Shelter Makeover I

Dear Zootoo Community,

I am shocked and saddened by the latest information I have just received indirectly regarding Randy and Stray Rescue in St. Louis.

I've reached out to Randy and plan to meet with Randy and his board to resolve any of these misunderstandings. I am sure there is going to be a lot of stuff in the media but stay tuned, I will keep everyone updated. Because we love Randy, we love Stray Rescue, and we want to see Randy's dream of his shelter in St. Louis come to life for him. But please keep in mind, Randy's dream was substantially bigger than the "up to" one million dollar makeover and we have spent many months working with Randy and his team, and our paid professionals, simply just to get the necessary zoning and building permits before we all could even start the project.

There have been many activities that have happened at the building like:

- demolition
- in ground plumbing and drainage
- architectural and engineering plans completed (twice)
- environment assessments

We paid for all of these items and the building is now prepared to actually start the interior work. But again, Randy's dream shelter is much larger than what the contest offers and we have even offered to help him raise the additional money necessary to complete the multi-million dollar makeover he envisions.

One thing we can all agree on is that we are all trying our best to help the animals and if we all keep that in mind we should be able to meet Randy's dreams.

Yours

Richard Thompson