Are you a San Diego resident and need financial aid because your pet needs surgery or you can’t cover the cost of an emergency procedure?
Due to the fact that owners can’t cover the cost of emergency or critical care expenses, many sick or hurt pets are abandoned or euthanized.
Below is a list of organizations and people for possible emergency funding for sick or injured pets whose owners are experiencing a financial hardship.
1) ROSE’S FUND FOR ANIMALS ( WWW.ROSESFUND.COM ) EXCELLENT WEBSITE FOR A LIST OF HELPING ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE CITIZENS. 877-505-4234
2) PET ASSISTANCE ( SAN DIEGO AREA ) 619-528-1929
3) PENNY ADAMS ( SAN DIEGO AREA ) 619-466-0426
4) ACTORS AND OTHERS ( HELPING IN LA, SAN BERNADINO, RIVERSIDE, VENTURA AND ORANGE COUNTY 818-755-6045/818-755-6323
5) RUFF ( HELPING IN ORANGE COUNTY ) 949-580-1092
6) ACTIVE GIVING. . .FREE TO SET UP DONATION ON WEBSITE, THEY TAKE 6.5% AND IT TAKES A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GET $$$ BUT WORTH A SHOT WWW.ACTIVEGIVING.COM 888-543-7223
7) ANIMAL WELFARE ( CLOSED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY ) 888-616-9663
8) CONCERNED ANIMAL LOVERS ( MOSTLY LA AREA ) 714-738-4832
9) IN MEMORY OF MAGIC ( IMOM ) ( MUST BE GOING TO DIE IN 10 DAYS ) 1-630-214-8952
10) UNITED ANIMAL NATIONS. . .LIFELINE GRANT ( BETWEEN 100 AND 300 ) 916-429-2457
11) LEND A PAW. . . ( PALM DESSERT AREA ) 760-327-4458 CARE CREDIT ( WHERE YOU CAN TRY TO BORROW MONEY IF YOU HAVE A JOB AND CREDIT ) 800-859-9975
12) FACE FOUNDATION ( WILL PAY TOTAL COST IF THEY DETERMINE ANIMAL HAS A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT ) ( WWW.FACEFORPETS.ORG ) 858-450-3223
13) ANIMAL CANCER THERAPY SUBSIDATION SOCIETY ( ALBERTA CANADA ) NEED TO GOOGLE IT
14) CANINE CANCER AWARENESS ( WWW.CANINECANCERAWARENESS.ORG ) HAVE LIMITED FUNDS RIGHT NOW BUT CAN PUT YOUR PET ON A LIST FOR A SPONSORS NEEDED PAGE
15) PAWS (NICE PEOPLE BUT TAKES 3 MONTHS TO GET A GRANT) SAN DIEGO 619-297-7297
16) CODYS CLUB ( WWW.BRAVEHOST.COM ) HELPS WITH ANIMAL RADIATION TREATMENTS
17) GOOD SAM FUND ( WWW.GOODSAMFUND.ORG ) WORTH A TRY
18) THE MOSBY FOUNDATION ( WWW.THEMOSBYFOUNDATION.ORG ) ANIMAL EMERGENCY FUNDING
19) ONYX AND BREEZY FOUNDATION (WWW.ONYXANDBREEZYFOUNDATION.ORG ) HELP FUND PETS MEDICAL TREATMENT WHERE OWNER IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
20) THE PET FUND ( WWW.THEPETFUND.ORG ) HELPS PAY ANIMAL MEDICAL BILLS
21) PIGGERS PALS.ORG
22) THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
23) VETERINARY SCHOOLS.COM
24) HAPPY CAT RESCUE. . …619-813-7025 MAKENASACKS@GMAIL.COM. RESCUES CATS ABOUT TO BE PUT DOWN. WWW.HAPPYCATRESCUE.BLOGSPOT.COM
25) SHELTERDOGS TO DREAM DOGS. SHELTERDOGSTODREAMDOGS.COM. ….RESCUES DOGS AND TRAINS DOGS TO BE THERAPY DOGS.
26) ALSO YOU MAY TRY TO GET PET INSURANCE AS SOON AS YOU GET THE PET OR AS SOON AS YOU SEE A PROBLEM, HEARD FROM ONE PERSON GOT A PUP WITH PARVO AND IMMEDIATELY FILED FOR PET INSURANCE AND INSTEAD OF 3000 DOLLARS IN VET FEES HE PAID 100 DEDUCTIBLE AND 20.00 DOLLARS PER MONTH.
27) HELPS FIND TEMPORARY SHELTER/FOSTER CARE FOR DOGS AND CATS WWW.FOSTERDOGS.COM
28) HELPS FIND TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE FOR PETS WHEN IN HARDSHIP WWW.SDSHELTERS.COM
29) ” SHELTER PET PARTNERS ” HELPS FIND TEMPORARY SHELTER/FOSTER CARE FOR PETS
619-212-0499
30) ” DOGZ IN NEED ” MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH VARIOUS FIND TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR PET OWNERS IN HARDSHIP. . .. . . dogzinneed@yahoo.com
31) WONDERFUL LADY WITH LOTS OF HELPFUL INFORMATION. . ..WWW.PETLOVERSPUBLICATIONS.COM OR YOU CAN E-MAIL JUDY AT JUDYPET2@GMAIL.COM
Many people and organizations are limited on funds so you may have to get help from several of the above to pay for your bills. It may take a lot of hard work and calls, but your pet is a family member and worth the time and energy.
If the above list doesn’t help, here are a few other tips:
- Negotiate a payment plan with your Vet.
- Offer to work at their hospital as a trade.
- Get a Second Opinion or find a less expensive vet.
- Check out local Vet schools. They may have a low-cost clinic.
- Find ways to make extra cash (sell stuff on eBay).
- Have a fundraiser and invite all your friends and their friends and their friends…
- Check out Care Credit. It’s a credit card that’s specifically designed for health expenses for your pet. Care Credit offers no interest or low interest plans with fixed monthly payments and is accepted by many Vets. http://www.carecredit.com/
- IMOM is also allows you to apply for financial aid. http://www.imom.org/
If you come across any other financial assistance for people that want to be responsible pet owners, but are “down on their luck,” please let us know.
Einhorn Insurance is here to help as many pet owners as possible. Please call us with more questions 858-336-4644 or email us at Agent@EinhornInsurance.com
