Financial Assistance
California
Statewide
Assistance Dog Special Allowance Program A monthly stipend to help pay for costs of service dogs.
Starfleet Canine Aid Foundation For dogs only.
Northern California
Tehama County
P.E.T.S. (Providing Essentials to Tehama Shelter) spay/neuter assistance for residents of Tehama County
Cedar Pines Park to Forest Falls -
Mountains’ Humane Society Offer low cost vaccines, spay/neuter and pet food bank to low income families.
Clear Lake County –
The ACME Foundation Offers assistance to seniors and disabled caregivers. Must be receiving treatment from Clearlake Veterinary Clinic.
Contra Costa County –
Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation ARF Emergency Medical Fund, Pets for Vets, FoodShare.
Los Angeles area:
1. Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and Ventura Counties - Actors and Others for Animals Also offers assistance with spay/neuter.
2. Riverside and San Bernardino Counties - Animal Friends of the Valleys Offer assistance for medical procedures, spay/neuter and microchipping. May be able to provide transportation assistance for those looking to spay or neuter their pets.
3. H.E.L.P. (A Home For Every Living Pet) Provides financial assistance to adopters of L.A. City shelter animals that are sick, injured or elderly. Call 310-521-0346 or email helppets12@gmail.com
4. Sam Simon Foundation NO EMERGENCY FUNDS. Offers free non-orthopedic surgical procedures for families with total household income of less than $40,000 per year, call 888.364.7729
5. Voice for the Animals Foundation Helping Friends Program
6. Herman Bennett Foundation Offers free spay/neuter for feral cats trapped in Ventura and Los Angeles counties and financial assistance for spay/neuter to qualified, low-income applicants.
7. Orange Counties Animal Health Foundation - The Mary Edna Boydston Fund Must be 65 or over, or permanently disabled.
Monterey County
Max’s Helping Paws Foundation (COVID-19 related assistance through Chestnut’s Crisis Fund, still only in Monterey County)
Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties
Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Mendocino, and Lake Counties –
Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch, Senior Citizen Pet Wellness helps seniors with basic pet care, food, veterinary care. Also offer spay/neuter assistance in Sonoma, Solano, Mendocino, and Lake Counties.
Nevada County
Orange County
1. Animal Assistance League of Orange County Also provides assistance with pet food, transportation and routine veterinary care.
2. Orange County SPCA Animal Relief Fund Also offers spay/neuter subsidies.
3. Saddleback Valley Humane Society 949.262.5859 Also offers assistance with general veterinary care and pet food.
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Humane Society Pet Emergency Treatment (PET) Help is for individuals, and Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) is for rescuers who face major veterinary rehabilitation costs for homeless animals
Placer County
Placer SPCA SOS Program Also offers assistance with pet food, temporary boarding and rental deposits.
Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin and Danville
Paws in Need Just Like New Fund Also helps with spay/neuter.
Redding
Haven Humane Society Misty Lee Memorial Fund
Sacramento and Placer Counties
The Chester Foundation Provide support through no-interest loans and grants for emergency veterinary care of stray and disadvantage pets. Funds are paid directly to participating 24/7 emergency hospital in the greater Sacramento/Placer County region.
San Diego Area
1. PAWS San Diego Provides essential pet services such as pet food and supplies, assistance with veterianry costs and transportation to vet appointments to low-income families in San Diego
2. FACE Foundation Save-A-Life Program
3. The Foundation for the Care of Indigent Animals
4. San Diego Animal Support Foundation
5. Mohnacky Animal Hospitals Helping PAWS Provides financial assistance to military members at three practice locations
San Francisco
1. The Shanti Project’s PAWS program include a pet food bank, financial assistance for veterinary care, in-home animal care, transportation and emergency foster care and grooming. May be able to provide home delivery of pet food and supplies.
2. San Francisco Aid For Animals Must use a San Francisco Veterinary Medical Association vet
3. San Francisco SPCA Reach resource information via the “Vet Services” link, then under “Financial Programs.” Also offers affordable spay/neuter and discounted vet services for seniors.
4. VET SOS Reach resource information via the “Our Partner Clinics” link, then under “Veterinary Street Ourtreach Service (VETSOS).” A volunteer-based project providing free veterinary care for the companion animals of homeless San Franciscans.
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz SPCA Second Chance Fund
Southern California
Lifeline 4 Paws For organizations only.
RUFF Rescuing Unwanted Furry Friends
Yolo County
Yolo County SPCA Hope Fund
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