Seniors in S.C. can get assistance for pets - The Times and Democrat

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COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Vets Care Foundation (SCVets Care) collaborated with the South Carolina Department connected Aging (SCDOA) to assistance seniors with getting services for their pets.

The programme allows seniors who are having difficulties (whether it beryllium physical, personal, oregon financial) to get services for their pets astatine nary outgo to them.

“For galore older adults, their pets are their family, and having the fiscal means to supply the indispensable services for their pets tin beryllium a fiscal load to them,” South Carolina Department connected Aging (SCDOA) Director Connie Munn said. “This is wherefore this concern with SCVets Care is captious to guarantee our seniors person resources to assistance them truthful they’re not having to take betwixt their attraction versus their pets.”

SCVets Care assists seniors with accusation astir a section veterinarian successful their country to execute services for their pets, specified as:

Regular vaccinations and check-ups are offered done this program. Once enactment is completed, the vet volition measure SCVets Care, who volition wage for the services. Mobile vets are disposable to assistance seniors who whitethorn not beryllium capable to question for services.

“We are thrilled with the enactment our bureau does to assistance heighten the prime of beingness for our seniors successful South Carolina,” South Carolina Department connected Aging (SCDOA) Director Connie Munn said. “We are blessed arsenic a authorities to person truthful galore older adults who person chosen to unrecorded their aureate years present and arsenic a state, we indispensable bash each we tin to guarantee they are surviving the champion steadfast lives they can.”