The 50,000-square-foot facility on Orchard Avenue will expand space for cats and dogs, provide low-cost veterinary care and offer additional community resources.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A new Kentucky Humane Society campus planned for Louisville is designed to help address what officials describe as an “animal welfare crisis” across Kentucky.
The new campus will span more than 50,000 square feet and will be built on Orchard Avenue off Preston Highway.
“It’s time for us to design a facility that fits our needs for our people but also for the animals and the community,” said Kentucky Humane Society President and CEO Alisa Gray.
KHS broke ground on the project at the end of 2025. The expansion is expected to bring major improvements, including a 30% increase in space for cats and dogs and expanded access to low-cost veterinary care.
“We’ll be increasing spay-neuters in the new facility, along with veterinary care. It helps that people don’t have to surrender their pets so that shelters aren’t always full,” Gray said.
The campus will also feature a new drive-thru pet food pantry that people can access when needed, along with a low-cost clinic operating five days a week.
“There’s so much that goes into the crisis right now, and we want to do whatever we can from our standpoint by being great at high-volume spay-neuter services and being able to offer low-cost care,” Gray said.
The organization needs to raise $37 million to complete the project. So far, about $27 million has already been secured. Gray said the group hopes the new campus will also increase visitor traffic, which could lead to more pet adoptions.
“It’s a guesstimate, but we’re pretty confident we can hit 7,000 adoptions a year,” Gray said.
The project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2027.
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