Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) is expanding its reach with a new satellite adoption facility planned for Tucson’s Eastside, aiming to make it easier for residents in Vail, Rita Ranch, and surrounding neighborhoods to adopt pets without traveling to the Silverbell campus.
The project was formally approved in mid-October when the Pima County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to accept the funding.
“This is all about bringing adoptable pets to the east side of Tucson.” Torre Chisholm, CEO of Friends of PACC, says the new building will primarily focus on dogs and cats.
“There won’t necessarily be a clinic, there won’t be intake. There won’t be a lot of the other services that are still gonna be available at PACC’s main campus over on Silverbell,” Chisholm explains…