JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Jacksonville Humane Society and national nonprofit Petco Love are partnering to provide free vaccinations and microchips for dogs and cats on Sunday, February 22. The clinic will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jacksonville Humane Society.<\/p>\n
The event will take place at the \u201cPet Help Services\u201d entrance of the society\u2019s facility at 8464 Beach Blvd. <\/p>\n
The event aims to provide essential preventative care to pet owners in the Jacksonville area at no cost.<\/p>\n
The clinic includes FVRCP vaccinations for cats and DAPP vaccinations for dogs. Rabies vaccinations and microchips will also be provided for all eligible animals. <\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Owners cannot refuse the rabies vaccination unless they provide documentation showing the pet is up to date and microchips are required unless the animal already has one.<\/p>\n All participating animals must be at least 12 weeks of age. Organizers have set a limit of three animals per person for the event. <\/p>\n To ensure safety, dogs must be on a leash and cats must be kept in a carrier while at the facility.<\/p>\n While the vaccinations are free, Duval County residents may be required to pay a $20 City of Jacksonville pet license fee. Owners are encouraged to check the city\u2019s website<\/a> for more information regarding this requirement.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n The event is intended for privately owned pets and is not recommended for animals with a history of severe health concerns or vaccine reactions. <\/p>\n This is a vaccination clinic only, meaning veterinarians will not provide full exams or address additional medical issues. Any pet found with a medical condition during the visit will be referred for outside treatment.<\/p>\n The event will operate on a first-come, first-served basis. <\/p>\n Pet owners can register in advance<\/a> on the Jacksonville Humane Society website<\/a> to help speed up the process, though registration does not guarantee a pet will be seen.<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Jacksonville Humane Society and national nonprofit Petco Love are partnering to provide free vaccinations…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[344,347,28,348,116,351,118,117,349,350,346,345],"class_list":{"0":"post-152511","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action-news-jax","9":"tag-cbs47","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-fox30","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-jacksonville-fl","14":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","15":"tag-jacksonville-news","16":"tag-northeast-florida","17":"tag-southeast-georgia","18":"tag-wfox","19":"tag-wjax"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}