Financial and Other Help
LOW COST SPAY NEUTER
www.spaymaine.org
https://animalwelfaresociety.org/programs/awscleo-fund/
LOW COST VACCINE CLINICS
Tractor Supply Company offers clinics at numerous locations. Find a clinic near you.
Shot Vet offers pet vaccine clinics throughout ME and NH. Check the website for dates and location
VETERINARY FINANCIAL
CareCredit is a line of credit that can be used to cover veterinary costs. (You can use it for your own health expenses, too.) It is typically offered with a promotional period, allowing you to make convenient monthly payments without accruing interest. Visit Care Credit’s website to see which veterinarians accept CareCredit.
Scratchpay offers simple and affordable payment plans for large veterinary bills. Apply for Scratch Pay and check your interest rate any time without affecting your credit score. Completing the application and accepting the loan terms takes just a couple of minutes and can be done from your cell phone or computer. Scratch Pay can help get your pet the care they need. If your vet has not yet signed up for Scratch Pay, ask your vet to join Scratch for free.
The American Animal Hospital Association – The AAHA offers a program among its member animal hospitals that helps to pay for veterinary expenses. Ask your veterinarian if they are part of this program.
Banfield Charitable Trust – The Banfield Charitable Trust has numerous programs including grants to help with veterinary care, food programs (like Meals on Wheels), helping homebound pet owners and owners in hospice care among others.
Red Rover – Red Rover offers financial and emotional support for pet owners to help care for animals in life-threatening situations.
The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation gives a second chance to sick and injured dogs in need.
Friends & Vets Helping Pets is here to help during difficult times. Grants are made to individuals and families whose ability to pay is extremely limited, but also to those of somewhat more substantial means, up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, who may only need minor subsidy to meet the veterinary expenses. Financial aid is intended as a supplement to family resources. All applicants must be prepared to show financial need.
Dylan’s Hearts is a nonprofit organization helping families struggling financially pay for veterinary care for companion animals.
Waggle.org is a pet-dedicated crowdfunding platform that partners directly with leading veterinary providers, foundations, nonprofits, corporate sponsors and pet guardians to reduce economic euthanasia in pets, thereby giving options to pet guardians and second chances to the pets they love.
Also:
BROWN DOG FOUNDATION: browndogfoundation.org
For qualified applicants that require life-saving treatment/medication
CANINE CANCER AWARENESS: caninecancerawareness.org
Financial support for veterinary care for dogs with cancer whose families are financially unable to provide treatment.
HARLEY’S HOPE FOUNDATION: harleys-hopefoundation.org/services
Assists with major or emergency veterinary care and behavioral/specialty training
HEARTS UNITED FOR ANIMALS: hua.org/911-emergency-assistance-rescue
Assists with emergency medical cases
LABRADOR LIFE LINE: labradorlifeline.org
Offers financial assistance to owners Labrador Retrievers in medical need
MAGIC BULLET FUND: themagicbulletfund.org
Provides financial assistance for canine cancer treatment
PAWS 4 A CURE: paws4acure.org
Provides financial assistance to those who cannot afford veterinary care
PET ASSISTANCE, INC: petassistanceinc.org/financialaid
Helps longtime pet owners who cannot afford an exceptional problem
ROSE’S FUND: rosesfund.org
Financially assists pet owners who have an animal with a good prognosis for a healthy life, but are at a financial loss
SHAKESPEARE ANIMAL FUND: shakespeareanimalfund.org
Purpose is to save lives by paying emergency veterinary bills for elderly, disbaled, returning veterans and others
STARelief: starelief.org
For pet owners in need of assistance for a pet in need of medical care or emergency boarding/foster care
THE GANDALF FUND: thegiftofsunshine.org
Provides financial assistance for working and retired assistance dogs in the event of catastrophic illness or accidental injury
THE MOSBY FOUNDATION: themosbyfoundation.org
Assists in the care of critically sick, injured, abused and neglected dogs through financial support and public education
THE PET FUND: thepetfund.com
Provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need veterinary care
There are special programs for veterinary care assistance for working dogs and service animals, such as Assistance Dogs Special Allowance Program and The Gandalf Fund.
Bankrate has a detailed guide for affording a service dog, which breaks down all the costs and provides methods for financing them.
EQUINE SERVICES
The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals (MSSPA) can provide temporary assistance for Maine horses and their owners, including feed, farrier or dental services or veterinary care. Visit MSSPA’s website for more information on their grant-funded feed and care bank for those in need.
If you have found injured wildlife, or have a concern about wildlife in or near your home, please contact your Animal Control Officer, or a wildlife rehabilitator. Animal Help Now https://ahnow.org/#/
WILDLIFE
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/wildlife-human-issues/rehabilitation.html
PAWS ACROSS AMERICA
https://animalwelfaresociety.org/programs/paws-across-america/
www.spaymaine.org
https://animalwelfaresociety.org/programs/awscleo-fund/
LOW COST VACCINE CLINICS
Tractor Supply Company offers clinics at numerous locations. Find a clinic near you.
