Need help paying for your pet’s cancer treatment? These nonprofits can help.

Lucy's family received support to pay for her chemotherapy treatment

The following organizations provide financial assistance for paying for pets' cancer treatment. Please contact them directly.

National Organizations

Khloe's Second Chance

• Provides financial aid for life-saving pet treatment

• In special cases, they provide sanctuary for animals with nowhere else to go.

• Website: https://khloessecondchance.org/

Live Like Roo 

• Provides support and financial assistance to families whose pet faces a cancer diagnosis

• Grants are awarded monthly and the grant review process requires 3-4 weeks. 

• Website: https://www.livelikeroo.org/

Bow-Wow Buddies Foundation

• Grants of up to $2,500 per dog for necessary medical treatments for dogs across America in need of care for conditions such as broken bones, enucleation, emergency services, abdominal obstruction, and cancer

• Website: https://www.bowwowbuddies.com

Brown Dog Foundation, Inc. 

• Grants for necessary medical treatment for dogs, but only for one-time scenario

• Not applicable with BluePearl clinics

• Website: https://www.browndogfoundation.org/about

Dogs on Deployment

• Provides an online network for service members to search for volunteers who are willing to board their pets during their owner’s service commitments

• Website: https://www.dogsondeployment.org

Feline Rescue Society

• Assists cat owners who are currently facing financial hardships to keep pets who would otherwise be surrendered to a shelter or euthanized due to the owner’s inability to afford treatment for illness/injury

• Website: https://mrfrs.org/veterinary-funding-assistance-program/

For the Love of Alex

• Funds emergency and life-saving veterinary care for pets of low-income households

• Website: https://www.fortheloveofalex.org/

Frankie’s Friends Hope Fund

• Provides grants to assist with the cost of life-saving or life-enhancing emergency or specialty care for pets whose families cannot afford the full cost of treatment

• Applicable at BluePearl, VCA, or Banfield clinics

• Website: https://www.frankiesfriends.org/#welcome

Friends and Vets Helping Pets

• Provides assistance to families with financial limitations to pay for lifesaving (not life-prolonging) treatment for curable diseases such as tumors, broken bones, ambulatory care, expensive medication, or post-surgical prosthetic devices

• Website: https://friendsandvetshelpingpets.org/

Fur the Brand

• Provides financial assistance to pets who face a cancer diagnosis requiring extensive veterinary care in which the owners are unable to afford

• Website: https://www.furthebrand.com/about

HEAL Foundation

• Provides financial assistance to owners of dogs requiring vet care

• Funding is only for spayed/neutered dogs

• Funding is limited to a $1,000 limit per applicant and the owner must pay at least 25% of the total fee.

• Website: https://healfoundationusa.org/grants/pet-owners/

Land of Pure Gold

• Offers $1000 grants for cancer treatment for working dogs throughout the U.S. and Canada. 

• Must be full-time working dog partner in areas of assistance, detection, search & rescue, law enforcement, military or animal-assisted therapy.

• Website: https://grants.landofpuregold.com/

Lexi’s Legacy

• Provides financial assistance to individual families who cannot afford urgent veterinary care for their dogs

• Website: https://www.lexis-legacy.org/

Miranda’s People

• Provides financial assistance for dogs with cancer 

• Website: http://www.mirandaspeople.org/FinancialAssistance.htm#Cancer

Molly’s Hope 

• Provides necessary financial assistance for emergency medical treatment in efforts to prevent financially driven euthanasia

• Grants range between $300-$400.

• Website: https://www.mollyshope.org/

Mosby Foundation

• Provides financial support and public education to assist in the care for critically sick, injured, abused and neglected dogs

• Website: https://themosbyfoundation.org/apply-for-aid/pre-qualification-app/

Onyx and Breezy

• Offers help for pets of individuals where medical hardship is present

• Website: https://www.onyxandbreezy.org/

Paws 4 A Cure

• Paws 4 A Cure assist dog and cat pet parents throughout the United States who are unable to afford treatment costs for their dog or cat's illness or injury regardless of breed, age, or diagnosis.

