Linda Wood, a Pet Care Business Owner, Pet First Aid and CPR Instructor  and Assistant  Animal Control for Clinton is collaborating with the Central Mass Disaster Animal Response Team, Inc (CMDART)  to host three (3) Pet First Aid courses starting this month  (October in Winchendon, November in Fitchburg, and one scheduled in December, which could be a great Holiday gift!). The typical cost of this comprehensive, six-hour course is $99.00. As a courtesy to CMDART volunteers and partners, the registration fee has been reduced to $70.00. Included in that figure is $30 of materials and pet-first-aid goods. Please note - CEU's for ACO's are pending !!

 GRANT DISCOUNT AVAILABLE - REFERRAL REQUIRED

CMDART applied and received a special grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Mass. Part of that grant is sponsorship funds to focus on lower income or impoverished families with pets. One goal is to improve pet retention through better animal care education.  We are asking your agency and Animal Control partners for referrals for individuals who would benefit from this program but may not be able to afford the registration fee. We would value referrals for individuals you may have listed on current or past spay/neuter voucher programs or those you know from your community who may need sponsorship in order to be able to attend. We are offering a reduced registration fee of $50 for individuals in those circumstances which would be covered by the grant funds.  There are only 27  registration slots at this rate available across the three scheduled dates. Referrals from known sources are necessary.