There will finally be a city-funded animal shelter in the Bronx, city officials announced. The 47,000-square-foot Bronx shelter is expected to be built in Co-op City by 2024, and will have room for 70 dogs, 140 cats, 30 rabbits, and 20 animals from other species. The news comes after years of wrangling by animal rights groups in the Bronx, who see shuttling animals to Manhattan as unfair.

In a statement, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the shelter will “offer direct adoption because we know how much New Yorkers love their pets, especially those in need of a home.”

City-funded animal shelters have had a 93 percent success rate finding new homes for cats and dogs, according to officials.

The de Blasio administration has designated $98 million to the development of full-service animal shelters in all five boroughs. Animal Care Center (ACC) currently provides full-service shelters in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island, as well as admission centers in the Bronx and Queens. The Bronx shelter will be subjected to a detailed community engagement process throughout the lengthy Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) before construction.

For a look at ACC rabbits, cats, and dogs available for adoption, check out http://nycacc.org/AdoptionSearch.htm, or the ACC’s free mobile app (available on Google Play and iTunes).

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