Does your
pet need medical treatment that you really can't afford? Or do you
know of someone who is having this problem?
There are
organizations that can give you the assistance you need. No animal
should be given up or euthanized because their family can't afford the
cost to save them!
Help is
available:
There
is an organization that does no interest/low
interest
loans to pay for vet bills. Alot of the Vets and Oncologists I've run
across do work with them. They have a website,
It is
http://www.carecredit.com/
They are very easy to work with. It's not actually a
loan, it's more like a credit card.
There is also CANINE CANCER SUPPORT---and the contact for an application
is at
FiveHuskeys@aol.com or
sierra0221050@yahoo.com.
In Memory of Magic (IMOM) is dedicated
to insuring that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because
their caretaker is
financially challenged.
http://www.imom.org
IMOM, Inc
PO Box 282
Cheltenham,
MD 20623
Phone 1-866-230-2164 Fax (301) 599-1852
United
Animal Nations established the LifeLine fund in 1997 to aid companion
animals in times of life-threatening
emergencies when
their caregivers, with low or no incomes, are unable to afford the
entire cost of treatment.
http://uan.org/lifeline/index.html
Help-A-Pet is a nonprofit organization which provides
financial assistance for the medical care of pets whose owners are
unable to
afford the expense
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
Feline Veterinary
Emergency Assistance Programs provides financial assistance for
emergency medical care for cats.
http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/
AREA-SPECIFIC
Arizona
Friends for Life Animal Sanctuary has established a
program called My Best Friend to help low-income families or individuals
keep
their companion animal through times of medical or situational crisis.
Click on "Community Programs" on their website
to find out
more.
http://www.f4l.org
California
Actors and Others for Animals is a
Southern
California
community-based organization serving the greater
Los Angeles
area. Among
other services, the organization provides financial assistance for
emergency medical procedures for those of limited
income.
http://actorsandothers.com
This web page contains a list of all pet
financial-assistance resources in
Los Angeles
and the surrounding area.
http://rescueguide.com/aid.html
Colorado:
Dreampower Animal Rescue's Forever Home program provides assistance to
pet owners in need of assistance
http://www.dreampower-arf.com/ffriends.cfm
Indiana
The Monroe County Humane Association operates
a Spay/Neuter
Assistance Program (SNAP) that provides education and financial
assistance to low-income individuals for the spaying or neutering
of their companion animals. Click on "spay/neuter"
to find out
more.
http://monroehumane.org/mcha/mcha.html
Massachusetts
The Nantucket MSPCA offers a number of subsidy programs
that provide financial assistance to pet owners.
http://mspca.org/nantucket_main/nan_carlee/financial_aid.htm
New York
NY SAVE, Inc., serves the pets of New York City residents living in
Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten
Island by
providing funds to low-income pet owners whose pets need emergency veterinary
care.
http://www.nysave.org
North Carolina:
http://www.ashevillehumane.org/programs.htm
Oregon:
http://www.bearenfoundation.org/
Rhode Island
Defenders of Animals provides low-cost spay/neuter
certificates
to residents of
Rhode Island.
For more information, call (401)
738-3710 or e-mail
dennis@defendersofanimals.org.
http://www.defendersofanimals.org
The website
of the Rhode Island Veterinary
Medical Association has a list of agencies that offer financial
assistance to pet owners
in need.
http://www.rivma.org/financialaid.html
Rhode Island:
Volunteer
Services For Animals (VSA) is an organization of volunteers
dedicated
to animal well-being and the promotion of the
human-animal bond through programs of education, advocacy, and
assistance. There are seven local VSA Chapters,
located
at municipal
shelters.
VSA provides financial assistance to pet owners for veterinary
care.
http://users.rcn.com/vsa/
Washington
The Good Samaritan Fund at
Washington
State
University's
College
of
Veterinary
Medicine
is used exclusively to treat ownerless or
special needs animals that, ideally but not exclusively, also present a
teaching
opportunity for the veterinary
students.
http://vetmed.wsu.edu/whatsNew/_old/GSF.htm
Utah
Pet Samaritan Fund provides financial assistance to
individuals unable to afford medical care for their pet(s).
http://www.petsamaritan.org/Medical/index.htm