Financial Help

Financial Assistance Qualifiers

Manassas or Prince William County residents that participate in government assistance programs such as:

If you live in Manassas or Prince William County and your income is at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level, your cat or dog qualifies for a reduced-cost or free spay/neuter procedure. Please give us a call to discuss.

If you are unable to afford a spay or neuter surgery for your pet, we have options available to help. Please give us a call to discuss.

Organizations Offering Financial Help for Pet Medical Care

If you need more help or live outside our service area, here are other organizations that support pet parents in difficult times. These groups are not affiliated with Anicira, but are dedicated to keeping pets healthy and at home.

Crowdfunding Platforms

• Waggle: Waggle is a pet-focused crowdfunding platform that partners with vets, nonprofits, and pet families to prevent economic euthanasia. Funds go directly to veterinary care, ensuring transparency and impact.
• Free Animal Doctor is a nonprofit crowdfunding platform that ensures all donations go directly to veterinarians for an individual animal’s care. They verify every case by speaking with pet parents and vets, offering a secure, fraud-free way to help specific animals in need.

National Pet Financial Assistance Resources

• RedRover Relief – offers financial aid, resources, and support for pet families facing economic hardship during life-threatening emergencies. Grants average $250 and help close small funding gaps for urgent care.

• The Pet Fund  – provides financial aid for non-urgent, non-basic veterinary care in the U.S., covering conditions like cancer, heart disease, chronic illnesses, and eye or endocrine diseases.

• Frankie’s Friends – nonprofit that helps save pets with cancer and other life-threatening conditions.

• The Mosby Foundation – offers limited one-time financial aid for dogs. All dogs assisted must be spayed/neutered or scheduled for sterilization, with exceptions confirmed by a vet. Funding is limited and applications often exceed available resources.

• For the Love of Alex – funds emergency veterinary care for pets of low-income households.

• Brown Dog Foundation – nonprofit that helps families afford lifesaving treatment for sick pets when unexpected financial hardship stands in the way.

• Help-a-Pet – provides financial assistance for pet medical care to low-income individuals, including seniors, people with disabilities, and children of the working poor. Applicants must show proof of income and contribute what they can to share costs and extend support to more pets.

• Onyx & Breezy Foundation – funds and supports spay/neuter programs, animal rescues, medical supplies, cancer research, military and police canine care, disaster relief, shelters, and pets of individuals facing medical hardships, including veterans with PTSD.

• Paws 4 A Cure – offers financial help nationwide for dogs and cats needing treatment for illnesses or injuries, including medication, insulin, Heartworm treatment, and medical equipment. They do not cover spay/neuter, vaccinations, preventive care, routine visits, or euthanasia.

• STARelief – helps save pets and support families facing financial hardship. Their Home For Life Grant offers financial aid for routine and emergency veterinary care to eligible pet caretakers.

• Hope Mending Hearts – offers financial aid (typically $100–$200) for urgent veterinary care. Applications are online with quick review, though funding is limited and based on urgency, need, and eligibility.

• Friends & Vets Helping Pets – Grants are available to families with limited means—up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines—as a supplement to their resources. Applicants must show financial need.

• Pet Assistance, Inc. – aims to keep pets in their own homes, even in times of financial and medical crises.

• Animals Staying Alive Inc. provides funding for life-saving veterinary care when an animal has no identifiable caregiver or lacks financial support. Shelters, fosters, and vets can request help for animals in crisis, and the board reviews each case to approve funding when possible.

• Violet’s Friends in Need Fund offers financial help for urgent or critical veterinary care, surgeries, therapies, and mobility solutions to pet families facing high vet costs, helping prevent premature euthanasia or surrender.

Virginia-Specific Support:

• Animal Care Assistance Program (ACAP) offers help for low-income pet families in central Virginia.
• Dylan’s Hearts offers aid for one pet in need of medical care, with proof of financial need and a diagnosis required before applying. Applications must be completed by a veterinarian, cannot cover existing bills, and recipients must provide updates and photos. Helping pets in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia.
• Cat’s Cradle offers spay/neuter help for low-income families, TNR support for feral cat caregivers, shelter intake for foster and adoption, and pet retention and rehoming assistance. Must be a resident of Augusta, Page, or Rockingham County.
• Animal Resources of Tidewater’s assistance program helps families keep pets healthy and out of shelters by offering one-time financial aid for routine care, some diagnostics, and surgeries with a favorable prognosis. Pets must be spayed/neutered or scheduled for it. They do not cover past treatments, costly diagnostics like MRIs, or long-term care. Applicants must also apply for CareCredit. ART primarily serves Hampton Roads but may consider others on a case-by-case basis.
• The C.A.Re. Fund from Roanoke Valley SPCA helps pet parents facing financial hardship cover extraordinary veterinary costs, keeping pets healthy and at home. It serves residents in Roanoke City, Vinton, Salem, and surrounding counties, as well as all animals adopted from the RVSPCA.

Washington D.C. Support

• PETS-DC – Supports the health and well-being of people with HIV/AIDS or disabilities and their pets by providing free education, exercise, pet food, veterinary care, grooming, foster, and adoption services.