--- description: The privately owned ARK, will handle the more than 70,000 animals that pass through JFK each year. title: Paradise 4 Paws: A holding area for animals in JFK airport. image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9eeb3a55975d4795/69885bac428a9ef95acce417/petport-1.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [animals](/tag/animals/) ## animals Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See What JFK Airport's Extravagant New 'Pet Terminal' Will Look Like  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2015 9:10 PM CUT  Dog play area. Dog play area.Courtesy of Paradise 4 Paws  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 20, 2015 9:10 PM CUT New York officials announced plans to develop a new $32 million terminal on Monday, specially designed to handle roughly 70,000 airborne animals a year. The 172,165 square-foot facility, dubbed the ARK, will include “a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital, animal daycare services and more efficient ways to transport animals worldwide, including exotic species,” the Port Authority [said](http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/press-item.cfm?headLine%5Fid=1639 "undefined") in a public statement. Artists’ renderings suggest that animal passengers may enjoy more amenities than their human counterparts, including a lap pool and private rooms. The cattle gates, on the other hand, may look familiar. “While most of our airport passengers walk on two legs, this new center will serve the important travel needs of our four-legged and winged friends,” said Port Authority executive director Pat Foye.  Dog play area. Courtesy of Paradise 4 Paws  Cattle Handling. © The ARK Development, LLC, 2011-2015  Export Area. © The ARK Development, LLC, 2011-2015  Export Staging. © The ARK Development, LLC, 2011-2015 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3964943/jfk-airport-animal-terminal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3964943/jfk-airport-animal-terminal/"},"headline":"See What JFK Airport's Extravagant New 'Pet Terminal' Will Look Like","datePublished":"2015-07-20T21:10:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:02:23.825Z","description":"Warning: may cause feelings of envy in two-legged commuters","url":"https://time.com/3964943/jfk-airport-animal-terminal/","keywords":["animals","Dogs","Pets","cats","photography","Airport","luxury","horses"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9eeb3a55975d4795/69885bac428a9ef95acce417/petport-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9eeb3a55975d4795/69885bac428a9ef95acce417/petport-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"petport","caption":"petport","creditText":"Courtesy of Paradise 4 Paws","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/animals/","name":"animals"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3964943/jfk-airport-animal-terminal/","name":"See What JFK Airport's Extravagant New 'Pet Terminal' Will Look Like"}}]}] ```