{"id":233463,"date":"2026-04-15T23:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233463\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:34:12","slug":"animal-rabies-vaccine-and-microchipping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233463\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Rabies Vaccine and Microchipping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t15 April, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMedia Contact: <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBryant.Almeida@ocfl.net<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nZachary.Downes@ocfl.net<br \/>&#13;\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-23597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26.01_OC-Logo-V-Color.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"197\"  \/>WHAT:<br \/>Pet owners in Orange County have another opportunity to get their dogs and cats vaccinated and microchipped for free on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, and Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Orange County Animal Services (OCAS), a division of the Orange County Government, will hold another round of Animal Rabies Vaccine and Microchipping (ARM) Your Pet events.<\/p>\n<p>The event for cats (April 22) will provide the following services:<\/p>\n<p>Microchip identification, including free registration of the owner\u2019s information in the national database.<br \/>\nRabies vaccine, which is required by the state of Florida.<br \/>\nA combination vaccine that protects against feline viral rhinotracheitis, feline calicivirus, and feline panleukopenia (FVRCP).<\/p>\n<p>The event for dogs (April 29) will provide the following services:<\/p>\n<p>Microchip identification, including free registration of the owner\u2019s information in the national database.<br \/>\nRabies vaccine, which is required by the State of Florida.<br \/>\nA combination vaccine providing protection from Distemper, Adenovirus, Parainfluenza, and Parvovirus (DAPP).<br \/>\nBordetella vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>WHERE, WHEN AND TIME:<br \/>ARM Your Pet \u2013 Cat Event<br \/>8 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m.<br \/>Wednesday, April 22, 2026<br \/>Orange County Animal Services<br \/>2769 Conroy Rd, Orlando, FL 32839<\/p>\n<p>ARM Your Pet \u2013 Dog Event<br \/>7 a.m. \u2013 11 a.m.<br \/>Wednesday, April 29, 2026<br \/>Barnett Park<br \/>4801 W. Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32808<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO\/VIDEO OPPORTUNITY:<br \/>OCAS veterinarian staff administering vaccinations and microchips, pet owners waiting in line for free services<\/p>\n<p>INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:<br \/>Bryant Almeida, Public Information Officer, Orange County Animal Services<\/p>\n<p>MEDIA:<br \/>Please e-mail both Bryant Almeida and Zachary Downes for interview requests.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocnetpets.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.ocnetpets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About Orange County Government:\u00a0Orange County Government strives to serve its residents and guests with integrity, honesty, fairness and professionalism. Located in Central Florida, Orange County includes 13 municipalities and is home to world-famous theme parks, one of the nation\u2019s largest convention centers and a thriving life science research park. Seven elected members make up the Board of County Commissioners, including the Mayor, who is elected countywide. For more information, please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.OCFL.net<\/a>\u00a0or go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocfl.net\/Home\/SocialMedia.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Orange County Government\u2019s social media channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"#header\" class=\"back-to-top-link\">Back To Top<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"15 April, 2026 Media Contact: &#13; Bryant.Almeida@ocfl.net&#13; Zachary.Downes@ocfl.net&#13; WHAT:Pet owners in Orange County have another opportunity to get&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154561,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-233463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233463","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=233463"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233463\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}