A Blue Ridge clinic treated 37 animals and moved six shelter dogs
Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge's free Farmville clinic provided spay, neuter, and rabies shots for 19 cats and 18 dogs, covered unexpected medical care, and moved six dogs out of a full county shelter.
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Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge held a free clinic in Farmville that spayed or neutered animals and gave rabies shots to 19 cats and 18 dogs, the Farmville Herald reported. The group also paid for unexpected medical care.
Six dogs left the full Prince Edward County shelter for foster homes or other rescues. Thirty-seven is the number treated at the clinic, and six is the number that got out of that crowded shelter through the same effort.
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Dogs Deserve Better Blue Ridge held a free clinic in Farmville, Virginia. Veterinarians spayed or neutered animals and gave rabies shots to 19 cats and 18 dogs, which is 37 animals. The group also paid for medical care that owners did not expect. Six dogs left the full Prince Edward County shelter for foster homes or rescue groups. A full shelter means there is little room left for the next animal. The six dogs are the ones that got out of that shelter through this clinic, and the 37 are the ones treated that day.
- Why do shelters ask people to spay or neuter pets?
- What does it mean when a shelter is full?
- How is foster care different from a dog staying at the shelter?
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