Health Department and 4-H Club Offer Low-Cost Pet Vaccination Clinic in March

The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center's Animal Care and Control Program and the 4-H Club All in Ag are offering a low-cost pet vaccination clinic on Saturday, March 14. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road in Grayslake. The clinic is a convenient and affordable way for any Lake County resident to keep pets up to date with shots and rabies tags.

Vaccination costs are as follows:

For Pets Spayed/Neutered

One-year rabies vaccination and Lake County tag: $20.00

One-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper: $25.00

Distemper complex only: $10.00

Microchip: $15.00

For Pets Not Spayed/Neutered

One-year rabies vaccination and Lake County tag: $60.00

One-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper: $65.00

Distemper complex only: $10.00

Microchip: $15.00

For an additional $5.00 donation, groomers with the All in Ag 4 H club will provide nail trims.

Pets will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All animals brought to the clinic must be at least four months old. Dogs must be leashed and cats placed in carriers. Only cash will be accepted on site.

The Health Department's Animal Care and Control Program tracks pet vaccinations and rabies tags, investigates animal bites and complaints of nuisance and neglect, as well as impounds stray animals.

For additional information, please contact the Health Department's Animal Care and Control facility at: (847) 377-4700, or visit: http://health.lakecountyil.gov/Population/Pages/Animal-Care-and-Control.aspx.