Photo gallery: construction at the Wildlife Resqu Haus
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With more than half of the needed funds received, construction on the new building at the Resqu Haus was completed in March. (In case you wondered: all expenses beyond the total donations have been paid out of Diana and John Shaffer's own pocket. Your gift will help reverse that trend.)
Come tour the new building, as it took shape! Click on any photo to see a larger image.
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Right: With the cages at the left now moved, the ground is prepared for construction to begin. |
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Left: The footers are poured. |
Right: A truckload of trusses arrives. |
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Left: With the framing completed, walls can go up. |
Right: Walls are up on all four sides, and the windows and door are now in place. |
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Left: Inside, it's starting to look like a building! With a window for each cage, birds and other ill or injured animals will have plenty of light and fresh air as they recuperate. |
Right: The walls are weatherized, and the roof is nearly done. |
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Left: The walls are insulated and the electrical wiring is completed. |
Right: Only one panel to go on the exterior siding. |
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Left: The propane heater is up and running. |
Right: The outside is completely done, except for clean-up of the grounds. |
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Left: Inside, Diana shows where cages will go. Soon, the spot she's standing on will be a 6' x 9' cage. |
Right: The south end of the building is almost fully equipped with cabinets, a refrigerator, chest freezer, and more. |
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Left: The sink is ready to be installed (but the building still has no water line at this point). Cabinets are up, ready to hold medical supplies, and the counter top will soon be an examination area for incoming patients. |
Right: The refrigerator, like the freezer, has begun to fill up with rats and mice for the raptors in Diana's care, but the refrigerator is also used to keep certain medicines at the proper temperature. |
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Left: Medical supplies are now ready for incoming patients. |
Right: The heart of the new facility: eight indoor cages, each able to house a single large raptor or several smaller animals. |
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Left: Three cages on each side measure 5.4' x 6'; the last cage on both sides is 6' x 7'. (The end cages had to be slightly smaller than originally intended, because of wall space taken up by the propane heater.) |
Right: A feeding door on each cage allows Diana to slide in food or water while creating the least possible disturbance to the animals inside. |
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Left: Solid partitions between the cages provide a sense of security for the animals when they're housed next to different species. As soon as heavy-duty screens were installed over each window and perches were added, the cages were ready for patients! |
