LaMa Animal Rescue holds grand opening

SAREPTA, La. - A brand-new animal shelter in Webster Parish is now open. LaMa Animal Rescue is the group that led the rescue efforts at the hoarder situation in Doyline a few months ago.

Saturday, LaMa held a grand opening celebration and fundraiser for its new animal shelter. LaMa's new shelter will be able to hold up to 40 dogs. The rescue has already reduced the number of dogs being euthanized in Webster Parish.



The new shelter and the livestream fundraiser help LaMa continue its efforts. "We just finished our fantastic live fundraising event with Jordan's Way, who travels around the country. So I got slimed a few times.

Our mission is to help the unhoused and neglected abandoned pets of Webster Parish and beyond," said LaMa Animal Rescue Vice President Ashley McVey. President of Jordan's Way Kris Rotonda helped LaMa raise money for the shelter. "So Jordan's Way is a company that I started after my dog Jordan passed away of cancer back in 2019.

I go across the country to 50 states raising money for shelters and rescues. To date, we have raised close to 12 million in five years and visited over 1,400 shelters," said Rotonda. Jordan's Way doesn't just help raise money any ordinary way.

The team finds a way to generate excitement; Saturday more than $9,000 was raised for LaMa in only 3 hours. "When it comes to these live fundraisers, I always say it's Fear Factor meets Nickelodeon meets a Jerry Lewis telethon. So during the 3 hours, usually I put people under pressure, time sensitive, and they're contacting friends or family members through, like, links and sending them and stuff like that," said Rotonda.

The money raised will go towards medical equipment so dogs can be spayed and neutered on the property. "Medical equipment is very expensive, and we only want the best for the dogs of Webster Parish, so we're making sure it's done right. One of our wonderful veterinarians is going to be able to come out once per week, and we're so thankful for their collaboration, and we hope to get that started soon," said McVey.

You can learn how to volunteer or foster with LaMa Animal Rescue by clicking the link..