our business: TEXAS COALITION FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION
TCAP offers low-cost treatment
for your smallest family member
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stablished in 2002, the nonprofit organization Texas
Coalition for Animal Protection was created to provide
an affordable way for pet owners to spay and neuter pets.
Fifteen years and six clinics later, TCAP has gone from
basic spaying and neutering of pets to offering a variety
of low-cost pet services, from micro-chipping to dental
services.
TCAP’s goal has never been to replace everyday vet
services, but to offer low-cost preventative services to
augment already established veterinarian care. Now, with
a recently opened Weatherford location at 1302 S. Main
St. in Suite 114, Parker County residents will be able to
use TCAP for any of their pets’ upcoming preventative vet
services without having to pay a fortune for them.
“Even though TCAP just opened in Weatherford, we
have worked in that area for a long time with different
transports out of Granbury and Azle,” explained executive
director Stacey Schumacher. “Now that there is a local
and convenient location, we want to help them at the new
location.”
“We are the only low-cost option in that area,” said
Ashley Tucker,
marketing coordina-
tor. “We provide
low-cost spay and
neuter and vacci-
nations. We have
spayed and neutered
over 50,000 animals,
and already have
a big reach in the
[Parker County] area.
We are here not to
take the place of
the full vet, but to
offer some lower-
cost alternatives
for the preventative
services.”
TCAP also offers
other services
including heart
worm testing and
prevention and
dental cleanings.
TCAP’s prices are, on average, 70 percent less than what
traditional veterinary clinics charge. They also have
prepay for services and purchasing of medications in their
online store.
With Christmas and New Year’s upon us, we tend to
forget about our pets in the hustle and bustle. The ladies at
TCAP have some great tips for you to help make this holi-
day season the merriest ever for your pets.
“Pets get lost during the holidays, so we give folks the
option of micro chipping, because pets do get out during
the holidays,” said Schumacher. “Also, make sure to keep
pets on heart worm prevention, something we have for
$20 during vaccine events, along with heart worm preven-
tion. We stress that in the clinics.”
Families also travel during the holidays, so make sure
that your pet’s vaccinations are current when they are
either placed in boarding houses or when they travel with
you. When placed in a boarding facility, pets are often
exposed to a lot of diseases they normally would not be
exposed to.
TCAP services offered to Parker County residents
includes micro-chip-
ping on Thursdays
and Fridays from
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,
and one Saturday a
month. Each month,
TCAP offers differ-
ent specials that can
be found on their
website. December’s
special is $25 spay
and neuter when
you purchase a
full set of shots for
$25 or a microchip
for $20. Call them
at 817-426-3777
to schedule the
appointment.
To see all that
TCAP has to offer, go
to http://www.texas-
forthem.org.