Shawna Kluge started and runs the Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry. She said her days are filled with tasks to take care of the animals in her care. She starts every morning with feeding them, changing hay, cleaning poop and making sure they all have clean water.
March 5, 2025
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Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry relocating
Volunteers and trucks needed for moving process
SOAP LAKE — The Rock Bottom Rocker Pet Pantry is officially moving to its new location – a five-acre “raw” plot of land located in rural Soap Lake a couple of miles away from the current location. However, Shawna Kluge, who starts and runs the shelter, said she needs communities worth of help to accomplish the goal. “Right now, we’re focusing on the move which is the 15 dogs on site and then other gear and equipment,” Kluge said. “While we are doing that, I still have to make sure that all the daily operations are kept up with. There is a lot of (stuff) to do. I am overwhelmed and definitely need help.” The new location does not have access to electricity or running water. “The PUD was asking for $110,000 to be split between three properties to bring it to the road, but we are still another mile from the road,” Kluge said. “We don’t have $37,000 and change to do that, so we are going solar.”