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Dallas Animal Services

department
14 mentions across 12 events

Also known as: DAS

Dallas Animal Services is a department of the City of Dallas that operates an animal shelter and adoption center. The department provides animal care, adoption services, and community animal welfare programs including vaccinations, microchipping, and spaying and neutering services.
12 eventsLast active Tracked since $26.6M city spending

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public safety (13)
contract (7)
budget (3)
grant (2)
governance (2)
policy (2)

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mentioned (12)
requester (2)

Location

1818 N. Westmoreland Road, Dallas, Texas 75211·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

June 2026

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorization of a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement, estimated at $555,540, for spay and neuter services for Dallas Animal Services through interlocal agreements with the cities of Lewisville, Mesquite, and San Antonio.

Authorize a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement for continuous use of the spay and neuter services for the Dallas Animal Services with Operation Kindness Humane Society, Texas Coalition for Anim

$556K
Briefing Items

Briefing update on feral and community cat management programs and potential policy considerations, presented by Dallas Animal Services leadership.

Feral and Community Cat Overview and Potential Policy Considerations Update [Paul Ramon, Director, Dallas Animal Services, Amanda Earl, Assistant Director, Dallas Animal Services, Victoria Chittam Ben

Upcoming Agenda Items

Authorization of a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement for spay and neuter services for Dallas Animal Services through interlocal agreements with the cities of Lewisville, Mesquite, and San Antonio, utilizing contracts with three animal welfare organizations at an estimated $555,540.

Authorize a one year cooperative purchasing service price agreement for continuous use of the spay and neuter services for the Dallas Animal Services with Operation Kindness Humane Society, Texas Coal

February 2026

Briefing Items

A briefing by Dallas Animal Services on current operations related to feral and community cats, along with potential policy considerations for how the city approaches management of these cat populations.

Feral and Community Cat Operational Overview and Potential Policy Considerations [Paul Ramon, Director - Dallas Animal Services; Amanda Earl, Assistant Director - Dallas Animal Services; Victoria Chit

December 2025

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes acceptance of a $75,000 grant from the Petco Love Foundation to support animal welfare operations and establishes corresponding appropriations in the FY2026 Pet Charity Grants Fund.

…ed $75,000.00 - Financing: FY2026 Pet Charity Grants Fund GT victoria.chittam@dallascityhall.com

$75K

November 2025

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing memo on the Petco Love Foundation Grant for Dallas Animal Services, presented by Director Paul Ramon.

Petco Love Foundation Grant [Paul Ramon, Director - Dallas Animal Services]

Consent Agenda

Three-year master agreement to purchase animal feed for Dallas Animal Services from Santena USA LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of two, for an estimated $720,000.

Authorize a three-year master agreement for the purchase of animal feed for the Department of Dallas Animal Services - Santena USA LLC, lowest responsible bidder of two - Estimated amount of $720,000.

$720K

October 2025

Briefing Items

Briefing providing an operations overview of Dallas Animal Services.

Dallas Animal Services Operations Overview [Paul Ramon, Director, Dallas Animal Services; Victoria Chittam-Bennett, Assistant Director, Dallas Animal Services]

August 2025

Consent Agenda

City council is authorizing a three-year master agreement with Nationwide Supplies, LP (dba USA Supply) for the purchase of animal control and animal shelter supplies for the Department of Dallas Animal Services, estimated at $700,388.13.

Authorize a three-year master agreement for the purchase of animal control and animal shelter related supplies for the Department of Dallas Animal Services - Nationwide Supplies, LP dba USA Supply, lo

$700K
Consent Agenda

Authorizes a five-year master agreement with four vendors for veterinary pharmaceuticals and medical supplies for the Department of Dallas Animal Services, totaling an estimated $13,456,401.71 from the General Fund.

Authorize a five-year master agreement for the purchase of veterinary pharmaceuticals and medical supplies for the Department of Dallas Animal Services - MWI Veterinary Supply Co. dba MWI Animal Healt

$13.5M