South Animal Care Center’s Grand Opening of New Dog Park Set For October 1

By  //  September 29, 2016

event begins at 10 a.m.

ABOVE VIDEO: Sheriff Ivey announced last Friday morning that Brevard County Animal Services has officially reached the status as a “No Kill Community.”

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – After last week’s incredible announcement last week that the Brevard County South Animal Center is a ‘no kill community, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a community celebration on October 1 for the grand opening of a new dog park in South Brevard located 5100 W. Eau Gallie Road in Melbourne. (See Map Below)

The festivities will include food, tours of the facilities, a petting zoo, FREE adoptions and FREE microchipping for the first 200 people that bring their pets.

The event begins at 10 a.m., with the ribbon cutting of the new dog park slated for 10:30 a.m. and will close at 4 p.m.

The event is sponsored by PetChamp and A Community Champions Company.

When the Sheriff’s office assumed responsibility for Animal Services on October 1, 2014, the average live animal release rate for Brevard County Animal Services was 55 percent over the previous five years.

The live release rate for FY16 is 94.86%, with 14 of the last 15 months exceeding 90%.

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ABOVE MAP: After last week’s incredible announcement last week that the Brevard County South Animal Center is a ‘no kill community, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office will be holding a community celebration on October 1 for the grand opening of a new dog park in South Brevard located 5100 W. Eau Gallie Road in Melbourne. (See Map Below)