Free vaccine clinic for pets
This clinic helped pet owners stay up-to-date on their pets' vaccinations. It ensures their four-legged friends have a healthy and happy life.
Pet owners were able to get free Parvo-virus vaccinations along with rabies vaccinations for just $18 for their pets, and microchipping services for $22. Parvo is a highly contagious disease that can be deadly and affects mainly young and unvaccinated animals. 22News spoke to Second Chance about the significance of providing this free and reduced-cost vaccine clinic to the community.
Chief Development Officer Lindsay Doray told 22News, 'It's to ensure that the disease doesn't spread. It's to make sure that these pets are vaccinated and safe from that, and to make sure that they have access to veterinary care. All animals have to be licensed. So this is an opportunity to make sure that they get the vaccines they need that are required to do that.'
If you weren't able to stop by today, there are more opportunities to get your pets vaccinated.Second Chance Animal Hospital offers free and reduced-price vaccine clinics every week across the area.
Second Chance will also be holding their annual golf tournament on July 14th in Belchertown.All proceeds from the tournament help pets in underserved communities.
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