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Furry friends fuel facelift at Washougal animal shelter

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society unveils mural depicting former shelter animals

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The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society commissioned Washougal artist Travis London to paint a mural depicting pets of the organization’s supporters on one of its Conex buildings. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society commissioned Washougal artist Travis London to paint a mural depicting pets of the organization’s supporters on one of its Conex buildings. (Photos by Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone speaks during a Sept. 10 dedication ceremony for the nonprofit’s new mural. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone speaks during a Sept. 10 dedication ceremony for the nonprofit’s new mural. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

Washougal artist Travis London listens to a speech from West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone during a dedication ceremony for the nonprofit’s new mural on Sept. 10. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

Washougal artist Travis London listens to a speech from West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone during a dedication ceremony for the nonprofit’s new mural on Sept. 10. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone, far left, speaks as April Nichols, the shelter’s director of operations, second from left, holds Raeney, one of the animals depicted on a new mural, during a Sept. 10 dedication ceremony. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone, far left, speaks as April Nichols, the shelter’s director of operations, second from left, holds Raeney, one of the animals depicted on a new mural, during a Sept. 10 dedication ceremony. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

Sheila McCaig, a retired art teacher who assisted Travis London on a mural on the side of a Conex building at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, holds her dog Ozzie during a Sept. 10 dedication ceremony. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

Sheila McCaig, a retired art teacher who assisted Travis London on a mural on the side of a Conex building at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society, holds her dog Ozzie during a Sept. 10 dedication ceremony. (Doug Flanagan/The Columbian)

For several years, West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone longed to do something to spruce up the two shipping-container storage buildings on the east side of the Washougal animal shelter.

“They looked awful,” she said.

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