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Help Vaccinate 400+ Community Pets

Sep 13, 2021

Our PAWS for Life program fills the pet resource vacuum in under-served communities, reducing pet overpopulation and preventing animals from ending up in shelters. Our Community Day is designed to reach hundreds of pet owners and introduce them to our program while providing much-needed, free vaccines.

At this Community Day on October 2, we plan to vaccinate 400+ community pets and are looking for 50 volunteers to help us run the event smoothly (volunteer time: 8 a.m.–3 p.m.). Duties include registering clients, managing lines for pet safety and social distancing, talking to people about the benefits of spay/neuter, and more.

We’ll also be making appointments for pets to receive free spay/neuter surgeries and transportation to the PAWS Chicago Lurie Clinic.  After the event, PAWS will follow up with each pet owner to build relationships and provide lasting support. On average, 95% of the pets met through PAWS for Life have not been spayed or neutered, and 75% have never been to a veterinarian.

As an added bonus, PAWS will be partnering with Increase the Peace to offer human services at the event, including on-site COVID vaccinations and registration for at-home vaccination appointments.

This is a unique chance to help hundreds of pets and people in a single day! Please consider lending a hand, especially if you’re a Spanish speaker.

To volunteer at our Community Day, email PAWS Volunteer Services Coordinator Katie Cozzens at kcozzens@pawschicago.org 

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