SPCA of Texas will host an event Thursday to celebrate the new building expansion at its Dallas Animal Care Center.
The 39,000-square-foot expansion will add a building to the shelter’s West Dallas campus, doubling its capacity for care, according to the SPCA’s website. With this building expansion, the shelter will be able to perform “thousands more surgeries” and provide pets the “medical and behavioral support they need to find homes faster,” the SPCA said.
Included in the building expansion are new medical suites, behavioral wellness spaces and a welcoming adoption center. “It’s more than a building,” the website says, “it’s a promise to save more lives.”
The expansion is supported by a $31 million capital campaign called Care Unleashed. But according to Chris Luna, president and CEO of the SPCA of Texas, Care Unleashed is more than a campaign. “It is a promise that every pet who needs healing, safety, and a home will have a better chance because of you,” he said in an email to The Dallas Morning News.
Construction on the new building is underway, and doors are expected to open in 2026, the SPCA’s website said.
Thursday’s ceremony will start at 10 a.m. at 2400 Lone Star Drive in Dallas.
“This cornerstone dedication is not just about bricks and mortar. It is about building hope, saving lives, and shaping the future of animal welfare in Dallas and North Texas,” Luna said in the email. “It is about unleashing the care that already defines this community.”
‘Building hope, saving lives’: SPCA of Texas plans to expand Dallas campus
