City Council members listened to hours of testimony Tuesday over the proposed plans to put an animal shelter in Co-op City.

The city’s Planning Commission voted to approve the shelter proposal for the site several weeks ago, which would accommodate more than 200 animals and offer low-cost veterinary services.

The $27 million project is slated to be up and running by 2024.

While many agreed that the Bronx needs a shelter, some residents don't like the location. Those both opposed and for the shelter made their voices heard at City Hall.

The city is required by law to provide all New Yorkers with equal access to animal care services. Right now, the Bronx relies on animal receiving centers – something advocates want to change. Animal advocates say a denial of this proposal would keep important resources from homeless animals in the borough.

Critics argued that the traffic on Bartow Avenue was already a hassle.