Free rabies clinics available in Calvert

Keep your pets safe!

puppy“The Calvert County Health Department is sponsoring rabies clinics in the coming weeks, offering free rabies vaccinations for county pets.

Free clinics will be held at Northern High School, 2950 Chaneyville Road, Owings, on Saturday, April 5; Huntingtown High School, 4125 Solomons Island Road, Huntingtown, on Saturday, April 12; and Patuxent High School, 12485 Southern Connector Blvd., Lusby, on Saturday, May 3. Clinics will be open from 10 a.m. to noon. Proof of prior vaccination is required to receive the three-year vaccine. Eligible pets include cats, dogs and ferrets in carriers or on leashes and muzzled if necessary. Feral or stray animals cannot be accommodated.

Calvert County pet licenses will also be available at the rabies clinics. Pet licenses are $7 for spayed or neutered pets (proof required) and $20 for those not spayed or neutered.

For more information, call the Calvert County Health Department at 410-535-5400 or 410-535-3922. Visit online at http://www.calverthealth.org. For information on Calvert County Government, visit http://www.co.cal.md.us or like us on Facebook.”

Source: http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/36131