The mission of the SOS-SRF is to help Siberian Huskies in rescue. We are unable to help owners with expenses incurred for personal pets. However, the following organizations may be of assistance. We are not affiliated with nor do we receive any fee for the referral nor do we offer any of them as a recommended service. They are merely alternatives that we have been made aware of and we list them for informational purposes only.
After we started this page, we found another list of organizations on Penny Blankenship's Gimpydogs site. Naturally, there are some duplications. You can find her complete list by clicking here.
Another alternative is provided by the site www.fundable.org, where you can set up a page to collect money from generous people who might be willing to help. You let acquaintances and associates know that you're doing this and if the entire amount you need is not collected, the site will not bill anyone.
American Animal Hospital Association
The heartbreak happens all too often - a pet owner is unable to afford treatment and their sick or injured companion animal pays the
price. If the owner is elderly, disabled or on a fixed income, the cost of care may be too much of a stretch for their pocketbook.
Perhaps they have been victimized by crime, property loss or a job layoff and are experiencing a temporary financial hardship making it
too difficult to afford pet care. And some animals, brought to clinics by Good Samaritans, don't have an owner to pay for treatment. Whatever
the situation, the fact remains the same: when sick or injured animals are unable to receive veterinary care, they suffer. Through the AAHA
Helping Pets Fund, veterinary care is possible for sick or injured pets even if they have been abandoned or if their owner is
experiencing financial hardship.
Angels4Animals
Angels4Animals, a non-profit organization and a program of Inner Voice Community Services, has a mission to serve as the guardian
angel of animals whose caretakers find themselves in difficult financial situations. At Angels4Animals we believe that animal owners
should not have to say goodbye to the animals that they love. Our work is accomplished in conjunction with veterinary clinics across
the country, eager to assist as many animals, and their owners, as possible. Our services range from financial aid to complete treatment
to those pets and pet owners in need.
The Farley Foundation - Only for Ontario, Canada
The Farley Foundation is a charitable organization, founded in 2001, that subsidizes non-elective medical care for pets of seniors receiving
the Federal Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and persons with disabilities receiving the Ontario Disability Support Payment (ODSP) or the
Federal CPP Disability Benefit. In May, 2007, funding was extended to assist women at risk of abuse who have fled to a women's shelter and
whose pets are being cared for through OVMA's SafePet Program. Farley funding is both applied for, and disbursed through eligible veterinary
practices across Ontario.
Help-A-Pet
Our efforts focus on serving the elderly, the disabled, and the working poor. For lonely seniors, physically/mentally challenged
individuals and children of working parents, pets represent much more than a diversion.
IMOM
Mission Statement: Helping people help pets. To better the lives of sick, injured and abused companion animals. We are dedicated to insure that no
companion animal has to be euthanized simply because their caretaker is financially challenged.
The Pet Fund
The Pet Fund is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit association that provides financial assistance to owners of domestic animals who need
urgent veterinary care. Often animals are put down or suffer needlessly because their owners cannot afford expensive surgery or
emergency vet visits. Companion animal owners must often make the difficult decision to put an animal down or neglect urgent medical
needs because of the costs involved. The purpose of the Pet Fund is to work towards a future where decisions about companion animal
medical care need never be made on the basis of cost.
UK Assistance with Veterinary Bills
Most of us can cope with the financial commitment involved in the day to day care of our pets. However, how many of us come out in a
cold sweat when our pet is ill or injured and we know we have to take it to the vet? Most of us are fortunate enough to be able to afford
it but, some of us who love our animals dearly cannot. Unfortunately, we do not have a PDSA or a RSPCA Centre within our area, but there
are a few charities who may be able to help.
The Shakespeare Animal Fund
The Shakespeare Animal Fund is a non-profit charity that was founded in memory of a cocker spaniel named Shakespeare who died after a costly illness. The Shakespeare Animal
Fund helps pets and people in need. Often people will actually do without their own medicine or food to care for their animal's veterinary medical needs. The Shakespeare Animal
Fund has a crisis hot line and they partner with local veterinarians to help the animals. Although the group is new (since January 2004), since the beginning of 2008 they have
paid out more than $100,000 to vets. Their goal is to make sure no animal is suffering.
United Animal Nations
The mission of LifeLine is to help homeless or recently rescued animals suffering from life-threatening conditions that require
specific and immediate emergency veterinary care. We strive to serve Good Samaritans and rescue groups who take in sick or injured
animals. In certain cases, LifeLine can also assist senior citizens and low-income families pay for immediate emergency veterinary care.