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(The above link is
a comprehensive list
of
pet financial aid-related
organizations,
listed alphabetically
by state.)
The following is
information found
online
regarding financial
aid for pet owners
with
injured or sick animals.
First, an article
on how to budget
for and
afford vet care:
http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=859109 The list of Organizations who financially
help injured animals:
American Animal Hospital
Association AAHA
Helping Pets Fund
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
http://www.angels4animals.org 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 http://www.carecredit.com Quote: 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/sys-tmpl/door "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 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 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.
UK Assistance with
Veterinary Bills
http://www.petloversonline.co.uk/financial.htm Most of us can cope with the financial commitment
involved in the day
to day care of our
pets.
However, how many
of us come out in
a cold
sweat when our pet
is ill or injured
and
we know we have to
take it to the vet?
Most
of us are fortunate
enough to be able
to
afford it but, some
of us who love our
animals
dearly cannot. Unfortunately
we do not have
a PDSA or a RSPCA
Centre within our
area,
but there are a few
charities who may
be
able to help.
Other Groups Who
are Breed or Injury
Specific:
Corgi Aid http://www.corgiaid.org
Dachshunds Needing
IVDD surgery http://members.rushmore.com/~dds/applyforhelp.htm
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.
Labrador Lifeline
http://www.labradorlifeline.org/success/2005-abbey.htm LabMed: Rx For Rescued Labs http://www.labmed.org/aid_main.html
Check these for help.
GENERAL:
The Animal Foundation:
http://www.theanimalfund.com
Help-a-Pet: http://www.help-a-pet.org/index5.html
In Memory of Magic:
http://www.imom.org/
United Animal Nations:
http://www.uan.org/lifeline/resources.html
The Pet Fund: http://www.thepetfund.com/
Cats: http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/
AREA SPECIFIC:
California Los Angeles
area: http://www.actorsandothers.com/emergencyhelp.html http://rescueguide.com/aid.html
Redwood City area:
http://www.petsinneed.org/Services.html
Bay Cities area:
http://www.narfrescue.org/services/veterinary_support.htm
Colorado: http://www.dreampower-arf.com/ffriends.cfm http://www.hmah.org/pageinpage/whatwedo.cfm
New York: http://www.nysave.org/
North Carolina: http://www.ashleyfund.org/
Oregon: http://www.bearenfoundation.org/
Rhode Island: http://www.defendersofanimals.org/ http://www.rivma.org/financialaid.html http://www.volunteerservicesforanimals.org
Washington state:
http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-prd/gsf.asp
BREED SPECIFIC: Assistance
dogs: http://www.iaadp.org/VCP.html
Bernese Mountain
Dog: http://www.behaf.com/index.html
Corgi: http://www.corgiaid.org/
Doberman: http://www.doberman911.org/
Great Pyrenees: http://www.angelfire.com/bc2/pyramedic/summary.html
Labrador retriever:
http://www.labmed.org/ http://www.labradorlifeline.org/
Pit Bulls: http://www.pbrc.net/fund/financial.html Westies: http://www.westiemed.com/
DISEASE SPECIFIC:
Diabetic Pet Fund:
http://www.petdiabetes.net/fund/
Special Needs cats:
http://www.catsincrisis.org/crisisFund.html
Feline kidney disease:
http://www.catsincrisis.org/mesaFund.html
Feline heart and
thyroid: http://www.catsincrisis.org/stripesFund.html
Feline neurological
disorder: http://www.catsincrisis.org/gillieFund.html __
Help-A-Pet
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
Angels4Animals- Guardian Angels For Animals-
Financial Assistance
for Pet Care
United Animal Nations
http://thepetfund.com/
aahahelpingpets.org
http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/home/
Feline Veterinary
Emergency Assistance
(FVEAP)
http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/
"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.
God's Creatures Ministry
http://www.all-creatures.org/gcm/help-cf.html
"This fund helps
pay for veterinarian
bills for those who
need help."
Help-A-Pet
http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html
"Our efforts
focus on serving
the elderly,
the disabled, and
the
working poor."
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."
What You Can Do If
You Are Having Trouble
Affording Veterinary
Care by the Humane
Society
of the United States
(from http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/what_you_can_do_if_you_are_having_trouble_affording_veterinary_care.html)
Many pet owners,
at one point or another,
are faced with unexpected
veterinary bills.
Veterinary medicine
has progressed so
far
that now pet owners
have new, and often
expensive,
options for the care
of their ailing pets.
Although the cost
of veterinary care
is actually
very reasonable in
comparison with the
much
higher cost of human
health care, an unexpected
medical emergency
can present a major
financial
dilemma for an unprepared
pet owner.
The Humane Society
of the United States
recommends
that, in addition
to preparing for
routine
pet-care costs, you
regularly set aside
savings
to cover for unexpected
veterinary bills.
Create a special
"pet savings
account"
and contribute money
to it on a regular
basis.
If, despite your
planning, your pet
incurs
major veterinary
expenses that you
have trouble
affording, consider
these suggestions:
Ask your veterinarian
if he or she will
let
you work out a payment
plan. Many veterinarians
are willing to work
out a weekly or monthly
payment plan so that
you do not have to
pay
the entire cost of
veterinary care up
front.
Contact your local
shelter (http://www.hsus.org/pets/animal_shelters/how_to_find_your_local_animal_shelter.html). Some shelters operate or know of local
subsidized veterinary
clinics or veterinary
assistance programs.
You can find the
name
and number of your
local shelter in
the Yellow
Pages of your phone
book under "animal
shelter, " "animal
control, "
or "humane society,
" or by calling
Information. You
can also go to www.Pets911.com
and enter your zip
code to find a list
of
animal shelters,
animal control agencies,
and other animal
care organizations
in your
community.
If you have a specific
breed of dog, contact
the National Club
for that breed. In
some
cases, these clubs
offer a veterinary
financial
assistance fund.
Ask your veterinarian
to submit an assistance
request to the American
Animal Hospital Association
(AAHA) "Helping
Pets Fund."
In
order to qualify,
your animal hospital
must
be AAHA accredited.
To learn more about
the
program visit the
AAHA web site (http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/home/). To find a AAHA accredited hospital in
your area, search
online at www.Pets911.com.
Use your credit card.
Ask for a higher
credit
limit or a cash advance.
Call your bank. Ask
about loan programs,
second mortgages,
or other options.
Consider
borrowing from your
life insurance policy,
vacation savings,
kids' education fund,
or
retirement program.
Ask your employer
for a salary advance.
Alert family and
friends and ask them
each
for a $25 loan.
Pawn your stuff.
TVs and VCRs can
be replaced.
Your pet can't.
Consider taking on
a part-time job or
temping.
Contact the regional
office (http://www.hsus.org/contact_us/your_regional_office.html) of The HSUS that covers your state. Our
regional office staff
is often familiar
with
organizations and
personnel within
their
territory and may
be able to direct
you to
programs in your
area.
Please remember that,
depending on the
severity
of your pet's illness
or injury, you may
still lose your pet
even after great
expense.
Discuss the prognosis
and treatment options
thoroughly with your
veterinarian, including
whether surgery or
treatment would just
cause
your animal discomfort
without preserving
a life of good quality.
Also remember that
a little preventive
care
can go a long way.
Having your pet spayed
or neutered (http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/why_you_should_spay_or_neuter_your_pet.html), keeping her shots up to date, and keeping
your pet safely confined
can prevent serious
and costly health
problems. If you
have trouble
affording the cost
to spay or neuter
your
pet, contact your
local animal shelter.
They
may operate a clinic
or know of a local
clinic
that offers subsidized
services.
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