A local nonprofit has expanded its ability to care for animals in North Texas.
Operation Kindness, a no-kill animal shelter, unveiled a new “Lifesaving Partnerships Hub” in the city of Dallas. The new facility comes as animal services in the region have been struggling, with more reports of pets being abandoned in the area.
North Texas has seen a dramatic spike in such occurrences since the summer. The Humane Society of North Texas reported in August that it had seen a spike in animals getting abandoned in the triple-digit heat near its facility in Fort Worth, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
More recently, Dallas Animal Services requested community support when its shelter reached 170% capacity, calling on volunteers to foster or provide permanent homes to some of the animals in its care.
Operation Kindness had been operating out of Carrollton for 47 years. It announced its move to a larger facility in Dallas in September. The move was meant to increase its capacity to save animals in the area and support the efforts of Dallas Animal Services.
“For years, Operation Kindness has been known as a community leader in animal welfare,” said Ed Jamison, CEO of Operation Kindness, per a press release. “We are bringing our lifesaving services beyond our shelter doors to our partners in the City of Dallas and beyond, expanding our footprint and reach of services where it is needed the most.”
The new facility will serve as a “home base” for the organization, operating as a hub for interstate animal transportation, the organization’s food pantry, and veterinary services that include spaying and neutering. The organization called South Dallas a “veterinary desert,” especially for cats in the area.
“The expansion of Operation Kindness comes as shelters across the country, including Dallas Animal Services, suffer from a national veterinary shortage. The Lifesaving Partnerships Hub will bring more veterinary resources for shelter partners, including DAS,” Operation Kindness said.
Surgeries provided at the location promise to mitigate the overpopulation of cats in the area while improving “the health and quality of life” of the ones already there.
The new facility is located near I-30 and North Westmoreland Road.
