Supervisor Perez Allocates $30,000 for Next Series of Mobile Animal Services Clinics
Tue, 04/06/2024 - 05:00
RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today approved an allocation of $30,000 by Supervisor V. Manuel Perez to fund a new series of animal services mobile clinics to be held throughout communities of the Fourth District.
Over the past 12 months, with funding support from Supervisor Perez, the county has been able to bring spay and neuter clinics to Indio Hills, North Shore and the Oasis Mobile Home Park Community, and wellness clinics to Sky Valley, Blythe, Carver Tract, North Shore and Thousand Palms. The eight events helped an estimated 80 dogs and cats with spay and neuter procedures, and another 1,000 pets with vaccines and microchips. All services are free of charge for residents.
Supervisor Perez and the Riverside County Department of Animal Services will line up more outreach and pet care clinics this fall, with the funding approved today.
“We are excited to launch new mobile clinics in an effort to save lives and show we care with action,” said Supervisor Perez. “These clinics help our communities, and are provided at no cost to help residents take care of their pets. I’m proud to say that more clinics will be coming soon to a community near you!”
Funding for the mobile clinics comes from the Fourth District Unincorporated Communities Initiative funding, county funds that are used to assist with projects and needs of the unincorporated communities.
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Supervisor V. Manuel Perez represents the Fourth Supervisorial District on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. The largest district in the county by geography, the 4th District covers eastern Riverside County, from Whitewater, stretching across the entire Coachella Valley south to the Salton Sea, up Highway 74 to Idyllwild and the mountain communities, and heading east of the Coachella Valley to Blythe and the Colorado River.
Supervisor Perez’s office hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
