| The following information describes other
programs that offer pet owner/guardians financial help to
pay for veterinary bills. Some of these programs are specific
to locations in other areas of the county.
Most of the programs listed have detailed funding
guidelines. The following summarizes the information. For
more detailed descriptions of funding guidelines, visit the
organization's web site or contact them using the information
provided below.
Help-A-Pet
P.O. Box 244, Hinsdale, IL 60522
Web: www.help-a-pet.org
Phone: (630) 986-9504
Breed-specific or other limitations: Assistance
focused on physically and mentally challenged individuals,
senior citizens, and children of the working poor.
In
Memory of Magic
Web: www.imom.org
Breed-specific or other limitations: No assistance
with routine care or vet care already received; see full list
of qualifications online. (Note: Once approved, can raise
money from online community of supporters; must communicate
online and respond to e-mails within 24 hours.)
Magic
Bullet Fund
P.O. Box 2574, Briarcliff, NY 10510
Web: www.themagicbulletfund.org
E-mail: email@themagicbulletfund.org
Breed-specific or other limitations: Only
canines after diagnosis of cancer; under 10 years old. Family
must be incapable of funding cancer treatment without assistance
and must correspond online everyday with caseworker and with
online community of supporters.
The
Pet Fund
1510 19th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
Web: www.thepetfund.com
Phone: (916) 443-6007
E-mail: info@thepetfund.com
Breed-specific or other limitations: No routine
or preventative care and no treatment where the prognosis
for survival beyond six months is 50% or less.
United
Animal Nations LifeLine
P.O. Box 188890, Sacramento, CA 95818
Web: www.uan.org/lifeline/
Phone: (916) 429-2457
E-mail: info@uan.org
Breed-specific or other limitations: No assistance
with routine care, ongoing illness, testing/diagnosis, or
if vet care already received and pet released from care; see
full list of qualifications online.
Feline
Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program
1641 Elizabeth Lane Yuba City, CA 95993
Web: www.fveap.org
E-mail: fveap@earthlink.net
Breed-specific or other limitations: Cats/kittens
only; life-threatening illnesses, injuries, or conditions
or one that seriously compromises the quality of life. (Note:
Contact them to see if they currently are accepting applications.)
Pit
Bull Rescue Central
Web: www.pbrc.net
Breed-specific or other limitations: Pit Bull
or Pit Bull mixes only; spay/neuter, life threatening conditions
and, under certain circumstances, other surgery.
WestieMed
8415 Canning Terrace, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Web: www.westiemed.org
Phone: 1-877-853-9469
Breed-specific or other limitations: West Highland
White Terriers/mixes only; one fund for congenital orthopedic
conditions, one fund for other medical issues. Dog must have
been recently adopted from a credible rescue source. Alternatively,
funding may be available in a situation where an individual
has rescued a dog who was injured or ill at the time of rescue
and would like to provide a permanent home for the dog, or
it is determined by a veterinarian that the dog needs medical
treatment for a condition that was not readily obvious at
the time of rescue. Applications must be submitted no later
than 60 days after incurring the expense.
LABMED
3941 Legacy Drive, Suite 204, #A115, Plano,
TX 75023
Web: www.labmed.org
Phone: (972) 208-2470
E-mail: info@labmed.org
Breed-specific or other limitations: Abandoned
and/or injured Labrador Retrievers (or Lab mixes displaying
"strong Labrador characteristics") in need of rescue;
medical conditions that were present at the time of rescue
may be eligible for funding if the dog has been examined and
a preliminary diagnosis made by a veterinarian within two
weeks of the date when the dog was rescued. Medical conditions
that are acquired after a dog has been rescued are not eligible
for funding.
CorgiAid
c/o Joyce Trittipo, Treasurer, 4038 Cherokee
Drive, Madison, WI 53711
Web: www.corgiaid.org
E-mail: grantschair@corgiaid.org
Breed-specific or other limitations: Rescued
Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Pembroke Welsh Corgis, or Corgi mixes;
no aid for established personal pets; aid for recently adopted
dogs under certain circumstances. Expenses must have been
incurred within six months of the application.
Special
Needs Dobermans
P.O. Box 2496, Goldenrod, Florida 32733-2496
Web: www.doberman911.org
Phone: (302) 351-6137
E-mail: info@doberman911.org
or seniors@doberman911.org
(senior Dobermans)
Breed-specific or other limitations: Senior
and special needs Doberman Pinschers.
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