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The NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic is OPEN!

11.14.22

The NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic is OPEN!

The NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic is open and ready to accept new clients!

Designed to address the incredible veterinary shortage in our area, the NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic aims to increase access to quality, low-cost veterinary care for animals in the care of 35+ animal welfare organizations across the Northeastern Pennsylvania region.

The NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic is a project of the Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, along with Griffin Pond Animal Shelter, Adopt-A-Boxer Rescue, and other members of the NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative.

Indraloka Animal Sanctuary has hired Leslie Interlandi, a 2022 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine candidate at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, as a full-time veterinarian at the NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic. Interlandi will be accompanied by a team of veterinary technicians.

The NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic is located at the Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in Dalton, PA.


What does the NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic offer?

The NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic offers discounted veterinary services to our rescue partners!

Services include:

  • Physical exam (well or sick) | $35
  • Vaccines | $27 each
    • Rabies (+ $1 for Rabies tag)
    • Feline FVRCP
    • Canine DA2PP
    • Bordetella +/- Parainfluenza
  • Microchips | $30
  • In-house diagnostics
    • Canine heartworm test — $22
    • Feline leukemia & FIV test — $25
    • Ear & skin cytology — $30
    • Fecal — $25
    • Giardia test — $15
    • Parvo test — $20
    • CBC/Chemistry bloodwork — $105
    • Urinalysis — $45
  • Medications | prices vary


How can I access NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic services?

If you are a 501(c)3 rescue, shelter, or sanctuary with the primary mission of rescuing animals and you belong to NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative, you are eligible to receive these discounted services from the NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic!

Learn more about the NEPA Rescue Vet Clinic

To learn more about the NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic, please visit https://indraloka.org/nepa-rescue-vet-clinic/.

You can also contact the NEPA Rescue Veterianian by email at vet@indraloka.org.


Beginning in January 2023, the NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic will expand its services to offer a range of surgeries, including spay and neuter, as well as radiology. To read a letter about the NEPA Rescue Veterinary Clinic from Indra Lahiri, Founder of Indraloka Animal Sanctuary, please click the link below.

Read a letter from Indra

Vision

The NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative will set the standard for all animal welfare initiatives in NEPA and will work together, utilizing available resources to improve both the care and lives of animals.

Mission

The NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative will work on initiatives aimed at ensuring animals in NEPA achieve a happy and healthy life—free from abuse and neglect.

The NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative is a project of The Scranton Area Community Foundation. Established in 2019, the NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative is a collective of animal shelters, rescues, advocates, and sanctuaries in the region that are interested in coming together to advance various causes in animal welfare and to increase the collective resources available to these agencies. Activities of the collaborative include education, professional development, fundraising and other practices that move the goals of the collaborative forward. The Scranton Area Community Foundation serves as the convener of the NEPA Animal Welfare Collaborative.