Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
High Desert Humane Society holds vaccination clinic 091016
High Desert Humane Society holds vaccination clinic 091016
Robert Chavez and his wife Kyrstyn, not pictured, brought in their dogs, Joy and Scrappy, to the vaccination clinic. Their daughter Azlyn, 3, helps her dad with the dogs.
High Desert Humane Society holds vaccination clinic 091016
SinjinThomas Gordilo brings in Cinder for micro-chipping
High Desert Humane Society holds vaccination clinic 091016
As Animal Control Officer Buddy Howard looks on in the background, Nicole Mancha holds her dog Hazel, while Josh and Dr. Deidre Wilmeth vaccinate the dog.
High Desert Humane Society holds vaccination clinic 091016
Animal Shelter manager Gigi Shoaf holds adoptable dog, neutered black Lab mix Albert, in the construction zone behind the shelter.
Heidi Ogas, High Desert Humane Society president, said the group holds a shot clinic, the second Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon at the animal shelter, 3050 S. Cougar Way.
Services offered at a reduced fee, which costs less than it would at a veterinarian's office, include deworming, micro-chipping, licensing for the city and the county, as well as vaccinations, which include the required rabies shot for the license.
Shelter manager Gigi Shoaf said the shelter is expanding and improving.
"We are building a quarantine room for animals that come in to make sure they are not ill," Shoaf said. "We are also redoing the fence and redirecting water flow, so it doesn't flood the recreation area."
Renovations include redoing the drain on the roof and sending the water in a different direction. A new crematory will arrive in November, and will require about a two-month set up. "We hope to have one-day service starting after the first of the year."