Sweetpea is extremely pleased to announce that we have received a $5000 grant from Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc./Rosemary Davis Memorial Fund “to aid in the costs necessary to rebuild and open.” We are very thankful for this grant and
The phoenix is rising!
Our new shelter is rising from the fire-ravaged ruins of our old building, like an aluminum-sided phoenix!
Sweetpea Shelter Building Delivered!
Today, we took delivery of the new shelter building — our building is coming in the driveway! See the video of the first truck pulling in, with update photos on the Shelter page!
Sweetpea Progress Update
Sweetpea Update For those who may not know our history, Sweetpea Friends of Rutland Animals, Inc. was founded in 2000 by the then Rutland Animal Control Officer, Richard (Dick) Clark. After rescuing a sick and pregnant dog in Rutland State
Demolition in progress!
Our demolition permit was approved (yay!) and we have started demolition on the fire-damaged animal shelter. This is expected to take a while – but then we can rebuild! The rebuild will be done in phases: as each phase is