Noah’s Ark celebrates the opening of its animal clinic
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - Noah’s Ark Animal Clinic first opened in March of 2020 at 321 N 4th St., Rockford. The location then lowered its activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic before closing in August 2022.
The clinic did some restructuring of programs and initiatives that better serve the Noah’s Ark mission and the Rockford community. They then reopened in September 2022, on a limited basis.
The clinic is now fully operational, with a ribbon cutting celebration, Sunday. The non-profit is ready to serve all pet owners, including U.S. veterans and low-income owners (i.e., social security, LINK, and Medicaid recipient).
“Our goal is that every animal get care regarding of their family income level,” said Brooke Pond, shelter manager at Noah’s Ark.
Noah’s Ark clinic offers low-cost community programs for cats and dogs to get spayed, neutered, tested and vaccinated.
“Having these available to the community help prevents those problem that cause a way down on the shelter,” said Pond.
Noah’s Ark also hosted a ‘kitten shower’ following the ribbon cutting.
The shelter and clinic have eight kittens at the moment, but Pond says more are coming.
“Between April and October, which is prime kitten season, we will typically get about 400 moms and kittens in,” said Pond.
It is then important to have this event before the kitten season begins to gather donations, collect kitten items, and teach people about fostering.
“Pretty soon we will have every cage filled with moms and kittens,” said Pond.
Amy Fiorenza is one of the foster parents for Noah’s Ark. She started fostering after losing her dog of eleven years. She has since adopted one of her foster puppies who is now 6 years old.
“It’s so much fun, because every set of puppies or kittens or momma dog. It’s different every time because they all have different personalities, which is fantastic,” said Fiorenza.
Pond says you shouldn’t take a kitten on your own if you find feral cats. Instead, reach out to your local animal rescue services.
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