Final Low-cost Pet Vaccination Clinic of the Year is October 1

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For Immediate Release
Date: September 16, 2016
Contact:  Leslie Piotrowski
(847) 377-8055
Hannah Goering
(847) 377-8099

The Final Low-cost Pet Vaccination Clinic of the Year is Oct. 1

Waukegan, Ill. – The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center's Animal Care and Control Program is offering its final low-cost pet vaccination clinic for 2016 on Saturday, October 1. The clinic will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at Beach Park Public Works, 40185 Glendale in Beach Park. The clinic provides a convenient and affordable way for Lake County residents to keep their pets up to date with shots and rabies tags.

Standard vaccine, tag and microchip costs are as follows:

For Pets Spayed/Neutered

One-year rabies vaccination and Lake County tag: $20.00
One-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper: $25.00
Distemper complex only: $10.00
Microchip: $15.00

For Pets Not Spayed/Neutered

One-year rabies vaccination and Lake County tag: $60.00
One-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper: $65.00
Distemper complex only: $10.00
Microchip: $15.00

Pets will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All animals brought to the clinic must be at least four months old. Dogs must be leashed and cats placed in carriers. Only cash will be accepted on site. Proof of spay/neuter may be required.

The Health Department's Animal Care and Control Program tracks pet vaccinations and rabies tags, investigates animal bites and complaints of nuisance and neglect, as well as impounds stray animals. In 2015, 11 low-cost pet vaccination clinics provided services for 2,696 animals. Animal wardens are available to provide free programs to small community groups about animal behavior and wildlife interaction. The Animal Care and Control facility is located at 18736 West Peterson Road, Libertyville.

For additional information about the clinics, please contact the Animal Care and Control facility at: (847) 377-4700 or visit: www.lakecountyil.gov/152/Animal-Care-Control.

 

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Lake County Health Department
3010 Grand Avenue
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
(847) 377-8000