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Dallas Animal Services

department
11 mentions across 10 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.
10 eventsLast active Tracked since $26.0M city spending

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public safety (9)
contract (5)
grant (2)
budget (2)
governance (1)
briefing items (1)

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mentioned (10)
requester (1)

Location

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

February 2026

Briefing Items

Briefing on the operational overview of Dallas Animal Services' feral and community cat programs, along with potential policy considerations for how the city manages these 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

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
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

June 2025

Consent Agenda

Ratifies previously disbursed payments to seven vendors totaling $11,087,701.55 for services including temporary staffing for Animal Services, citywide temp services, street sweeping, fire extinguisher maintenance, Fire-Rescue apparatus parts, benefits consulting, and Police Department language interpretation.

Authorize the ratification to previously disbursed payments pay outstanding invoices to (1) Rushmore Corporation dba ALL TEMPS 1 Personnel in the amount of $5,375,451.56 for Dallas Animal Services tem

$11.1M
Briefing Items

A briefing by Dallas Animal Services and the Dallas Police Department's General Investigations Division on suspected animal cruelty operations and how those cases are handled.

Dallas Animal Services Suspected Animal Cruelty Operations Overview [Paul Ramon, Director, Dallas Animal Service, Raymario Sanchez, Major of Police, General Investigations Division, Dallas Police Depa

May 2025

Consent Agenda

Authorization to reject all proposals received for temporary industrial and day laborer services for Dallas Animal Services, with no cost to the City.

Authorize the rejection of proposals received for temporary industrial and day laborer services for Dallas Animal Services - Financing: No cost consideration to the City