Financial Assistance
Grants, payment plans, loans and other ways to reduce or spread veterinary costs.
Resources
15/10 Foundation: Rescue-Dog Medical Sponsorship
Status: Active
Nonprofit sponsoring medical care for rescue dogs whose health needs make adoption difficult, with a separate fund supporting partner veterinary clinics.
Actors and Others for Animals
Status: Active
Southern California low-cost veterinary referrals, spay/neuter help and emergency medical assistance for pet guardians facing hardship.
Animal Health Foundation / Angel Fund
Status: Active
Veterinary financial-assistance program associated with participating Southern California veterinarians.
Animals Staying Alive
Status: Temporarily Unavailable
Emergency veterinary grant program for life-threatening conditions, currently unable to fund new cases because all available grant funds are committed.
Anna’s Pet Care Fund
Status: Active
Emergency veterinary assistance considered through participating hospitals in the Indianapolis area after diagnosis and treatment planning.
AVMF REACH Program
Status: Active
Reimbursement for charitable veterinary care through AVMA member veterinarians; ask your clinic.
Banfield Foundation
Status: Active
A national and state-by-state directory of organizations offering veterinary and pet-food assistance. Banfield Foundation does not provide direct grants to individual pet owners.
Boomer’s Blissful Paws
Status: Active
Veterinary financial-assistance program offering grants of up to $500 per pet/household, subject to available funding. Approved grants are paid directly to the treating veterinary clinic or provider.
Bow Wow Buddies Foundation
Status: Temporarily Unavailable
Veterinary grant program that is currently pausing new applications.
Brooke Davis Angel Fund
Status: Active
One-time financial assistance for qualifying non-routine, non-emergent veterinary care. Specialty oncology can qualify when supported by veterinary recommendation, financial need and available funding.
Brown Dog Foundation
Status: Closed
Closed: Brown Dog Foundation ceased operations November 1, 2025. Do not apply for assistance.
C.A.R.E.4Paws
Status: Active
Pet food, supplies and mobile veterinary services for families on California’s Central Coast. Check service locations and requirements before traveling.
DACC ACF Care Vouchers
Status: Active
Preapproved vouchers can help eligible households pay participating providers for pet care.
DACC Spay/Neuter Vouchers
Status: Active
Vouchers toward dog and cat spay/neuter surgery for eligible DACC-area residents.
FETCH a Cure — Companions in Crisis
Status: Active
Cancer-treatment financial assistance for eligible dogs and cats in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Frankie's Friends
Status: Active
National grants for lifesaving emergency and specialty veterinary care; cancer cases may fit the JLACF fund when under veterinary oncology care.
Free Animal Doctor
Status: Active
Nonprofit veterinary-care crowdfunding resource that can raise funds toward approved veterinary treatment.
Honor Fund — End-of-Life & Cremation Assistance
Status: Active
Los Angeles-area charitable fund that helps subsidize certain pet end-of-life care and cremation costs for families who need financial support.
Inland Valley Humane Society Low-Cost Veterinary Services
Status: Active
Low-cost veterinary services through IVHS & SPCA’s Alex & Elisabeth Lewyt Medical Center in Pomona, including preventive/basic sick care and spay/neuter programs.
LA Animal Services Spay/Neuter Certificates And Coupons
Status: Active
LA City discount coupons and income-qualified free certificates for sterilization at participating clinics.
Live Like Roo Foundation
Status: Active
Cancer-focused support and financial assistance. Cats qualify through Maggie’s Friends; the foundation also supports other animals facing cancer through its broader programs.
Magic Bullet Fund
Status: Closed
Former national pet-cancer assistance fund. Magic Bullet Fund is permanently closed and no longer accepts applications.
Miranda's People
Status: Active
Financial assistance and cancer-navigation information for families who cannot afford cancer treatment for a dog.
The Mosby Foundation
Status: Active
One-time financial assistance for qualifying dogs facing critical, non-routine veterinary treatment.
The Onyx & Breezy Foundation
Status: Active
National animal-welfare foundation that considers veterinary-treatment and other animal-needs grant requests where financial hardship is present.
Paws 4 A Cure
Status: Temporarily Unavailable
National dog-and-cat veterinary financial-assistance program that is temporarily not accepting new applications.
Pet Assistance Foundation
Status: Active
Southern California spay/neuter assistance network offering low-cost referrals, voucher/program information and subsidies for qualifying guardians.
Pet Assistance, Inc.
Status: Active
Limited grants and cost-saving guidance for established pet owners facing urgent or life-threatening veterinary problems.
Peter Zippi Memorial Fund Spay/Neuter Voucher Program
Status: Active
Los Angeles County partial spay/neuter voucher assistance for cats, dogs and rabbits at participating clinics. Applicants must book a clinic appointment first and request the voucher with enough lead time.
RedRover Relief Urgent Care Grants
Status: Active
Small grants for an eligible urgent-treatment funding gap after diagnosis.
Sam Simon Foundation Mobile Veterinary Clinic
Status: Active
Free mobile veterinary surgery program for cats and dogs from qualifying low-income households in the Los Angeles area, including spay/neuter and selected non-orthopedic surgeries.
SCVMA Free Shelter Adoption Examination
Status: Active
SCVMA participating veterinarians provide a complimentary initial examination for eligible newly adopted shelter pets with an SCVMA voucher.
STARelief Home For Life & Pet Food Assistance
Status: Active
STARelief offers Home For Life veterinary-care grants plus pet-food and emergency boarding/foster assistance.
The Pet Fund
Status: Active
One-time financial assistance for domestic animals needing non-basic, non-urgent veterinary care such as cancer or chronic disease.
VetBilling
Status: Active
Installment payment plans arranged through participating veterinary practices. VetBilling is not a lender or credit card; the treating practice must enroll and offer the plan.
Waggle
Status: Active
Pet-focused crowdfunding platform that raises money for veterinary care and routes funded care through participating veterinary providers.