Resources to
help you and your
pet navigate life’s
challenges

If you and your pet struggle with the hard balls life sometimes throws at you, know you have options. Whether you need food or supplies for your furry friend, assistance with vet bills, or other pet-related challenges, we’ve compiled some resources that may be helpful.

Howard Ash Animal Care Fund

By providing financial assistance in times of need, we allow veterinary decisions to be made based on a favorable outcome for the animal, not by the financial constraints of the animal’s family. Financial support for veterinary care may be given to families who demonstrate substantial financial need and are unable to qualify for credit. Click here to apply for help.

Apply for Medical Assistance

Support Pets in Need of Vet Care

Kendall’s Kupboard Pet Food and Supplies

We can provide pet food and other items (depending on availability) to help out during difficult times on a temporary supplemental basis. Our goal is to keep families together by lending a helping hand. If you or someone you know needs help feeding their pet, please click here to apply for our food subsidy program.

Apply for Pet Food Assistance

Support Hungry Pets

While the food is donated, the freight is not. To sponsor a truck please contact us at info@heartsalivevillage.org

Pet Resource Helpline

For additional questions, please call or text our helpline at (702) 496-0705 or email helpline@heartsalivevillage.org

Helpline Hours are 8am-4:30pm 7 days a week.

More Resources

Get help with pet medical bills

If you are faced with extraordinary veterinary bills for your pet, don’t despair! The following organizations may be able to help. Please read their information carefully, as each group has its own guidelines and requirements.

Animal Health Foundation
Animal Friends Rescue
Brown Dog Foundation
Care Credit – A credit card company for health care, including veterinary care. With a comprehensive range of options, they offer a plan and a low monthly payment to fit almost every budget.
Frankie’s Friends – Applications for assistance will be considered if your pet needs emergency or specialty veterinary care. Your pet has already been seen by a licensed veterinarian. The veterinarian has determined your pet has a good prognosis with treatment. You can show documentation of financial need and the treatment plan has not yet been paid.
Hope Mending Hearts – Provides financial assistance grants so pet owners, Good Samaritans and rescuers can care for animals who need urgent veterinary care. An easy online application and quick approval process. Resources for pet owners struggling with economic hardship. Resources for victims of domestic violence and deploying soldiers.
Oscar’s Cause – Applying for financial assistance from Oscar’s Cause is a simple process, but we regret that not all situations will meet our funding criteria. To ensure that we can make the best use of our funds, we have set guidelines for eligibility for assistance, and procedures for applying, reviewing applications, making payments, and following up after the funding has been made.
Pet Assistance, INC – PAi financially helps longtime pet owners who have always cared for their pet, yet find they cannot afford an emergency problem.
The Humane Society of the United States – Features links for pet assistance organizations in each state, including spay and neuter and basic care resources.
The Mosby Foundation – Helps qualified limited-income pet parents facing extenuating veterinary circumstances no one could possibly foresee. Their website includes a list of other resources that may be able to assist you with your pup’s medical bills.
The Pet Fund -This nonprofit assists only with non-basic, non-urgent veterinary care. They fund such medical needs as cancer treatment, heart disease, chronic conditions, endocrine diseases, eye diseases, etc.
The Pet Lifeline Program – was created with the goal of helping sick pets get the medical attention they need. Through this program, they provide pet financial assistance to low-income pet owners who are having trouble paying expensive vet bills.
RedRover Relief – Provides financial assistance grants and additional resources, so pet owners and rescuers can care for animals in need of urgent veterinary care. For eligibility requirements and an application click here. RedRover also offers financial assistance for victims of domestic violence and their pets. Learn more about this program.
Waggle – The first and only pet-dedicated crowdfunding platform devoted to raising funds for pets in medical crisis and giving those at the front lines of economic euthanasia decisions a safety net.

Rehome your pet

Heartbreaking as it is, sometimes we just can’t keep our pets. If you find yourself in that situation, and you are on social media, post your pet’s photo and story. Then ask your friends to share it on their social streams.

One of the best resources we’ve found to help you safely rehome your pet is Adoptapet.com. Visit rehome.adoptapet.com to set up your pet’s profile. It will be posted on their website where it will be seen by millions of visitors each month.

We are not an open intake facility and must consider many factors before intaking any animals including space and medical care.

You are welcomed to send a request to intake an animal to info@heartsalivevillage.org with the below information for each pet. Please note that this is not a guarantee of acceptance and we cannot accept walk-in/drop-offs at any location.

1) Pet’s name

2) Age

3) Spay/Neuter status

4) Vaccine and/or additional medical history

5) Behavior/Personality

6) Reason for surrender

7) Date pet needs to be surrendered by

8) Photos of the pet

Once your request is received, our intake team will reach out to you and if accepted, we will make arrangements for next steps.

We understand rehoming your pet(s) is a difficult decision that unfortunately we wish we never had to make. We want to be able to provide you with a list of resources that you can use to rehome your pet to a safe environment responsibly and to avoid an unnecessary shelter impound. Please take your time to review the following organizations provided to you. Each organization has different qualifications/procedures, please contact them individually for more information.

Addicted 2 Animals 702-203-4134

All the Same Wild and Tame wildandtamefound@aol.com

Animal Help Alliance aha.foster@gmail.com *no cats

A Home 4 Spot 702-239-7986

A Path 4 Paws Dog Rescue dogrescuelv@hotmail.com *dogs only

Animal Network (Dogs & Cats) 702-582-7534 info@animalnetwork.net

Connor & Millies Dog Rescue Cmdrdogrescue@gmail.com

Crazy4Pawz Animal Rescue 702-266-0636

Friends For Life Humane Society 702-629-9842

Foreclosed Upon Pets Inc (FUPI) 702-272-0010

Furgotten Friends Dog Rescue 775-848-9478 (ONLY DOGS)

Heaven Can Wait Animal Society 702-655-4800