Perkerson Park goes to the dogs Saturday

Atlanta City Councilmember Joyce M. Sheperd and Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner will host pet education day Saturday in Perkerson Park, 770 Deckner Avenue.

Starting at 10 a.m., residents can come get a routine checkup for their pets, including vaccinations and microchipping.

Staff from the Atlanta Humane Society, Fulton County Animal Control, and pet experts will be in attendance to answer questions on pet health, training, and other pet-based issues. For more information, please call Sheperd’s office at 404-330-6053.

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Ernie Suggs

Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.

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