Woods Humane Society will offer four, free pet vaccination clinics at both its San Luis Obispo and Atascadero locations, Aug. 2 and 16, and Sept. 6 and 20.
The free appointment-based vaccines for area residents will be the DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines. Rabies vaccines, flea treatments, and microchips are also available during appointments at low-cost.
The clinics will be held at Woods Humane’s North County campus, 2300 Ramona Road, Atascadero, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, and Saturday, Sept. 6; and at the San Luis Obispo location, 875 Oklahoma Ave., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sept. 20.
To make an appointment, visit SpaySLOCounty.com.
To qualify for free vaccines, pets must be six weeks or older, healthy, and owned (community outdoor cats do not qualify). Dogs must be on a leash; puppies under the age of four months must be carried; and cats must be in a secure cat carrier.
Parvovirus and distemper in dogs and panleukopenia in cats — the most prevalent deadly diseases affecting pets — are preventable with a simple vaccine, however, an estimated 30% of pet parents do not take their pet to a veterinarian annually for preventative care, Woods Humane Society reports.
Woods Humane Society aims to vaccinate more than 200 pets during its appointment-based Pet Vaccine Clinics.
The free vaccines are made possible through Petco Love’s national vaccination initiative, Vaccinated and Loved, which is providing an additional one million free pet vaccines to existing animal welfare partners, including Woods Humane Society, for family pets in need.
For more, visit SpaySLOCounty.com. For more about vaccine distribution, call Woods Humane Society, 805-543-9316.