Pet Help in the Inland Empire
In the Inland Empire 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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Spay, neuter and vouchers
- The PAW Mission Veterinary Hospital
14755 Foothill Blvd, Fontana, CA 92335
Nonprofit veterinary hospital offering subsidized vaccination clinics, mobile spay/neuter and free county spay/neuter events. - Foster Army Animal Rescue - Operation Spay & Neuter Riverside
6520 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506 · (951) 222-2104
Rescue program offering low- and no-cost spay/neuter surgeries and vaccines for dogs and cats, prioritizing seniors, veterans and low-income households. - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center Spay/Neuter and Vaccine Clinic
6165 Industrial Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504 · (951) 977-8634
Low-cost spay/neuter and vaccine clinic next to the adoption center that also takes community cats without an appointment. - TNR Riverside
Riverside
Volunteer group running trap-neuter-return for community cats, which are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, ear-tipped and returned. - San Bernardino County TNVR Program for Community Cats
658 E. Brier Dr., 1st Floor, San Bernardino, CA 92408 · (800) 472-5609
County trap-neuter-vaccinate-return program that works with partner clinics and a voucher program for community cats trapped in unincorporated areas. - Animal Friends of the Valleys Low-Cost Spay/Neuter and Vaccine Clinic
33751 Mission Trail, Building B, Wildomar, CA 92595 · (951) 674-7729
Low-cost spay/neuter and vaccine clinic serving southwest Riverside County. It does not treat sick pets.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley Veterinary Clinic
374 W. Orange Show Road, San Bernardino, CA 92408 · (909) 386-1400
Nonprofit clinic offering low-cost spay/neuter, vaccines, vet exams, microchips and parasite and FeLV/FIV testing for dogs and cats.
Help paying a vet bill
- Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley Financial Assistance
374 W. Orange Show Road, San Bernardino, CA 92408 · (909) 386-1400
A Senior Citizen Assistance Program that helps with vet care costs for seniors' pets, plus a limited Pets of the Homeless fund. - Lange Foundation San Bernardino Intervention Program
San Bernardino area residents · (840) 251-7784
Financial help for San Bernardino-area pet owners with spay/neuter, medical care, supplies and impound fees, aimed at keeping pets out of the shelter. A Lange Foundation counselor works inside the San Bernardino city shelter Tuesday-Saturday. - San Bernardino County Animal Sterilization Assistance Program (ASAP)
Victor Valley, High Desert, Big Bear and unincorporated San Bernardino County · (800) 472-5609
County vouchers that help cover spay/neuter surgery for owned pets and community cats, redeemed at participating local vet clinics. - Animal Friends of the Valleys Pet Medical Grants
33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar, CA 92595 · (951) 674-0618
Grants that help seniors and low-income southwest Riverside County residents pay part of a pet's medical procedure when funds are available.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- Animal Emergency Clinic (Grand Terrace)
22085 Commerce Way, Grand Terrace, CA 92313 · (909) 825-9350
After-hours emergency clinic open weeknights and around the clock on weekends and holidays. - Our Pet's Vet
22421 El Toro Road, Suite B
Lake Forest full-service veterinary hospital offering wellness, sick care, dentistry, surgery, laser therapy and other general veterinary services.
