The animal shelter will host their March vaccination clinic.
                                 Hannah Barron | Anson Record

The animal shelter will host their March vaccination clinic.

Hannah Barron | Anson Record

POLKTON – Anson County Animal Shelter is partnering with national nonprofit Petco Love to give pets their best shot for a healthy life by distributing free pet vaccines for Anson County pets.

Petco Love established March as “National Pet Vaccination Month” to encourage pet parents to keep their pets up to date on vaccinations and will provide free pet vaccines to Anson County for family pets in need. As puppy and kitten season approaches, pet exposure to contagious and deadly diseases – parvovirus, distemper, and panleukopenia – increases but is preventable with a simple vaccine.

Anson County Animal Shelter aims to vaccinate 300 pets through this effort on March 26, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 7257 Hwy. 74 Polkton, NC 28135. We will also be administrating Rabies vaccinations and Microchips. Vaccines distributed through the Petco Love initiative will be the DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines. Microchips were bought thru a grant from Petco Love. Two free chips per household will be administered, additional chips can be purchased at a cost of $5.00 per chip.

“Thanks to Petco Love, we can offer these important vaccines at no cost to pet owners,” Director Maureen Lett said. “We urge community members to take advantage of this free resource to help reduce the spread of disease and ensure the health and wellness of our community’s pets.”

The Give Pets Their Best Shot initiative makes crucial pet vaccines accessible to pet parents who may be experiencing financial challenges and assures that cost is not a barrier to protecting pets from preventable diseases.

“Treatment for these deadly diseases can be prohibitively expensive for many pet parents,” said Petco Love President Susanne Kogut. “By providing free vaccines to those in need, we can help these pets live a healthy life. Through this national effort and our other Petco Love Care initiatives, we continue our 22-year history of strategic investments and innovation to end unnecessary pet euthanasia.”

National Pet Vaccination Month is a continuation of Petco Love’s 1 million free pet vaccine campaign, which has helped 400,000 pets to date. Fifty percent of participating pet parents surveyed reported their pets had never been vaccinated against these diseases. With Bissell Pet Foundation as an additional partner this month, Petco Love’s goal is to increase awareness and accelerate the distribution of vaccines.

For more information about Anson County Animal Shelter’s vaccine event, you can email mlett@ansoncountync.gov or 704-994-2738. Learn more about Petco Love’s national vaccine effort and lifesaving impact at petcolove.org or freepetvaccines.org.

Maureen Lett is the Director of the Anson County Animal Shelter.

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