The Arizona Humane Society broke ground Nov. 4 on its new state-of-the-art Papago Park Campus.
"It has long been our vision to create a state-of-the-art facility to meet the needs of our rapidly growing community," according to Arizona Humane Society officials. "This is our biggest step yet to making this vision a reality. This new location near Papago Park (at the juncture of the 202 and 143 freeways) will allow us to offer comprehensive rescue, medical and behavioral care for pets at a level not yet seen in the United States. Our new facility will create a stronger system of care for homeless pets throughout the state while combating overpopulation and keeping more pets in homes."
The new Papago Park Campus will include:
- Lazin Animal Foundation Trauma Hospital
- Spay & Neuter Unit
- Parvo ICU
- Veterinarian Student Teaching Program and integrated tech for real-time surgery viewing
- Bottle Baby ICU
- Mutternity & Meowternity Suites
- Convenient EAMT ambulance zone and dedicated triage area
- Flexible kennel space with maximum natural light to support circadian rhythms
- Foster Wing and Animal Assistance Wing
- Dog park and outdoor play yards
- “Catios” for outdoor enrichments
- Adoptions with calming “meet and greet” spaces
- Retail store with gear-fitting areas for dogs
- Classrooms and community spaces
- Serenity Garden—a quiet, safe space for saying goodbye
"The Papago Park Campus greatly expands our capacity to serve Arizona pets," according to Arizona Humane Society officials. "Meanwhile, the Nina Mason Pulliam South Mountain Campus will become a safe haven for pets in our care who need the most time, intensive recovery and rehabilitation from situations like hoarding, disaster relief and cruelty cases. And while the Sunnyslope Campus will be sunsetting the majority of its services, we will continue to operate its Marge Wright Veterinary Clinic to provide affordable pet care to the Sunnyslope community."
For more information, visit the Arizona Humane Society website: https://www.azhumane.org/new-papago-park-campus/.
