Plans unveiled for new Hull animal hospital

Plans have been unveiled for a new pet hospital in Hull.

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) wants to build next to its existing facility in Brunswick Avenue.

If approved it would be built on the site of a former shop which was demolished after it became a target for vandalism and arson attacks.

The charity, which provides veterinary care for pet owners on low incomes, said the current hospital was outdated.

According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, a PDSA spokesperson said the plans would create a new attractive site which would improve the area.

"Our current site is now 38 years old and is no longer compatible with the advances of veterinary medicine, causing operational difficulties and inefficiencies," the spokesperson said:

"We are proposing to acquire the site from Hull City Council immediately to the north of the existing site.

"This, combined with our existing site, will allow us to construct a new, much larger, purpose-built single storey veterinary hospital."

The current hospital performed around 2,000 surgical procedures and provided about 14,700 consultations to roughly 7,000 Hull households, the PDSA said.

The site of the former demolished shop is now overgrown and continues to attract antisocial behaviour.

Hull City councillor Paul Drake-Davis said the plans would help provide more affordable animal care to people in Hull.

"The PDSA already does a very good job at its current location on Brunswick Avenue, but this proposed purchase of council land will allow it to further support animal owners."

"The sale would also help address concerns about anti-social behaviour that have occurred on that land, something which residents and Central ward councillors have raised with the council."

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