North Little Rock Animal Shelter breaks ground on first renovation in decades

April 17, 2024 at 4:13 p.m.

by Amir Mahmoud

Mayor Terry Hartwick (left) meets with Butterball, one of the shelter's puppies, and Wendy Gregan, treasurer for the North Little Rock Friends of Animals, during the groundbreaking event Wednesday for the NLR Animal Shelter renovation and expansion. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Mayor Terry Hartwick (left) meets with Butterball, one of the shelter's puppies, and Wendy Gregan, treasurer for the North Little Rock Friends of Animals, during the groundbreaking event Wednesday for the NLR Animal Shelter renovation and expansion. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)

The North Little Rock Animal Shelter, which hasn't been renovated since the 1980s according to Mayor Terry Hartwick, broke ground on a project to add 900 square feet to the building and renovate the existing structure.

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