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>> If you need to locate a pet food pantry in your area, click on this link for a state by state listing of participating locations.
>> Free and low cost spay/neuter programs, click here to search the database of participants
>> If you are looking for financial or specific assistance with your pet, click on any of the many links below:
American Animal Hospital Association
http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/home/
"The heartbreak happens all too often ? a pet owner is unable to afford treatment and their sick or injured companion animal pays the price. If the owner is elderly, disabled or on a fixed income, the cost of care may be too much of a stretch for their pocketbook. Perhaps they have been victimized by crime, property loss or a job layoff and are experiencing a temporary financial hardship ? making it
too difficult to afford pet care. And some animals, brought to clinics by Good Samaritans, don't have an owner to pay for treatment. Whatever the situation, the fact remains the same: When sick or injured animals are unable to receive veterinary care, they suffer. Through the AAHA
Helping Pets Fund, veterinary care is possible for sick or injured pets even if they have been abandoned or if their owner is experiencing financial hardship."
Angels 4 Animals
www.Angels4Animals.org
"Angels4Animals, a non-profit organization and a program of Inner Voice Community Services, has a mission to serve as the guardian angel of animals whose caretakers find themselves in difficult financial situations. At Angels4Animals we believe that animal owners should not have to say goodbye to the animals that they love. Our
work is accomplished in conjunction with veterinary clinics across the country, eager to assist as many animals, and their owners, as possible. Our services range from financial aid to complete treatment to those pets and pet owners in need."
Care Credit
www.carecredit.com
A credit card company for health care, including veterinary care. "CareCredit, the leader in patient/client financing, has helped more than 3 million patients/clients get the treatment or procedures they needed and wanted. With a comprehensive range of plan options, for treatment or procedure fees from $1 to over $25,000, we offer a plan
and a low monthly payment to fit comfortably into almost every budget."
Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance (FVEAP)
http://www.fveap.org
"The NEED & The HELP: Seniors, People with disabilities, People who have lost their job, Good Samaritans who rescue a cat or kitten - any of these folks may need financial assistance to save a beloved companion."
The Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that provides financial assistance to cat and kitten guardians who are unable to afford veterinary services to save their companions when life-threatening illness or injury strikes.
Help-A-Pet
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
"Our efforts focus on serving the elderly, the disabled, and the working poor. For lonely seniors, physically/mentally challenged individuals and children of working parents, pets represent much more
than a diversion."
IMOM
http://www.imom.org
"Mission Statement:
Helping people help pets. To better the lives of sick, injured and abused companion animals. We are dedicated to insure that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged."
The Pet Fund
http://thepetfund.com/
"The Pet Fund is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit association that provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent veterinary care. Often animals are put down or suffer needlessly because their owners cannot afford expensive surgery or emergency vet visits. Companion animal owners must often make the difficult decision to put an animal down or neglect urgent medical
needs because of the costs involved. The purpose of the Pet Fund is to work towards a future where decisions about companion animal medical care need never be made on the basis of cost."
United Animal Nations
http://www.uan.org/lifeline/index.html
"The mission of LifeLine is to help homeless or recently rescued animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require specific and immediate emergency veterinary care. We strive to serve Good Samaritans and rescue groups who take in sick or injured animals. In certain cases, LifeLine can also assist senior citizens and low-income families pay for immediate emergency veterinary care."
Corgi Aid
http://www.corgiaid.org/
Another for Dachshunds
http://www.ourdds.org./
HandicappedPets.com
http:/ /www.handicappedpets.com/Articles/help/
"From time to time, HandicappedPets.com recognizes a caretaker of handicapped pets that need some special attention, and a little extra help. There are those who are so selflessly dedicated to their animal families that they give up a little more than they can afford."
LabMed: Rx For Rescued Labs
http://www.labmed.org/aid_main.html
Safety Net - Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island (Assistance for Veterinary Medical Care, Pet Training Assistance, Pet-Related Legal Aid, Pet Allergy Testing Assistance, Temporary Foster Program)
http://www.718544pets.org
Lollypop Farm, The Humane Society of Greater Rochester – Fairport (Pet Food for Senior Citizens, Spay/Neuter Assistance, Assistance for Necessary Veterinary Medical Care)
http://www.lollypop.org
The Animal Lovers League – Glen Cove (Temporary Foster Program)
http://www.animalloversleague.us/
Operation Pets: The Spay/Neuter Clinic of Western New York – (Low-cost Spay/Neuter)
http://www.operationpets.org/
All About Labs (Temporary housing/foster for dogs and cats, not just labs; pet food; spay/neuter, vaccinations, heartworm prevention and flea/tick treatments).
www.allaboutlabs.org
NY SAVE
A philanthropic organization established to provide funding for the emergency veterinary care of companion animals when their owners are unable to pay the costs of such treatment. NY SAVE's overall purpose is to alleviate suffering of companion animals
There is also CANINE CANCER SUPPORT---and the contact for an application is at FiveHuskeys@aol.com or sierra0221050@yahoo.com.
PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support)
Have a pet? Are you living with HIV/AIDS? Let us help!
click here for program details and here for forms
No Paws Left Behind
Facing foreclosure?
click here for assistance with your pets