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Help with pet care costs in California

Free, no account needed. Every program is checked on its own website, with more listed online.

Help paying a vet bill

  • Actors and Others for Animals
    Southern California
  • Animal Health Foundation / Angel Fund
    Los Angeles and surrounding counties, California (through SCVMA-member veterinary hospitals in Southern California)

Lower-cost vet care

  • East Bay SPCA Veterinary Clinic and Humane Advocacy Programs · (510) 569-1606
    Oakland / East Bay (8323 Baldwin St, Oakland; also Dublin)
  • HOPE Animal Foundation · (559) 271-0209
    Fresno, Clovis and Madera (5490 W. Spruce Ave, Fresno)

Spay and neuter

  • Central California SPCA - Low Cost Spay/Neuter and Vaccination Clinics · (559) 233-7722
    Fresno (103 S. Hughes Ave)
  • Sacramento SPCA - Spay/Neuter Clinic, We Pay To Spay and Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic · (916) 383-7387
    Sacramento region

Pet food

  • Humane Society Silicon Valley - Pet Pantry · (408) 262-2133
    Santa Clara County
  • Sacramento SPCA - PAWPantry Free Pet Food · (916) 383-7387
    Sacramento (6201 Florin Perkins Rd)

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If your pet may need urgent care, call your veterinarian or nearest emergency hospital now and tell them if cost is a barrier. Programs change; call ahead to confirm who qualifies. Help My Pet is free and doesn’t replace veterinary advice.