Links for Additional Resources for Animal Veterinary Care Assistance and Funding:

AAHA Helping Pets Fund -  Providing Veterinary Care for Pets in Need.  As the benevolent arm of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Foundation, the AAHA Helping Pets Fund helps those in need access quality veterinary care for their sick or injured pets.  AAHA raises funds and awards grants supporting veterinary care for pets that have been abandoned or whose owners are experiencing financial hardship. AAHA only provides funding to veterinary hospitals who have already been through AAHA's accreditation process.  Please note - only your treating veterinarian will be able to apply for this grant on your behalf, so ask your vet to contact AAHA and apply for you. You can download the information from the following links: www.aahahelpingpets.org Phone: 866/4HELPETS  info@aahahelpingpets.org

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) - Improving Animal and Human Health, Advancing the Veterinary Medical Profession.   The Association is the authorized voice for the profession in presenting its views to government, academia, agriculture, pet owners, the media, and other concerned publics. FOR VETERINARIANS ONLY: the contact for information, news and research updates is Ms. Pam Cobb, Associate Director of Communications at American Veterinary Medical Association, www.avma.org. Phone (800) 248-2862   Ext 6617. pcobb@avma.org

Angel's Gate - Angel's Gate is a residential, non-profit, 501 (C) 3 in Delhi, New York that provides a permanent home for special needs animals. Here, animals many of whom are terminally and / or critically ill or physically challenged, come to live out their days in peace, dignity and love. Angel's Gate provides holistic health care and support for each animal, including hospice care. Phone (631) 269-7641. http://www.angelsgate.org/index.htm

The Assistance Dog Institute - Dr. Bonita Bergin invented the concept of the Service Dog to assist people with mobility impairments in 1975. At that time she founded the first nonprofit to train and place Service Dogs. Dr. Bergin also founded the Assistance Dog Institute. ADI continues to break new ground in helping dogs help people.  www.assistancedog.org  Phone: (707) 545-3647.

The Assistance Dog United Campaign - Operated in association with The Assistance Dog Institute, this nonprofit helps people with disabilities find funding to purchase service dogs. Phone: 800 284-DOGS (3647)
www.assistancedogunitedcampaign.org/vouchers.html    

California Department of Social Services Assistance Dog Special Allowance Program - This program, available to residents of California, will provide $50 monthly toward the care of registered service dogs. www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/Assistance_184.htm   Phone: (916) 657-2628

The Humane Society of the United States - The following HSUS link provides links for pet assistance organizations in each state, including spay and neuter and basic care resources: www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/trouble_affording_your_pet.html

In Memory of Magic, or IMOM.org provides assistance for veterinary care funds for applicants with computer and internet access. The website is www.imom.org.


The Respond Fund, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine - This fund is available to elderly and disabled residents of Madison, WI. Phone (608) 263-7600 or visit the website at www.vetmed.wisc.edu/home.


Rocket Dog Rescue - Rocket Dog Rescue is an all-volunteer nonprofit group dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned animals from euthanasia in overcrowded Bay Area shelters. Rocket Dog Rescue also provides assistance to individuals and animal rescue groups fostering dogs in need of permanent new homes. Phone (415) 642-4786 or vist the website at www.rocketdogrescue.org.

Sam Simon Foundation - The Sam Simon Foundation’s mobile veterinary clinic now provides FREE Surgical Services. If you have a cat or dog in need of a non-orthopedic surgical procedure, contact the foundation at the phone number below  to speak with a technician about setting up an appointment. To qualify, the family bringing in its pet must have a total household income of less than $40,000 per year, and the pet either must be already sterilized, or be sterilized at the time of the surgery. Services are only available in the Los Angeles Area, and pet owners must make arrangements to bring their animals in for rechecks after surgery is performed. Phone (888) 364-7729 (by appointment only). http://www.samsimonfoundation.com/surgeryClinic.asp