WHAT IS ANIMAL CARE? - Finding new homes for abandoned cats & dogs
- Returning lost pets to their owners
- Ensuring public health & safety
- Coordinating the rabies vaccinations
- Licensing of pets
- Enforcing the animal laws
RABIES CLINICS FOR 2010
Broward County Animal Care and Regulation begins its series of 2010 Rabies Clinics with the first of six programs on Saturday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Sunset Lakes Community Center, 2801 S.W. 186th Ave., Miramar. At the clinic, Broward County dogs and cats will be able to receive a one-year rabies vaccination and Broward County pet license. The cost is $15 with cash only payment accepted.
No appointment is necessary and customers are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All dogs must be on leashes and all cats must be in carriers. The 2010 Rabies Clinics, all scheduled on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in various locations countywide, are as follows: - March 13 -- Roosevelt Park, 2841 N.W. 11th St., Fort Lauderdale
- May 15 -- David Park Community Center, 108 N. 33rd Court, Hollywood
- July 10 -- Catharine Young Branch Library, 5810 Park Drive, Margate
- September 11 -- Collins Community Center, 3900 N.E. Third Ave., Oakland Park
- November 6 -- Mary Saunders Park, 4750 S.W. 21st St., West Park
To qualify to attend the rabies clinic, a pet owner must have proof of residency, such as a valid Florida driver's license or a current utility bill. In addition, the pet owner must bring proof they meet low-income guidelines based on income and family size by producing a current pay check stub, or proof that they are receiving: - Public assistance or food stamps
- Worker's compensation or unemployment
- Social Security or Disability
Rabies can be serious and life-threatening. That is why these neighborhood clinics are so important because a simple vaccination is by far the best preventative we have against rabies, said Dr. Tim Johnston, veterinarian for Broward County Animal Care and Regulation. By bringing our medical team into the community we are providing an important service that can make a big difference toward our goal to keep Broward County a safe and rabies-free place for all pets and residents to enjoy.
Rabies is an infectious, viral disease that attacks the nervous system of warm-blooded animals and humans. Unless animals are protected by the rabies vaccine, rabies is almost always fatal.
Last year, more than 2,500 Broward County dogs and cats were vaccinated through the County's neighborhood Rabies Clinic program.
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Pet Care Tips
 - Keep your pet inside the house, preferably with the air conditioning or fans running.
- If you keep a pet outdoors, you must provide plenty of water and adequate shelter to protect it from the sun or rain.
- Never leave your pet in a parked car - not even for a few minutes. On a 85 degree day, the temperature in your car with the windows open can reach 102 degrees in 10 minutes. Your pet could suffer heat stroke.
- An adult cat should be fed one large meal or two to three smaller meals each day
- Kittens from six-to-12 weeks must eat four times a day.
- Kittens from three to six months need to be fed three times a day.
- Puppies 8 to 12 weeks old need four meals a day.
- Feed puppies three to six months old three meals a day.
- Feed puppies six months to one year two meals a day.
- When your dog reaches his first birthday, one meal a day is usually enough.
- For some dogs, including larger canines or those prone to bloat, it's better to feed two smaller meals.
- Puppies should be vaccinated with a combination vaccine (called a "5- in-1") at two, three and four months of age, and then once annually.
- Rottweilers, Doberman pinschers and American Staffordshire terriers/pit bulls should be vaccinated until five months of age.
- If you have an unvaccinated dog older than four or five months, he will need a series of two vaccinations given two to three weeks apart, followed by a yearly vaccination.
- Do not walk your puppy or unvaccinated dog outside or let her walk or sit on the floor of an animal hospital until several days after her final vaccination.
ADOPT A NEW FURRY FRIEND
We offer dogs and cats for adoption at two animal shelters and cats/kittens at Pet Supermarket stores. Most of the animals for adoption are stray animals not reclaimed by their owners.
Below are four ways to find out what animals are available to adopt and become new members of your family. - Adoptions provides details on the adoption process, fees, and testing of the animals.
- Adoptable Pets provides a list of the adoptable cats and dogs along with a brief description and photo.
- You can also adopt a new lifelong friend by visiting the adoptable dogs and cats at our two animal shelters.
- Addresses and Maps for shelter locations, directions to the shelters, and Adoption Hours.
Click here to find a new Furry Friend.
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