Free Woodbridge Rabies Shots May 16, 18

Woodbridge, NJ - Calling all Woodbridge dogs & cats!

The Health Department will hold a FREE rabies clinic this coming Monday and Wednesday, May 16 & 18 at the Health Center (adjacent to the Main Library and Woodbridge High School). Pet microchips will be available.

If you let your dog or cat outdoors, they should get a new rabies vaccine every few years. Even if your cat is indoors, he or she should be vaccinated in case they get out and get into a scuffle with a rabid animal. Rabies has been found in Woodbridge raccoons, feral cats and foxes. It only takes one bit or scratch from a rabid animal to infect your pet with this deadly virus.

Free rabies vaccines will be given out from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. both nights. Township veterinarians will also be on site to administer pet micro-chips: $25 fee includes micro-chip, administration, lifetime pet i.d., and registration with Home Again, the national pet recovery database. Micro-chipping your pet ensures their safe return and provides owners with peace of mind.

All Woodbridge Township pet owners must license and inoculate dogs and cats five months old or older. Woodbridge Township pet licenses may be purchased at the Rabies Clinic for unlicensed pets. Pet owners in South Amboy and Roselle Park are welcome to participate in the program.

Dogs must be leashed and cats must be contained in a closed carrier.