Press Release from Gloucester County 1/10/2020
(Clayton, NJ) The Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders in collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services and Gloucester County Animal Shelter (GCAS) have announced the dates for the 2020 Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic offered to residents’ pets taking place from Jan. to April.
Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger said, “We saw a lot of rabies in our county’s wild animal population in 2019. In order to keep pets and people safe from the disease, we encourage our residents to take advantage of the free rabies clinics we offer in order to ensure the safety of their animals should they ever encounter infected animals.”
Freeholder Deputy Director Frank J. DiMarco, who oversees the GCAS said, “We see our pets as part of our families and would do anything to keep them safe. By vaccinating our pets we are giving them a defense against the disease but also helping prevent any animals that may live in the same house or interact with your pet from being infected as well.”
To ensure the health and safety of themselves and their pets, pet owners are urged to check the vaccination status of their pets, avoid wild animals and keep their distance from stray dogs and cats, advise children not to handle wild or stray animals, and contact animal control at (856-881-2828) if they see an animal acting strange.
Rabies is a deadly disease caused by a virus in the saliva of infected animals. If left untreated can cause death. Post exposure treatment is needed immediately. In order to ensure your safety, the Gloucester County Health Department recommends that all pets have their current rabies vaccinations.
Gloucester County is offering the following free Rabies vaccination clinics:
2020 Rabies Clinic
Clayton
1/25/2020
Public Works Washington Avenue
9 AM – 11 AM
Deptford
4/18/2020
Deptford Community Center – 1219 Delsea Drive
9 AM – 10:30 AM
East Greenwich
1/25/2020
Public Works -96 East Rattling Run
10 AM – 12 PM
Elk Twp.
2/01/2020
Township Municipal Garage – 680 Whig Lane
10 AM – 12 PM
Franklin
2/01/2020
Public Works – 234 Broad Street, Malaga
9 AM – 2:30
Glassboro
3/07/2020
Highway Department -125 Grove Street
12 PM – 3 PM
Greenwich
2/29/2020
Public Works1200 Memorial Ave.
9 AM – 11 AM
Harrison Twp.
3/07/2020
Harrison Township Public Works -151 Colson Lane
9 AM – 11 AM
Logan
3/07/2020
Municipal Building Complex -125 Main Street
1 PM – 3 PM
Mantua
3/21/2020
Public Works Yard – 407 Main Street
9 AM – 10:30 AM
Monroe
1/25/2020
Public Works – 1040 Glassboro Road
12 PM – 2 PM
National Park
TBA
Paulsboro
3/14/2020
Borough Garage – 300 Baird Avenue
10 AM – 12 PM
Pitman
3/14/2020
Pitman Public Works – 599 Elwood Avenue
10 AM – 11:30 AM
South Harrison
3/21/2020
Raccoon Valley Animal Hospital – 301 Bridgeton Pike
10 AM – 12 PM
Swedesboro/Woolwich
3/21/2020
Fire Station- 1517 Kings Highway
1 PM – 3 PM
Washington Twp.
3/7/2020
Public Works- 1 McClure Drive
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Wenonah
2/29/2020
Wenonah Firehouse -14 South West Ave.
11 AM – 12:30 PM
West Deptford
3/7/2020
West Deptford Public Works Garage- 124 Grove Avenue
9 AM – 12 PM
Westville
3/21/2020
Public Works Garage -114 Crown Point Road
10 AM – 11:30 AM
Woodbury
1/11/2020
Friendship Fire Department-29 Delaware Street
9 AM – 10:30 AM
Woodbury Heights
1/11/2020
741 Helen Ave.
10 AM – 11:30 AM
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