

Cats available for adoption are seen through window Thursday at the current Kennebec Valley Humane Society building on Pet Have Lane in Augusta.
The exterior view is seen Thursday of the Nancy Shuman Shelter being built for Kennebec Valley Humane Society on Leighton Road in Augusta.
An interior view of the front entrance and lobby is seen Thursday in the Nancy Shuman Shelter being built for Kennebec Valley Humane Society on Leighton Road in Augusta.
Cats available for adoption are seen through window Thursday at the current Kennebec Valley Humane Society building on Pet Have Lane in Augusta.
This room with large window seen Thursday will be a "catio" in the Nancy Shuman Shelter being built for Kennebec Valley Humane Society on Leighton Road in Augusta.
A large room that will be full of dog kennels is seen Thursday in the Nancy Shuman Shelter being built for Kennebec Valley Humane Society on Leighton Road in Augusta.
The exterior view is seen Thursday of the Nancy Shuman Shelter being built for Kennebec Valley Humane Society on Leighton Road in Augusta.
Clark Simcock paints a wall Thursday in the Nancy Shuman Shelter being built for Kennebec Valley Humane Society on Leighton Road in Augusta.
Cats available for adoption are seen through window Thursday at the current Kennebec Valley Humane Society building on Pet Have Lane in Augusta.
Visitor Services Manager Tesse Rau gives Chardonnay, one of the dogs in the shelter, a treat at her desk Thursday at the current Kennebec Valley Humane Society building on Pet Have Lane in Augusta. Rau said that she sometimes brings a shelter dog to sit in the gated off area around her desk in the lobby when shelter isn't open to public.
Visitor Services Manager Tesse Rau gives Chardonnay, one of the dogs in the shelter, a treat at her desk Thursday at the current Kennebec Valley Humane Society building on Pet Have Lane in Augusta. Rau said that she sometimes brings a shelter dog to sit in the gated off area around her desk in the lobby when shelter isn't open to public.