Importance of Vaccinations For Your Pet
Vaccinations are a crucial part of your pet's healthcare routine. By keeping your pet vaccinated, you are protecting them from potentially fatal diseases and illnesses, such as rabies, distemper, parvo, feline leukemia, and more. This can help them to live a longer, more fulfilling life.
Vaccine Clinics
The Medical Center, located at 71 Oglethorpe St. NW, hosts pet vaccine clinics weekly. No appointments are required; however you must be in line 30 minutes prior to the end of the clinic for your pet to receive vaccines. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier. See below for current schedule. Please note that our vaccine clinics provide vaccines, microchips, and DC dog licenses only, and do not include wellness exams or examinations of sick or injured pets.
2018 Vaccine Clinc Schedule.
- First and third Saturdays monthly - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Mondays 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The clinic will be closed for the following days:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, January 21
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, February 18
- Monday, March 25
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
- Monday, June 24
- Labor Day: Monday, September 2
- Monday, September 23
- Christmas: Wednesday, December 25
Available Services
We accept all major credit cards or cash. We do not accept checks.
- Rabies Vaccination – $15
- DAPP – $15
- Bordetella – $15
- FVRCP – $15
- Dewormer – $10
- Flea/Tick Preventative – $15
- Microchip – $15
- DC Dog License (altered) – $17
- DC Dog License (unaltered) – $52
Vaccine Clinic Operations Relocate
Previously, the Washington Humane Society, and more recently, the Humane Rescue Alliance, provided affordable spay and neuter services for companion animals at our National Capital Area Spay and Neuter Center. Located at 1001 L Street, SE, this high-quality, high-volume spay and neuter center hosted weekly low-cost vaccine clinics and averaged 40 surgeries a day for pets of the public, our adoption center animals, community cats, and animals in the care of other animal rescue groups.
Our 10-year lease on the building that housed this vital program ended in February 2017 and the strategic decision was made to relocate L Street operations to a new expansion of the Medical Center at our Oglethorpe Street, NW, location.
Cutting Expenses, Not Services
We previously hosted three low-cost vaccine clinics every week at L Street, SE, and the demand was high, with lines of companion animal owners often extending around the corner. We are working full force on a transition plan that enables us to continue serving these valued clients—a plan that includes vaccine clinics in Southeast and transportation assistance for DC residents as needed.
We are proud to be saving more than $150,000 each year on rent at L Street. As we consolidate our staff, inventory, IT, and other operational details, the cost savings will continue to rise.