Animal Balance to Provide 600 Spay/Neuter Surgeries for the Shelter
Texas Border Business
Edinburg, Texas – Clear the Shelters (cleartheshelters.com) is a nationwide adoption event hosted by NBCUniversal, and Palm Valley Animal Center will be participating again in 2019. The event takes place on August 17 from 9 AM to 4 PM, with the goal of adopting every dog and cat in every participating shelter.
Although PVAC is currently working with a veterinary team from the University of Florida to address a recent increase in distemper diagnoses in the community, there are a number of dogs who are symptom-free and could be available for the Clear the Shelters event. Dr. Lisa Rodriguez,
“We are currently in the process of distemper testing dogs for Clear the Shelters. Dogs that test negative can be placed in foster care for 10 days, returned to the shelter for spay-neuter, if needed, and then placed on the adoption floor for the event on 8/17.”
Animal Balance (animalbalance.org), an international animal welfare organization that specializes in providing veterinary care to animals across the globe, has chosen Edinburg as the location for their first large-scale spay/neuter project inside the US. Funded by Best Friends Animal Society® (bestfriends.org) #SaveThemAll and Maddie’s Fund® (maddiesfund.org) #ThanksToMaddie, Animal Balance will arrive in Edinburg on August 8th with a team of veterinarians and support staff whose goal is to provide 600 spay/neuter surgeries in 4 days in preparation for Clear the Shelters.
In order to maximize this lifesaving opportunity, Palm Valley Animal Center is asking community members to open their homes to foster. If you have a home without any dogs – or have fully-vaccinated, adult dogs in your home – and would like to help – please contact the shelter at:
Main Number: 956-686-1141
Ask for the foster department
Email: foster@pvactx.org
Website: pvactx.org/foster
Complete the foster application online
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