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Edmond animal shelter staff participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony. -
Edmond Mayor Darrell Davis addressing assembled crowd -
Wide view of the shelter -
Statue outside the shelter -
All animals pictured on the wall have been adopted from the Edmond animal shelter. -
Turf play area for dogs -
Mural painted by Edmond North High School students -
Animal surgery room -
Cat inside the shelter -
Dogs inside shelter
It was four months delayed, but still worthy of celebration.
The Edmond Animal shelter, located at 2424 Old Timbers drive, had a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning in honor of its recent additions. Due to COVID-19, the ceremony was pushed back.
In February, the shelter nearly doubled in size, after it was given dedicated surgery and recovery rooms, additional dedicated small dog rooms, large dog kennels and had pet-friendly artificial turf installed in the outside play yard.
The project cost nearly $4M, which came from the voter approved 2017 repurposed 10-year sales tax.
Nine full-time staff employees work at the shelter joined by two part-time employees. There are also over 30 volunteers.
“The success (of the shelter) comes from my (co-workers) because of what they do, Edmond animal services supervisor Kenny Stevenson said. They work hard and they continue to work hard, and I tell you they have made this the best shelter in the state.”
After enjoying coffee, donuts and cookies, citizens were given a tour of the shelter.
“This is a state-of-the-art facility, it increased capability to house more animals and take care of a variety of animals here that may live and be around Edmond,” Mayor Darrell Davis said. “That’s just what we do here around Edmond, we take care of our people and we take care of our animals.”