Shot Vet offers pet vaccine clinics throughout ME and NH. Check the website for dates and location
VETERINARY FINANCIAL
CareCredit is a line of credit that can be used to cover veterinary costs. (You can use it for your own health expenses, too.) It is typically offered with a promotional period, allowing you to make convenient monthly payments without accruing interest. Visit Care Credit’s website to see which veterinarians accept CareCredit.
Scratchpay offers simple and affordable payment plans for large veterinary bills. Apply for Scratch Pay and check your interest rate any time without affecting your credit score. Completing the application and accepting the loan terms takes just a couple of minutes and can be done from your cell phone or computer. Scratch Pay can help get your pet the care they need. If your vet has not yet signed up for Scratch Pay, ask your vet to join Scratch for free.
The American Animal Hospital Association – The AAHA offers a program among its member animal hospitals that helps to pay for veterinary expenses. Ask your veterinarian if they are part of this program.
Banfield Charitable Trust – The Banfield Charitable Trust has numerous programs including grants to help with veterinary care, food programs (like Meals on Wheels), helping homebound pet owners and owners in hospice care among others.
Red Rover – Red Rover offers financial and emotional support for pet owners to help care for animals in life-threatening situations.
The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation gives a second chance to sick and injured dogs in need.
Friends & Vets Helping Pets is here to help during difficult times. Grants are made to individuals and families whose ability to pay is extremely limited, but also to those of somewhat more substantial means, up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, who may only need minor subsidy to meet the veterinary expenses. Financial aid is intended as a supplement to family resources. All applicants must be prepared to show financial need.
Dylan’s Hearts is a nonprofit organization helping families struggling financially pay for veterinary care for companion animals.
Waggle.org is a pet-dedicated crowdfunding platform that partners directly with leading veterinary providers, foundations, nonprofits, corporate sponsors and pet guardians to reduce economic euthanasia in pets, thereby giving options to pet guardians and second chances to the pets they love.
Also:
BROWN DOG FOUNDATION: browndogfoundation.org
For qualified applicants that require life-saving treatment/medication
CANINE CANCER AWARENESS: caninecancerawareness.org
Financial support for veterinary care for dogs with cancer whose families are financially unable to provide treatment.
HARLEY’S HOPE FOUNDATION: harleys-hopefoundation.org/services
Assists with major or emergency veterinary care and behavioral/specialty training
HEARTS UNITED FOR ANIMALS: hua.org/911-emergency-assistance-rescue
Assists with emergency medical cases
LABRADOR LIFE LINE: labradorlifeline.org
Offers financial assistance to owners Labrador Retrievers in medical need
MAGIC BULLET FUND: themagicbulletfund.org
Provides financial assistance for canine cancer treatment
PAWS 4 A CURE: paws4acure.org
Provides financial assistance to those who cannot afford veterinary care
PET ASSISTANCE, INC: petassistanceinc.org/financialaid
Helps longtime pet owners who cannot afford an exceptional problem
ROSE’S FUND: rosesfund.org
Financially assists pet owners who have an animal with a good prognosis for a healthy life, but are at a financial loss
SHAKESPEARE ANIMAL FUND: shakespeareanimalfund.org
Purpose is to save lives by paying emergency veterinary bills for elderly, disbaled, returning veterans and others
STARelief: starelief.org
For pet owners in need of assistance for a pet in need of medical care or emergency boarding/foster care
THE GANDALF FUND: thegiftofsunshine.org
Provides financial assistance for working and retired assistance dogs in the event of catastrophic illness or accidental injury
THE MOSBY FOUNDATION: themosbyfoundation.org
Assists in the care of critically sick, injured, abused and neglected dogs through financial support and public education
THE PET FUND: thepetfund.com
Provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need veterinary care
There are special programs for veterinary care assistance for working dogs and service animals, such as Assistance Dogs Special Allowance Program and The Gandalf Fund.
Bankrate has a detailed guide for affording a service dog, which breaks down all the costs and provides methods for financing them.
EQUINE SERVICES
The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals (MSSPA) can provide temporary assistance for Maine horses and their owners, including feed, farrier or dental services or veterinary care. Visit MSSPA’s website for more information on their grant-funded feed and care bank for those in need.
If you have found injured wildlife, or have a concern about wildlife in or near your home, please contact your Animal Control Officer, or a wildlife rehabilitator. Animal Help Now https://ahnow.org/#/
WILDLIFE
https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/wildlife/wildlife-human-issues/rehabilitation.html
PAWS ACROSS AMERICA
https://animalwelfaresociety.org/programs/paws-across-america/