PSPCA Works Towards Lower Costs For Vaccinations Of Pets
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Just like humans, pets should get vaccines to prevent disease. But the cost of such treatment can add up and that keeps some dog and cat owners away from the vet.
Rabies shots are required by law, but veterinarians also recommend jabs for distemper, parvovirus, and more:
"It might not be unusual to pay $65 and up plus the cost of an office visit."
Wendy Marano with the Pennsylvania SPCA says that can make keeping your pet healthy an expensive proposition.
So starting today, the PSPCA is giving dog and cat owners a break:
"For just $25, pet owners can receive rabies and distemper vaccinations; that's for cats or dogs. And for slightly additional fees they can get additional vaccinations."
There's no need to register -- just bring your pet's health records, if you have them.
Sunday's shots will be given from 10am-4pm at Cutters Mill Pet Store on Route 70 East in Cherry Hill, and there are more than a dozen other opportunities in Philly and the suburbs through the beginning of June:
Sunday, May 1
Cutters Mill Pet Store
10 Barclay Farms Shopping Center
Route 70 East
Cherry Hill, NJ
856.429.1690
10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, May 4
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, May 7
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday, May 8
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, May 11
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, May 14
Fels South Community Center
2407 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
10:00am - 2:00pm
Sunday, May 15
Cutter's Mill Pet Store
Chalfont Shopping Center
County Line Road & Route 202
Chalfont, PA
215.997.5052
10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, May 18
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19134
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, May 21
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday, May 22
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Wednesday, May 25
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, May 28
R.W. Brown Community Center
1701 N. 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
10:00am - 2:00pm
Sunday, May 29
Cutters Mill Pet Store
The Princeton Shopping Center
301 North Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
609.683.1520
10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday, June 1
The Pennsylvania SPCA
350 E. Erie Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
215.426.6300
9:00am - 3:00pm
Saturday, June 4
Cutters Mill Pet Store
Paoli Village Shoppes
43 Paoli Plaza
Paoli, PA
610.647.1811
10:00am - 4:00pm
Reported by Ian Bush, KYW Newsradio
