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Agency official says ARPA funds helped open modular veterinary clinic serving KCK residents and shelter animals
Summary
An agency official said a double‑wide modular veterinary clinic funded with ARPA dollars began use in June 2025, has provided veterinary services to more than 1,000 animals and aims to expand spay/neuter, vaccine and urgent‑care offerings to reduce overpopulation and improve public health and safety.
An agency official said the county began using a custom double‑wide modular building converted into a veterinary clinic in June 2025 to serve both shelter animals and community pets. "We started using the building June 2025. Um the data that I have shows that we've been able to provide veterary services to over a thousand animals. Um and I expect that to at least double this year," the official said.
The official said routine veterinary services — including financial assistance, low‑cost or free clinics, spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations and microchips — were severely curtailed from 2020 through 2023 because of COVID‑related shutdowns, leaving the community "three years behind" on preventive care and contributing to more strays and more sick or injured animals.
The project converted a modular unit into a clinic intended to expand beyond the shelter’s previous limited space. The official said the facility provides surgeries, vaccines, wellness exams and planned microchip clinics, and that those services are eligible for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding where they directly affect community public health or safety. "If it impacts the community directly then it would be eligible for ARPA funds," the official said.
The official framed the clinic as a public‑health and public‑safety investment intended to reduce animal overpopulation and associated risks. The county expects client volume to grow and said the expanded capacity will support both stray intake and owned pets. No formal vote or ordinance was reported in the transcript; the description was given as part of a briefing on services and facilities.
The county will continue to operate the clinic and expand its service schedule, with officials projecting service volumes to increase in the coming year.
