Saturday, February 14, 2009

Ground Breaking For Casa Grande's New Animal Care Adoption Center Held Last Thursday

The City of Casa Grande has committed to start construction of a New Animal Care Adoption Center. The new center will be located on a City owned lot at 202 E 1st Avenue.

Senior Animal Care Officer, Linda Ericson expressed her joy saying, “After a long wait of nearly 13 years my dream of a shiny brand new facility is finally a reality.”

Mayor Bob Jackson, Council Members along with City staff attended a ground breaking ceremony at 2 pm on Thursday, Feb. 12th.

“I hope the residents of Casa Grande will look at this new project for the community with compassion, then maybe pledge a donation to help with our adoption program,” said Public Information Officer for the City, David Bridger. He added, “For information on how you can make a donation to the new Animal Care Center, please visit
casagrandeaz.gov or call 520-421-8600 ext. 2530.” You can also mail your gift to the City of Casa Grande, Animal Care & Adoption Center, Attn. Finance Department, 510 E. Florence Blvd Casa Grande AZ 85222.

To prevent unwanted litters of kittens or puppies, Casa Grande Animal Care and Adoption has a strict spay/neuter program in place. Cats and Dogs adopted from the center will be spayed or neutered.