Construction Begins on New 72,000-SF Arizona Humane Society Campus, Medical Complex

Ground has been broken for the Arizona Humane Society Rob and Melani Walton Papago Park Campus, located in Phoenix. The new 72,000-square-foot campus and medical complex will be a state-of-the-art facility that will create a sustainable, long-term system of care for the Valley’s most vulnerable animals. Ryan Companies US, Inc. will construct the new campus.

The two-story campus will serve as the regional hub for comprehensive services including acute medical and trauma care, spay/neuter services, rescue and cruelty investigations, pet adoptions and education programs. This new facility will also have an expanded triage area in the trauma hospital, which will enable AHS to treat thousands more homeless pet patients than their current location.

As the architect of record and interior designer, Animal Arts used Papago Park and the concept of canyon erosion as inspiration for the design of the campus and medical center. Several sustainable and innovative features were implemented into the design that maximize natural light, while heightening animal well-being. This includes the building’s orientation, as well as providing 90% of natural light in animal housing spaces.

The new campus will feature:

• 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