.
