Furry friend or for yourself: Free vaccines for people and pets Saturday

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Harveys Supermarket hosted a vaccine lawsuit for pets and their parents connected Saturday.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Pet owners tin get escaped vaccines for their dogs oregon cats, portion besides getting a escaped COVID-19 vaccine, booster and/or flu vaccine connected Saturday.

The Jacksonville Humane Society, Harveys Supermarket and Florida Blue volition supply them.

From 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., the shots were disposable astatine the Harveys connected Moncrief Road, wherever adjacent nonmigratory Joy Singleton received her archetypal dose of the Moderna vaccine portion her pup got his shots.

“This is wonderful… this is simply a blessing. It’s truthful convenient,” said Singleton.

Free entree to the vet is what brought residents Daniel and Kayleigh Fellenbaum retired to the Moncrief Harveys with their dog.

“Not everybody tin spend the excessive healthcare that immoderate radical tin spend similar the changeless vet visits and everything. It’s similar taking attraction of a kid conscionable with other legs,” said Kayleigh Fellenbaum

The shots volition besides beryllium provided astatine 201 W. 48th St. from 2-5 p.m. Saturday.

Pet vaccinations see distemper and rabies for dogs and cats. Pet parents who get the vaccines themselves whitethorn beryllium eligible for $20 successful coupons from Harveys and if they formal their favored up successful a Halloween costume, an other $10 acquisition card.

A $20 metropolis licence interest for pets who person the rabies vaccine whitethorn apply. For much accusation astir the event, the lone specified lawsuit planned for the remainder of the year, delight sojourn jaxhumane.org oregon telephone 904-725-8766.