Organizations that offer finacial help for vet care. Passing this along from another rescue group [with permission] GENERAL In Memory of Magic (IMOM) is dedicated to insuring that no companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged. http://www.imom.org IMOM, Inc PO Box 282 Cheltenham, MD 20623 Phone 1-866-230-2164 Fax (301) 599-1852 United Animal Nations established the LifeLine fund in 1997 to aid companion animals in times of life-threatening emergencies when their caregivers, with low or no incomes, are unable to afford the entire cost of treatment. http://uan.org/lifeline/index.html Help-A-Pet is a nonprofit organization which provides financial assistance for the medical care of pets whose owners are unable to afford the expense http://www.help-a-pet.org/home.html Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Programs provides financial assistance for emergency medical care for cats. http://www.fveap.org/sys-tmpl/door/ AREA-SPECIFIC Arizona Friends for Life Animal Sanctuary has established a program called My Best Friend to help low-income families or individuals keep their companion animal through times of medical or situational crisis. Click on "Community Programs" on their website to find out more. http://www.f4l.org California Actors and Others for Animals is a Southern California community-based organization serving the greater Los Angeles area. Among other services, the organization provides financial assistance for emergency medical procedures for those of limited income. http://actorsandothers.com This web page contains a list of all pet financial-assistance resources in Los Angeles and the surrounding area. http://rescueguide.com/aid.html Colorado: Dreampower Animal Rescue's Forever Home program provides assistance to pet owners in need of assistance http://www.dreampower-arf.com/ffriends.cfm Indiana The Monroe County Humane Association operates a Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) that provides education and financial assistance to low-income individuals for the spaying or neutering of their companion animals. Click on "spay/neuter" to find out more. http://monroehumane.org/mcha/mcha.html Massachusetts The Nantucket MSPCA offers a number of subsidy programs that provide financial assistance to pet owners. http://mspca.org/nantucket_main/nan_carlee/financial_aid.htm New York NY SAVE, Inc., serves the pets of New York City residents living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island by providing funds to low-income pet owners whose pets need emergency veterinary care. http://www.nysave.org North Carolina: http://www.ashevillehumane.org/programs.htm Oregon: http://www.bearenfoundation.org/ Rhode Island Defenders of Animals provides low-cost spay/neuter certificates to residents of Rhode Island. For more information, call (401) 738-3710 or e-mail [log in to unmask] http://www.defendersofanimals.org The website of the Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association has a list of agencies that offer financial assistance to pet owners in need. http://www.rivma.org/financialaid.html Rhode Island: Volunteer Services For Animals (VSA) is an organization of volunteers dedicated to animal well-being and the promotion of the human-animal bond through programs of education, advocacy, and assistance. There are seven local VSA Chapters, located at municipal shelters. VSA provides financial assistance to pet owners for veterinary care. http://users.rcn.com/vsa/ Washington The Good Samaritan Fund at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine is used exclusively to treat ownerless or special needs animals that, ideally but not exclusively, also present a teaching opportunity for the veterinary students. http://vetmed.wsu.edu/whatsNew/_old/GSF.htm Utah Pet Samaritan Fund provides financial assistance to individuals unable to afford medical care for their pet(s). http://www.petsamaritan.org/Medical/index.htm BREED-SPECIFIC 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. Here are a few websites for groups that provide financial assistance for specific breeds: Bernese Mountain Dog: http://behaf.com/index.html Great Pyrenees: http://angelfire.com/bc2/pyramedica/summary.html Labrador Retriever: http://www.lebmed.org Labrador Retriever: http://www.labradorlifeline.org/ Scotties: http://imagineave.com/helpingpaws/p-whatisit.htm Westies: http://www.westiemed.com/ DISEASE-SPECIFIC IMOM Diabetic Pet Fund: http://www.imom.org/diabetic-pets IMOM Blind Dogs Fund: http://www.imom.org/funds.bd.htm IMOM Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) Kitties Fund: http://www.imom.org/funds/crf.htm ADVICE The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) does not provide direct financial assistance to pet owners for veterinary or any other expenses, but they do have a page on their website where they offer suggestions for what you can do if you are having trouble affording veterinary care. www.hsus.org/ace/11875 [Posted in FML issue 4796]