Pima Animal Care Center brought out the hard hats to celebrate its groundbreaking.
Community leaders and volunteers participated in the ceremony to announce the start of construction for PACC's new facility.
.@PimaAnimalCare celebrates the groundbreaking of their new facility. (Yes the dogs have hard hats on too) @kgun9 pic.twitter.com/WWmRfrhDAN
— Priscilla KGUN9 (@PriscillaCasper) October 4, 2016
The $22 million project will be constructed in two phases and be twice the size of the current center.
"The current facility is almost 50 years old and just think about that... that's 350 years in dog years and for me it was about time it was replaced," said Ray Carroll, a Pima County Board of Supervisor.
The new facility will have a fully-loaded veterinary clinic including a new surgical center, improved pet housing, outdoor play yards, and spaces for meet and greets.
The project's architect made it a point to make sure the new buildings will be clearly identified for a pet's specific needs.
In part of the land, archeologists discovered artifacts from the Hohokam village from 500 A.D.. However, the Pima County Board of Supervisors said the findings will not delay the construction.
