The only animal shelter serving Comal county is about to get a major upgrade.


The New Braunfels Humane Society is building a brand new shelter to replace the one they've been in for the past 33 years.


"This building is falling down," said Billie Zercher, Executive Director for the Humane Society. "It is old and it is inadequate."


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Zercher isn't over-exaggerating the current state of the facility. Built in 1979, it has served as the only animal shelter in the county. The "no kill" shelter takes in strays from the public, as well as the city of New Braunfels and Comal county animal control offices.


"We do not have a set time on how long we hold onto the animals," Zercher said. "We've had animals here 3,4,5 months at a time. We don't have enough space to house the animals that we take into this facility."


The 5,600 square foot facility only has 34 dog kennels and 38 cat kennels. They are at capacity year-round.


The current facility is so overcrowded, they can't even fit all the adoptable cats into one room. They have to use a storage room to house all the kittens at this time of the year.


But that's about to change.


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