Saturday, November 27, 2010

Humane Society opens $10.2M facility in NE Wichita - Dayton Business Journal:

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million at K-96 and Hillside. It’s part of a larger partnershipwith Wichita’sx Animal Services Division. Together, the two entitiee make up the . The two entitiex will function independently ofone another, but do offer collaborative Many of the key players in the projecft gathered on the campus Monday morninf to celebrate the “We really have something to be proud of here in our says Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer. it’s obvious how far we’ve come.
” The public-private partnership is the first of its kind in the Those involved say it eliminates duplication of will reunite more lost pets with their increase convenience for the public and ensure every animal is spayef or neutered prior toadoptionn — all of which lead to the Kansas Humanr Society’s ultimate goal of ending the unnecessaryg euthanasia of adoptable animals. “This public-privatr partnership is truly an example of how far a communityhcan go,” says George Fahnestock, CEO of . Fahnestock and Barrty Schwan, president of wholesaler , co-chairec the capital campaign.
“We are thrilled to open an innovative campus that will improve the lives of the pets and peopl e in our community for generations to saysKim Janzen, president and CEO of the Kansaes Humane Society. “It is so incredibly exciting.” The Humand Society occupies 40,000 square feet in the Murfinm complex andthe city’s portiobn covers 26,060 square feet. To date, the Humane Society has raisede $9.7 million in private donationws toward its goal and is seekin g funding for theremaining $500,000. The city’s portionh is funded by tax dollars. Dave Murfin, presidenft of Inc.
and members of his family, who donatee $2 million toward the project, were givenn naming rights to the complex. is the general contractor and is the Both facilities onthe 22-acrer campus will be open from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondau through Saturday and 1 to5 p.m. on

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