YES indeed:
Financial Aid for Animals
So many of us have Pets, and many with or affected by MS need assistance when paying bills. Especially when our pet (Our friend) also has an illness or handicap.
These organizations help owners of handicappedpets that cannot afford vet care and rescue organizations and homeless pets.
Handicapped Pets Foundation
The Newly-Formed Handicapped Pets Foundation helps caretakers get the financial support they need to get wheelchairs for their pets. Accepted applicants are posted on the website and receive donations for individuals and organizations. The non-profit has events and fund-raising drives to benefit the animals in need.
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.
Care Credit
www.carecredit.com
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://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 caretakers who are unable to afford veterinary services.
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.”
RedRover Relief
http://www.redrover.org/relief
RedRover Relief provides financial assistance grants and additional resources so pet owners and rescuers can care for animals who need urgent veterinary care. Visitwww.redrover.org/grants for eligibility requirements and application. RedRover also offers financial assistance for victims of domestic violence and their pets. To learn more about this program, visitwww.redrover.org/domestic.
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:
Dachshunds Needing IVDD surgery
http://members.rushmore.com/~dds/applyforhelp.htm
Labrador Lifeline
http://www.labradorlifeline.org/application1/fund.html
LabMed: Rx For Rescued Labs
http://www.labmed.org/aid_main.html
In Canada: The Farley Foundation. The Farley Foundation is a charitable organization, founded in 2001, that subsidizes non-elective medical care for pets of seniors receiving the Federal Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and persons with disabilities receiving the Ontario Disability Support Payment (ODSP). Farley funding is both applied for, and disbursed through eligible veterinary practices across Ontario. http://www.fborfw.com/features/ffoundation/
Pet Diabetes – for diabetic animals in need
Pet Samaritan Medical fund – based in Colorado
http://www.aahahelpingpets.org/
Feline Veterinary Emergency – Providing financial assistance to cat and kitten caretakers who are unable to afford veterinary services.
The Pet Fund – Provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need urgent veterinary care.
United Animal Nations – Helps homeless or recently rescued animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require specific and immediate emergency veterinary care.
UK Assistance with Veterinary Bills
Other Groups Who are Breed or Injury Specific:
Dachshunds Needing IVDD surgery
Westie Med – – Westies in need of medical attention is our Mission – to distribute financial aid to injured or ill rescue Westies.
Please contact HandicappedPets.com if you are aware of other agencies that should be included on this list.
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