Pet Help in Northwest Arkansas
In Northwest Arkansas and need help now? For an emergency, go to a 24-hour hospital below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs and low-cost clinics. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.
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Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- VEG ER for Pets - Rogers 24 hours
1805 S 46th St, Suite 101, Rogers, AR 72758 · (479) 235-6576
24-hour emergency and urgent care vet hospital for all types of pets, including exotics. Walk in any time with no appointment or referral; you can stay with your pet the whole time. Offers surgery, ultrasound, x-rays, hospitalization and end-of-life care. - Animal Emergency and Specialty Center of NWA 24 hours
881 Metroplex Drive, Springdale, AR 72762 · (479) 244-2369
24/7 emergency and critical care hospital for dogs and cats in Northwest Arkansas, with a veterinarian and emergency-trained staff on duty at all hours. Open since 2001.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Fayetteville Animal Services - Low Cost Spay/Neuter Program
1640 S. Armstrong Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 · (479) 444-2456
Low-cost spay/neuter surgery by the shelter's full-time veterinarian for pets of low-to-moderate income Fayetteville residents. A rabies vaccine is included if the pet has no current vaccination record. Dogs over 80 lbs cannot be accommodated. - Humane Society of the Ozarks - Feral Cat TNR Program
Northwest Arkansas; joint program limited to unincorporated Washington County and towns outside Fayetteville and Springdale city limits · (479) 444-7387
Helps Northwest Arkansas residents run trap-neuter-release for feral cats, with information and loaned humane traps. A joint TNR program with the Washington County Animal Shelter covers part of the cost for eligible colonies. - Humane Society of the Ozarks - Spay & Neuter Voucher Program
Northwest Arkansas residents · (479) 444-7387
Low-cost spay/neuter vouchers for Northwest Arkansas residents regardless of income or location. HSO pays part of the surgery at participating veterinary clinics and the owner pays a reduced portion. - Washington County Animal Shelter - Spay/Neuter Program
Washington County residents outside Springdale and Fayetteville city limits · (479) 695-3450
Low-cost spay/neuter surgery for family dogs and cats by a licensed veterinarian at the Washington County Animal Shelter, with anesthesia, a pain injection and an e-collar. Rabies vaccines and microchips are available. - Spay Arkansas - Spay & Neuter Clinic and Assistance Funds
1909 W. Huntsville Ave · (479) 756-1100
Nonprofit low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Springdale with donor funds that lower the price further: Payton's Bully Fund (for bully breeds), the Veterans Fund (cats and dogs), a Stray Cat Fund, and Chihuahua and Compassionate Care funds that help low-income owners with spay/neuter and other vet care; monthly Saturday vaccine clinics.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- Fayetteville Animal Services - Pets in Crisis
1640 S. Armstrong Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 · (479) 444-2456
Temporary sheltering and care at the city shelter for up to 10 days for pets of Fayetteville residents facing a life crisis, offered as space allows and typically once per year per person.
Pet food
- Best Friends Pet Resource Center (Bentonville) - Community Pet Services and Pantry
1312 Melissa Drive · (479) 974-1363
Needs-based dog and cat food pantry for residents and community cat caregivers, open during the pet resource center's public hours; the center also offers a limited number of community spay/neuter surgeries. - Ranger's Pantry Pet Food Bank (Fayetteville Animal Services)
1640 S. Armstrong Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 · (479) 444-2456
Donation-based pet food bank run by Fayetteville Animal Services to keep struggling Fayetteville families and their dogs and cats together during financial hardship.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Bentonville Animal Services & Adoption Center
801 SW 41st Street, Bentonville, AR · (479) 254-2055
City of Bentonville animal services and adoption center that houses lost pets found within city limits, offers adoptable dogs and cats, microchipping and city microchip registration, and resources for rehoming, lost pets and rescue lists. - Fayetteville Animal Services - City Animal Shelter
1640 S. Armstrong Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701 · (479) 444-2456
City of Fayetteville animal shelter and animal services: adoptions, lost and found pets, animal control within city limits, mandatory microchip registration and everyday microchipping, plus a Compassionate Hearts program that connects seniors and disabled people with pets. An on-call officer handles 24-hour emergencies for injured strays. - Humane Society of the Ozarks - Senior Citizen Pet Care Help
Northwest Arkansas · (479) 444-7387
Helps Northwest Arkansas seniors who have difficulty physically caring for their pets keep them, with information on pet-friendly care facilities, pet sitters, dog walkers and volunteers, and counseling on future placement so pets do not end up in shelters. - Washington County Animal Shelter (Lester C. Howick)
801 S. Tim Helder · (479) 695-3450
Washington County's animal shelter, open since 2012, for dog and cat adoptions (spayed/neutered, vaccinated and microchipped), owner surrenders by appointment and a low-cost spay/neuter program. - Rogers Animal Services - Animal Shelter
2935 W Oak St., Rogers, AR 72758 · (479) 621-1197
City of Rogers animal shelter that rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes lost and abandoned pets, reunites lost pets with families and provides animal control. - Springdale Animal Services
1549 E. Don Tyson Parkway, Springdale, AR 72764 · (479) 750-8166
City of Springdale animal shelter providing shelter and care for stray, abandoned, abused and neglected animals, adoptions, lost and found pet reunions, animal control and one-time microchip registration for Springdale pets.
Paying for a bigger bill
Ask any hospital about payment plans, CareCredit or Scratchpay, and apply to more than one assistance program. Ways to pay a vet bill in Arkansas lists the programs that are open now, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet, with a free fundraiser page if you want one.