IS KEY.
AND IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, IT'S
THE CENTER OF THEIR HEALTHY PET
PACKAGE.
SERVICES LIKE SPAYING OR
NEUTERING INCLUDED, AND
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE,
FREE.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF HEALTH
BENEFITS FOR IT, THERE'S A LOT
OF POPULATION BENEFITS FOR IT.
SO IF YOUR PET DOES GET OUT, IF
YOUR PET DOES RUN AWAY THAT
WE'RE NOT HAVING UNWANTED
LITTERS OF PUPPIES AND KITTENS
BEING BORN.
OMAR: AND DR. MELISSA JONES SAYS
THERE ARE LITTER POPULATIONS
THAT CAN ESPECIALLY EXPLODE
AMONG CATS.
>> A LOT OF THOSE LITTERS ARE
BORN FROM CATS THAT ARE WILD
CATS AND CATS THAT ARE PET CATS.
IT'S KIND OF A MIXED POPULATION.
CATS ARE VERY GOOD AT
REPRODUCING.
OMAR: SO WITH THAT IN MIND, THEY
ARE MAKING A PUSH FOR PET OWNERS
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NOT ONLY
THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING BEING
OFFERED, BUT THE MICROCHIPPING,
DEWORMING, AND MORE THAT COMES
AS PART OF THE PACKAGE.
>> WE NOW HAVE 3 SURGICAL
FACILITIES THAT ARE OPEN 7 DAYS
A WEEK, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO DO
AS MANY SERVICES AS POSSIBLE FOR
THE RESIDENTS AND PETS OF
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
OMAR: THEIR LATEST LOCATION
OPENED LAST DECEMBER IN
SOUTHWEST BALTIMORE COUNTY AND
THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF SPOTS
OPEN THERE.
TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF WHAT'S
INCLUDED IN THE HEALTHY PET
PACKAGE ALONG WITH WHO GETS IT
FREE, YOU CAN FIND THAT IN OUR
WBAL-TV MOBILE APP.
>> THERE YOU GO, THAT'S A GOOD
BOY LOOK.