• Maximum assistance per dog or cat is $400

• Website: https://www.paws4acure.org/askforhelp.php

  
  

Pet Lifeline Financial Assistance Program

• Provides financial assistance to pet owners who are struggling to cover their pet’s veterinary bills

• One pet owner is selected each month

• Website: https://petnewsdaily.com/financial-assistance/

Red Rover

• Offers one-time grants to low or no-income families, rescuers and Good Samaritans facing emergency veterinary crises

• Website: https://redrover.org/

The Peanut Fund 

• Provides financial assistance for pets with medical issues in low-income families to reduce the risk of euthanasia and homelessness, with small dollar grants of $50-$200.

• Website: https://peanutfund.org/

Tri-pawds 

• Provides financial assistance for amputation surgeries only

• Awards 2 grants per month, $1,000 each.

• Website: https://tripawds.com/

Trio Animal Foundation  

• Assists shelters, rescues and individuals by paying the medical bills of homeless pets

• Website: https://www.trioanimalfoundation.org/programs/trio-animal-foundation

Local Organizations

Toby's Friends

• Location: Washington Only

• Will provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need, helping cover the costs of lymphoma treatment for their beloved dogs

• The organization is hoping to provide this service in 2025, fundraising is ongoing.

• Website: https://tobyshope.org/

Dylan’s Heart

• Location: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia only

• Provides financial assistance in time of critical need

• Works with all companion animals

• Website: https://www.dylanshearts.com/

Face Foundation

• Location: San Diego County, California only

• Provides financial support to low-income families, senior citizens, veterans, military families, people experiencing homelessness, students, disabled individuals, and hard-working families who have exhausted all other options and are at risk of losing their beloved pet

• Website: https://face4pets.org/

Fetch a Cure

• Location: Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia 

• Provides financial assistance for pets with a confirmed diagnosis of cancer. If approved, may cover 20-40% of the total fee.

• Website: http://www.fetchacure.org/companions-in-crisis/cic-application-form/

Jake Brady Memorial Fund

• Location: Ohio only

• Provides funding for corrective, suitable, and life-saving medical treatment to companion animals of families in need

• Website: https://www.myjakebrady.com/

KarmaSue

• Location: Colorado only. 

• Provides education, counseling, and financial support to Coloradan families that have companion animals living with cancer in an effort to honor the human-animal connection

• Website: https://karmasue.org/programs/application-process/

Operation D.O.G.

• Location: Polk and Marion counties in Oregon

• Provides financial assistance for veterinary care for dogs of families experiencing financial hardship

• Website: https://www.operationdog.org/

STARelief and Pet Assistance

• Location: Connecticut only

• Provides financial assistance for canine cancer treatment to residents that are: Experiencing Financial Challenges; Senior Citizens; Sick and/or Terminally Ill; U.S. Military Veterans and Their Families

• Website: https://starelief.org/aid-a-pet-grant/

Save a Pet Florida, Inc.

• Location: Florida only

• Provides medical care to injured and abandoned animals, community cats and pets of families in financial distress, and to provide quality homes to companion animals

• Website: https://www.saveapet.com/

The Xena Fund 

• Location: Help in FL in Key West and Lower Keys

• Website: https://www.xenafund.com/index.htm

ORGANIZATIONS IN CANADA

Land of Pure Gold

• Offers $1000 grants for cancer treatment for working dogs throughout the U.S. and Canada

• Must be full-time working dog partner in areas of assistance, detection, search & rescue, law enforcement, military or animal-assisted therapy.

• Website: https://grants.landofpuregold.com/

Guide Dog Assistance Fund

• Helps to fund emergency/unexpected care for working guide dogs (trained at registered schools anywhere in North America) living in Canada

• Will fund before care and up to three months after care.

• Website: https://www.cnib.ca/en/guide-dog-assistance-fund?region=on

The Farley Foundation

• Assists people in need by subsidizing the cost of veterinary care for the pets

• Website: https://www.farleyfoundation.org/

Animal Cancer Therapy Subsidization Society

• Helps offset the cost of treatment for advanced cancer therapies designed by board-certified veterinarians.

• Website: https://www.facebook.com/ACTSSalberta/

The list was compiled by the Magic Bullet Fund volunteers. For twenty years, the Magic Bullet Fund supported families with dogs and cats with cancer, but sadly, they are no longer accepting applications.  

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