Three weeks after a fire, the Claw Tinley Park was forced to vacate all the animals kept in their convenience, the South Suburban Animal Shelter said that it would be about a month before when disorganized pets may return to their renovated shelter, although PET adoptions are still available for some help from the community.
Terry Bakle, according to the chairman of the Pavs Tinley Park, the fire starting in the laundry room of the fire, with the fire damage to the walls and roof in the entire building, which was the most damaged with smoke.
“Every room has to be washed-washed and the ceiling is painted. Every drop-sealing tile has to be removed and changes due to the loss of smoke, and our entire ventilation system has to be cleaned,” said Bakle. “Electric is then to be checked. We need to ensure that it is safe and nothing has been burnt there.”
Bakle said that in addition to the cleaning of damage and repairing damage, the claws are using temporary shutdown as the opportunity to replace the old tile floor throughout the building.
“This is not the best thing for a shelter, as well as it is very worn,” he said. “So when the animals and laborers are out of the building, we have an epoxy floor. It is as if you will look at the top with an additional layer of epoxy on top to protect the nails and urine in a garage. It is very easy to clean.”
Bakle said that insurance would not pay for the new floor, but the shelter overdue would leg to update the bill. For the total cost of renewal and repair, he said it is difficult to guess because they are still “working with the insurance company,” but they believe that most recovery will be covered.
Meanwhile, all animals are kept in foster houses, and many essential medical treatment after the fire.
“Midwest Animal Hospital has been fantastic with us and our animals,” said Bakle.
The Orland Park Business has provided medical care not only for animals, but they are also hosting “Meat and Greits”-in-Persen session where potential adoptible receives can spend time with a pet. Once their application has been approved.
PAWS volunteer Linda Bao, who maintains the shelter’s adoption database on the petfinder, expressed his gratitude for the help of the Midwest Animal Hospital.
“I think there was no important thing and no animal was hurt. It was very easy to accept what happened,” Bio said. “There were some animals that took a while to recover, but they are all better now. Midwest Animal Hospital is amazing. They sent emergency doctors and employees to take the animals to the hospital. They spent hours to shampoo animals and bathe them.”
Bau said that eight out of 100 animals have been adopted since the fire, and they hope that people will adopt more.
“You just have to go to our website, look through available cats and dogs, and then to fill an online application. In this way,” said, “Bau said.
Bau said because volunteers are displaced with animals, they are all working from home, and this means that some things take more time now. He asked the potential adoptives to be patient during the process.
According to Bakle, many animals went home with shelter volunteers like Bao.
Bakle said, “Most people who are already volunteers are animals, and they only add foster in their homes. But it is not that you are promoting for the weekend -you’re looking forward to a month or two.” “We have a volunteer who took six cats. The second three coli mixes are promoting the puppies who are seven months old.”
Both Baio and Bakle stated that showing care and assistance from the community – and beyond – the claws have been important to see Tinley Park through this difficult passage.
“We received donations from about 30 states,” said Bakle. “Miranda Lambert’s Mutanation Foundation sent us $ 20,000.
Bakle said that after the completion of the renovation, a grand recreation would have to be opened and animals and employees have returned to the convenience, and all will be welcomed to celebrate.
Angela Denk is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.