LENOIR, N.C. — Caldwell County Animal Care Enforcement will host a free drive-thru rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, April 9th.
Officials say the clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Caldwell County Health and Human Services Building located on Morganton Boulevard in Lenoir, N.C.
βWe want to make sure all pets are protected against rabies, so if we have a pet come in contact with a rabid animal, or if we have a pet-bite case, both our pets and our families are protected,β said Animal Care Enforcement Director Richard Gilliland.
In cases where pets get bit by a rabies infected animal, officials say vaccinated pets can be quarantined at home.
Unvaccinated animals must be quarantined at the Caldwell County Animal Shelter for 10 days and this quarantine costs the pet owner $15 per day, plus the cost of a rabies vaccination, according to a news release.
βMany people could not afford the $160 fee to get their pet back, and they ended up surrendering their animal,β explained Gilliland. βTo help prevent this from happening, we worked with our vendor to provide vaccinations at no costs to our residents.β
Officials say one-year vaccinations are free to Caldwell County residents with a government issued ID and $10 for out-of-county residents.
Click here or call the Animal Care Enforcement Division at 828-757-8625 to learn more about the upcoming vaccination clinic.
