Animal Protective Foundation Pet Wellness Clinics

Hours: Quarterly clinics; 2027 dates to be announced

What it is

Lower-cost clinics

Who it helps

Pets owned by low-income, homeless or financially struggling individuals.

Where

Capital Region

Status

Open

Checked

on the official website, November 5, 2026

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Free and low-cost preventive wellness clinics held quarterly at partner locations around the Capital Region, offering a brief exam, rabies and distemper/parvo (DA2PP or FVRCP) vaccines, and add-on microchips. Services are first come, first served. Chronic medical concerns are not treated. 2027 clinic dates are to be announced.

Checked on the official website · November 5, 2026 What this means
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Good to know

• Who can use it: Pets owned by low-income, homeless or financially struggling individuals. Rabies vaccines for pets at least 3 months old; distemper/parvo for pets at least 8 weeks old.
• How to get started: Register for a clinic on the APF Pet Wellness Clinics page when dates are posted.

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Sources

Animal Protective Foundation Pet Wellness Clinics official page, checked November 5, 2026.