Love your pet enough to vaccinate
During the month of March, animal-lovers will be given the opportunity to vaccinate their beloved pets FREE of charge. Click here to find out more
POLOKWANE – During the month of March, animal-lovers will be given the opportunity to vaccinate their beloved pets. This will take place from 1 March to 15 March at various locations around the city.
The vaccines will only be for dogs and cats, and are administered free of charge for all residents who are urged to make use of this opportunity.
The vaccinations will take place as follows:
Date                  Time                  Place
1 March             10:00-17:00       Soetdorings Buiteklub
1 March             10:00-18:00      Ladanna – Bulawayo Street
2 March            10:00-17:00       Eduan Park – Opposite Shopping Centre (The park)
2 March            10:00-17:00       Welgelegen – Cnr De Meer and Potgieter
3 March            10:00-17:00       Platinum Park – Cnr Hillary and Outspan
3 March            10:00-18:00       Laerskool Pietersburg Oos – Bendor Drive
6 March            10:00-18:00       Ster Park – Phobos and Gemini Street (The park)
6 March            10:00-17:00       Fauna Park – Between Rhebok and Impala Avenue
7 March            10:00-18:00       Flora Park – Flora Park Dam
7 March            10:00-18:00       Dalmada – Dalmada Business Centre
8 March            10:00-18:00       Penina Park – Penina Park Shopping Centre
8 March            10:00-18:00       Municipal Pool – Cnr Burger and Rabé Street
9 March            10:00-17:00       Southgate Filling station
9 March            10:00-17:00       Ivy Park – Ivy Park Primary School
10 March           10:00-17:00      Nirvana – Opposite Community hall
10 March           10:00-17:00     Rainbow Park – Next to the restaurant
14 March           10:00-18:00      Westenburg – Ben Harris homestead
14 March           10:00-18:00       Leeuwkuil Supermarket
15 March           10:00-12:30      Protea Hotel – The Ranch Resort premises
15 March           13:00-17:00      Kuschke – Chris Hofmeyer Primary School
15 March           08:30-16:30       Môregloed – State Vet Office
The initiative is a long-standing project of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Simon Mogale, a technician at the department explained why the initiative is so important. “This vaccination campaign is a yearly initiative by the department to assist in the eradication of rabies. We have noticed that a lot of places in the Polokwane area have a significant amount of bushes where wild animals, that usually spread rabies, are found. This is why we have decided to have this initiative so that instances of rabies in domestic pets can be avoided,” he said.
Mogale says there has been a significant decrease in the number of rabies cases in the city and this is the ideal time for pet owners to vaccinate their pets.
