1. New Dallas Animal Shelter November 8, 2004 Groundbreaking Ceremony

2. Vote YES, Gimme Shelter! The adorable animals featured in our advertising campaign, created by Andy Allen and Shannon Light, won the hearts and minds of the voters on May 3!

3. November 8, 2004 The ground-breaking for the new Dallas Animal Services animal shelter Monday was a picture-perfect event! The weather couldn't have been better, the media turned out in droves, and many, many city officials attended, including Mayor Laura Miller. Andrea Allen, chairman of the Dallas Animal Shelter Commission, thanked past and present members of the Commission for all their hard work toward the new 57,000-square-foot city shelter. She also credited the Metroplex Animal Coalition for helping raise funds and awareness.

4. DAS Staff at the Groundbreaking

5. Model of the New Animal Shelter

6. Rendering of New Dallas Shelter

7. Site of New Dallas Animal Shelter

8. Signs Mark the Site of the New Shelter

9. Shovels Ready for the Groundbreaking

10. Groundbreaking – Digging In!

11. Mayor Laura Miller Leads the Dig

12. Lending a Paw at the Groundbreaking

13. On-Site Interview With A Dog

14. Dogs Help with the Digging!

15. Ceremony Preparations

16. Media Coverage of Groundbreaking

17. Participants at the Groundbreaking

18. Mayor Laura Miller, City of Dallas

19. Ed Oakley, Dallas Council Member

20. Mary K. Suhm, Interim City Manager

21. Andrea Allen, Animal Shelter Commission Chairman

22. Dr. Elba Garcia, City Council Member

23. Kent, Enid, Elba, Tawana with Friends

24. Mary and Skip Trimble