NEWARK, NJ — A much-needed, no-cost community pet clinic is back in action in Newark.

Last month, the Newark Community Healthy Pet Clinic (NCHPC) held its first day of service since June 2017. The clinic – which is staffed by volunteers and runs solely on donations – provides preventative care for dogs and cats owned by Newark residents who make less than $20,000 per year. Learn more about the clinic, future dates and eligibility requirements.

Together, the team offers much-needed pet services such as: rabies and distemper vaccines

heartworm testing

felv/fiv testing

deworming

heartworm and flea and tick prevention

microchipping (when available) The NCHPC launched in January 2016, originally operating out of a converted warehouse on New York Avenue in Newark. But its staff soon found themselves without a home base due to the sale of the property in June 2017.

See related article: Newark Community Pet Clinic Announces Triumphant Return In 2018, the clinic reported that it'd found a new location on Clinton Avenue. But that plan fell through, leaving the animal welfare clinic without a home again, President to the Board Lynn Woodcock told Patch earlier this week. But you can't keep a good clinic down, it seems.

On July 21, the NCHPC held a grand reopening at the Ironbound Community Center at 432 Lafayette Street. (See above photos)

For now, it's operating one Sunday a month. The remaining 2019 clinic dates will take place on Aug. 18, Sept. 22, Oct. 20, Nov. 17 and Dec. 15.