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Council approves transfer of city-owned animal hospital to regional nonprofit
Summary
The City of Desert Hot Springs authorized sale and lease terms to Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies for the city-owned Animal Hospital at 13700 Palm Drive, using discounted veterinary services (totaling $400,361.31) to satisfy the purchase terms; council approved the arrangement unanimously.
The City Council of the City of Desert Hot Springs on March 18 voted unanimously to authorize staff to finalize a purchase-and-sale agreement transferring the city-owned Animal Hospital at 13700 Palm Drive to Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, doing business as Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies.
City staff recounted the city’s acquisition of the hospital from the Humane Society of the Desert in November 2023 and a subsequent search for an operator. The negotiated agreement calls for the nonprofit to assume operations and provide discounted veterinary services to the city, with…
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