 There's a new animal shelter in the Brainerd Lakes area after the Babinski Foundation animal shelter held its grand opening Saturday afternoon. The new animal shelter located in Pequot Lakes was the vision of Donald Babinski who wanted to provide each animal with a second chance. Unfortunately Donald Babinski passed away in 2014, but his legacy lives on through the animal shelter started by his children and grandchildren. The Babinski Foundation was started by my grandfather. He was a property owner in the area. He loved animals so what he wanted to do is his legacy. He wanted to give everything back to the animals before he passed away. So before he passed away in 2010 he got the foundation started up and unfortunately he suffered a stroke in 2014 so he was not able to see it completed but his grandkids and his surviving wife made sure that they fulfilled his dream. The Babinski Foundation animal shelter will be open Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon until 7 p.m. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.