Understanding The Different Needs Of Different Animals In Shelters

An increase in animal intakes and staff shortages, along with resource constraints, have created a housing crisis in animal shelter departments. These shed for animals are crucial support centers. Metal animal shelter building here provides an efficient and practical solution. They are built using lightweight yet robust materials that are durable, customizable, and versatile. It is ideal for breeders, trainers, veterinary clinics, and shelter homes for stray dogs, cats, and other animals.

Why Choose Metal Animal Shelters As A Shed For Animals?

1). More Interior Space

The most common problem with animal shelters today is overcrowding. Shelters are mostly overwhelmed with the animals they receive, including strays, abandoned pets, and animals rescued from cruel owners. The large influx of animals needs a shelter that can accommodate them.

The structural steels are lighter and denser. They can be clear span up to 300 feet wide and as high as 40 feet. This gives enough open floor with vertical space to create shelters to accommodate dogs and cats, who make up the majority of the shelter animals.

The height can be used to enclose other types of animals, like rabbits and birds. With the clear span design, you can further create sub sections. Then, divide it into a veterinarian’s visiting area, office, reception, and space to hold small meetings with people.

2). Easy to Customize As Per Species

Different species have different requirements. The shelter has to meet the bare minimum requirement (28” deep & 30” high) to hold animals until they find a new home. With metal prefab kennels, it is easy and fast to design a shelter for dogs that is 6 ft. wide and divided into half to create two 3 foot cages with a side transfer door.

A similar case can be developed to keep cats, birds, bunnies, etc. until they find a new home. Steel animal shelter buildings are easy to customize and adapt to new animals. It is necessary to create a species separation. Different species should not be allowed to share their room or walls. With metal, this can be easily achieved.

Insulating metal buildings can dampen animal noise. You can also customize ventilation to bring fresh air inside. This will create a healthy and humid-free atmosphere for animals waiting to be adopted.

3). Fire & Mold Resistant

With a fireproof coating for steel, such as intumescent or vermiculite, the entire structure can be made fire resistant. These coatings can make metal buildings withstand fire for up to four hours in the event of a fire outbreak. Insulation also helps to prevent the slowing down of the spread of fire.

Steel is a non-porous material that does not absorb moisture from the air. This prevents mold and mildew, which can damage the animal’s health. Metals are also anti-fungal and dense, resisting pests like insects, termites, or other parasites from entering and feeding on metal frames and panels.

4). Low Upkeep Cost

The steel building starts at about $8 to $25 per square foot. With insulation and vents, you can reduce heat transfer and help regulate the temperature inside. This helps reduce energy bills.

Metal animal shelters are sturdy construction, requiring less maintenance than traditional materials like timber. The shelter can reduce its reoccurring costs by avoiding frequent re-painting, repairing, or replacing panels with changing seasons.

Almost 87% of US shelters are understaffed. The money saved can be used to expand facilities, hire staff, and provide animal care.

5). Easy To Expand In Future

Steel animal buildings can be designed with future expansion in mind. They usually come with removable end walls. When it’s time for expansion, remove this end wall, add more side wall panels to increase the length, and finally, place the end wall back, sealing the structure.

Expansion must be planned in advance. Knowing the accurate design of how to build an animal shelter and create a floor plan with sub-sections will ease the workflow for staff and provide livable space for animals.

6). Durability & Longevity

Metal animal shelter buildings are 25 times stronger than timber and do not rot, decay, bend, twist, or buckle under extreme weather conditions. They retain their structural integrity with time. They only need cleaning, which is quite easy.

A garden hose or pressure washer (at low settings) can clean a steel building with mild detergent and warm water. A soft-bristle brush can also be used to scrape off any stains or bird droppings from kennels.

7). Safe & Healthy

By opting for metal animal buildings, you choose a safe, secure, and protected shelter for dogs, cats, and other animals. Metal does not emit toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) over time, making it healthy for both humans working as staff and animals.

Still Wondering How To Build An Animal Shelter?

The Carports Advisor team will design and develop the blueprint for your noble metal animal shelters and help you safeguard the animals with their excellent quality steel and durable frames. We can even customize the metal shelter according to location, need, and budget. Call (336)-914-1654 now or check out our top-selling metal prefab kennels!