Pet Care Help in South Dakota
Lower-cost vet care, help with vet bills, spay/neuter and pet food in South Dakota. We checked each listing on the organization’s own website in October 2026. Programs change often, so call or check their page before you go.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
Lower-cost vet care
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Pet Wellness Veterinary Hospital (Hanson Family Foundation)
Sioux Falls · South Dakota's first nonprofit vet hospital, with two Sioux Falls locations, offering care at affordable prices with pay-over-time options and now taking new patients; the Foundation's Pay-It-Forward Fund helps families pay for spay/neuter and vaccines.
(605) 271-1152
Official page
Spay and neuter
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Sioux Falls SNIP Clinics (Sioux Falls Area Humane Society and Hanson Family Foundation)
Sioux Falls · Monthly low-cost spay/neuter, vaccine and microchip clinics, booked online.
(605) 338-4441
Official page
Pet food
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Sioux Falls Area Humane Society Pet Food Bank
Sioux Falls area · Free pet food for any Sioux Falls-area pet owner facing money problems, with no appointment needed; bring a photo ID, and you can come once every 30 days for up to 4 pets.
(605) 338-4441
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Humane Society of the Black Hills Food Assistance
Rapid City / Black Hills · Free cat and dog food for pet owners who are having trouble affording it, when the community pet food bank has supplies.
(605) 394-4170
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Aberdeen Area Humane Society - Pet Food Assistance Program
Aberdeen area · Free pet food for owners having trouble feeding their pets: contact the shelter and it gives a week's supply at a time, continuing as long as the need lasts, and tries to match dietary needs.
(605) 226-1200
Official page
Programs marked Waitlist or Paused said so on their own websites when we checked. For options that work anywhere in the U.S., see Find Veterinary Care and Paying for Care.
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