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LEWISTON — The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society is hosting free pet vaccine events on Saturday, March 12 and March 26.
The Give Pets Their Best Shot initiative by Petco Love 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. Petco Love has established March as National Pet Vaccination Month to encourage pet parents to keep their pets up to date on vaccinations. 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.
The Greater Androscoggin Humane Society aims to vaccinate 350 pets through the effort. The first free vaccine event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 12, at the shelter, 55 Strawberry Ave.
The second free vaccine event will from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at Minot Town Hall, 329 Woodman Hill Road.
Vaccines distributed through the Petco Love initiative will be the DAPPv Canine and HCP Feline vaccines. GAHS will also be distributing free Rabies Vaccines. Please bring proof of previous vaccine history.
“Thanks to Petco Love, we can offer these important vaccines at no cost to pet owners,” said Katie Lisnik, GAHS executive eDirector. “We urge community members to take advantage of these free resources to help reduce the spread of disease and ensure the health and wellness of our community’s pets.”
“Treatment for these deadly diseases can be prohibitively expensive for many pet parents,” said Susanne Kogut, Petco Love president. “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.”
For more information visit Saving PetsInMaine.org, Facebook.com/gahumane or freepetvaccines.org.
