Every Pet Emergency Veterinary Fund
Donation protected
Every Pet Emergency Fund assists families who cannot afford emergency veterinary care for their pets.
For pet owners with limited funds, there are very few options for immediate financial assistance, especially during overnight hours.
Although euthanasia can be an act of kindness for a pet suffering from an incurable illness, it is heartbreaking when an animal with a curable but life-threatening illness has to be put down due to lack of funds.
Most patients in need of emergency care require hundreds to thousands of dollars of treatments. Our goal is to be able to provide up to $1,000 of assistance to 50 or more pets per year.
For now, eligible pets are non-geriatric patients (dogs less than 10, cats less than 14, ferrets less than 6, etc.) that have life-threatening but treatable conditions (foreign body obstruction, pyometra, urethral obstruction, toxin ingestion, etc.) and no serious underlying health condition (heart failure, cancer, etc.).
*Exclusions will be reconsidered once enough funds have been obtained.*
Owners are required to have applied for Care Credit and either have been declined or have been approved but for insufficient funds.
Owners must sign a good faith agreement that they will have their pet seen yearly by a primary care vet and have their female dogs and cats spayed (to prevent pyometra and reduce the risk of mammary cancer).
Owners are also requested to donate back to the fund in the future if they are able, and to purchase pet insurance for their pet.
For now, the fund will service only a few local hospitals in central MA, but we are hopeful that coverage can be expanded to all of MA and southern NH if future fundraising efforts are a success.
Future fundraising events will include auctions for donated artwork, marathons and Spartan races, pet walks, and booths at fairs.
Official website and 501c3 registration pending.
For pet owners with limited funds, there are very few options for immediate financial assistance, especially during overnight hours.
Although euthanasia can be an act of kindness for a pet suffering from an incurable illness, it is heartbreaking when an animal with a curable but life-threatening illness has to be put down due to lack of funds.
Most patients in need of emergency care require hundreds to thousands of dollars of treatments. Our goal is to be able to provide up to $1,000 of assistance to 50 or more pets per year.
For now, eligible pets are non-geriatric patients (dogs less than 10, cats less than 14, ferrets less than 6, etc.) that have life-threatening but treatable conditions (foreign body obstruction, pyometra, urethral obstruction, toxin ingestion, etc.) and no serious underlying health condition (heart failure, cancer, etc.).
*Exclusions will be reconsidered once enough funds have been obtained.*
Owners are required to have applied for Care Credit and either have been declined or have been approved but for insufficient funds.
Owners must sign a good faith agreement that they will have their pet seen yearly by a primary care vet and have their female dogs and cats spayed (to prevent pyometra and reduce the risk of mammary cancer).
Owners are also requested to donate back to the fund in the future if they are able, and to purchase pet insurance for their pet.
For now, the fund will service only a few local hospitals in central MA, but we are hopeful that coverage can be expanded to all of MA and southern NH if future fundraising efforts are a success.
Future fundraising events will include auctions for donated artwork, marathons and Spartan races, pet walks, and booths at fairs.
Official website and 501c3 registration pending.
Organizer
Shannon Kircher
Organizer
Westford, MA