Tuesday, September 8, 2026

New Hanover offers free rabies clinic this fall

The New Hanover County Animal Services will host a rabies clinic this October for residents looking to vaccinate their animals free of charge. (Port City Daily/File)

NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The New Hanover County Animal Services will host a rabies clinic this October for residents looking to vaccinate their animals free of charge.

It takes place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Oct. 3 and is allowed for up to two pets per household to New Hanover residents only.

A one-year rabies shot will be given without papers and three-year for peopel who have proof of current rabies vaccines. Dogs and cats must be at least four months of age or older.

County registration of the animals will be given the same day. Please, ensure cats are in carriers or crates.

The clinic takes place at the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 180 Division Dr.


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Shea Carver
Shea Carver
Shea Carver is the editor in chief at Port City Daily. A UNCW alumna, Shea worked in the print media business in Wilmington for 22 years before joining the PCD team in October 2020. She specializes in arts coverage — music, film, literature, theatre — the dining scene, and can often be tapped on where to go, what to do and who to see in Wilmington. When she isn’t hanging with her pup, Shadow Wolf, tending the garden or spinning vinyl, she’s attending concerts and live theater.

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