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| The MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center offers two ways to help protect pets with a low cost rabies vaccination and microchip clinic on April 26 from 9 a.m. to noon at the facility located at 171 Union St. in Springfield. Rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats are required by law in Massachusetts. This clinic offers a rabies vaccination, certificate and tag. Owners with a previous rabies certificate are asked to bring it to the clinic. Rabies vaccinations protect cats and dogs from the deadly rabies virus which is spread through the saliva of an infected animal. Rabies is a fatal disease with no cure. Only mammals get rabies and it kills almost any animal or human who gets sick from it. Microchipping is a safe, simple and permanent form of pet identification designed to quickly identify lost pets and reunite them with their family. Statistically, more than 10 million pets become lost each year. One out of every three pets will get lost in its lifetime but only one in 10 is found. Nearly 100 percent of pets with a microchip are successfully reunited with their families. Cost of the rabies vaccination is $10; the microchip is $25. Pet owners may opt for one or both services at the clinic. Dogs must be on leash, cats in carriers. No appointment necessary. For more information, call 736-2992 or go online to www.mspca.org. The mission of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is to protect animals, relieve their suffering, advance their health and welfare, prevent cruelty and work for a just and compassionate society. It is a private, non-profit organization that receives no local, state or federal funding. |