Pet food
- Mary S. Roberts Pet Food Assistance Program
6165 Industrial Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504 · (951) 688-4340
Pet families who need extra help can pick up a bag of dog or cat food at the Pet Adoption Center, as available.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- CTTC Chino Valley Chapter (California Turtle & Tortoise Club)
Meetings: Chino Girl Scout House, 5007 Center Street, Chino, CA 91710
Chino-area chapter of the turtle and tortoise club with open monthly meetings. It also handles California desert tortoise adoption permit paperwork. - Corona Animal Shelter
1330 Magnolia Avenue, Corona, CA 92879 · (951) 736-2309
The City of Corona's animal shelter, run by Animal Services & Enforcement, with adoptions. - San Bernardino County Devore Animal Shelter
19777 Shelter Way, Devore, CA 92407 · 909-386-9820
County animal shelter in Devore. - Fontana Animal Services Team (Fontana Police Department)
17005 Upland Ave, Fontana, CA 92335 · (909) 350-7700
City animal control run by the Fontana Police Department. Handles dog licenses, animal health and safety calls, neglect complaints, barking dogs, bites, vicious or roaming animals and dead animal removal. Fontana does not run its own shelter or adoptions; lost and found animals are taken to the City of San Bernardino Animal Shelter. - Riverside County Animal Services - Western Riverside Shelter
6851 Van Buren Blvd, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 · (951) 358-7387
County animal shelter in Jurupa Valley serving western Riverside County, with adoptions, foster and a pet food program through shelter supervisors. - Riverside County Western Riverside Animal Shelter (Jurupa Valley)
6851 Van Buren Blvd, Jurupa Valley, CA 92509 · (951) 358-7387
County animal shelter in Jurupa Valley. - Moreno Valley Animal Shelter
14041 Elsworth Street, Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 413-3790
The City of Moreno Valley's shelter with adoptions, free microchips for residents and a spay/neuter voucher for qualifying low-income residents. - Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire (ARC)
1630 Shearwater Street, Ontario, CA 91761 · (909) 321-1080
San Bernardino County animal care facility in Ontario with adoption, foster and volunteer opportunities and veterinary assistance resources. - Animal Resource Center of the Inland Empire (Ontario)
1630 Shearwater Street, Ontario, CA · 909-321-1080
Animal shelter in Ontario listed by San Bernardino County Animal Care. - CTTC Orange County Chapter (California Turtle & Tortoise Club)
Meetings: First Christian Church of Orange, 1130 East Walnut Avenue, Orange, CA 92867
Orange County chapter of the California Turtle & Tortoise Club. Its adoption program is open and accepting applications. - CTTC Inland Empire Chapter (California Turtle & Tortoise Club)
Meetings: The Ark Church of the Nazarenes, Young Hall Fellowship Hall, 1307 East Citrus Avenue, Redlands, CA 92374
Chapter serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties with turtle and tortoise adoptions and rescue, plus public meetings and educational talks. - Redlands Humane Society
Redlands · (909) 792-6199
Volunteer-run Redlands nonprofit that finds homes for dogs and cats and recruits foster homes. - Foster Army Animal Rescue
6520 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506 · (951) 222-2104
Foster-based Riverside nonprofit rescue that takes in and fosters animals, works with Riverside Animal Services, and runs adoptions and a thrift store. - Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
6165 Industrial Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504 · (951) 688-4340
Riverside nonprofit pet adoption center with dog and cat adoptions, a low-cost clinic and a pet food assistance program. - Precious Purrs Feline Rescue
Riverside and the Inland Empire · (951) 446-9791
Riverside nonprofit cat rescue founded in 2020. It focuses on cats and kittens that need longer socialization and care, including cats treated for FIP, and also supports community-cat caregivers and spay/neuter education. Adoptable cats and kittens are shown at its events, including at Oasis Pet Hospital in Rancho Cucamonga. - Cats of San Bernardino
City of San Bernardino
Home-based nonprofit cat rescue in the city of San Bernardino that feeds feral colonies, does trap-neuter-return, runs a kitten nursery and places cats and kittens through adoption and foster. - City of San Bernardino Animal Services
333 Chandler Place, San Bernardino, CA 92408 · (909) 998-4000
City animal shelter and animal control. Adoption fees include spay or neuter, microchip and age-appropriate vaccines. Also offers dog licensing, microchipping with no appointment, lost and found pet help, and field officers who respond to stray, injured, sick or aggressive animals and bites in the city. Lost and found animals from Fontana are also taken here. - Riverside County Animal Services - San Jacinto Shelter
581 S. Grand Ave, San Jacinto, CA 92582 · (951) 358-7387
County animal shelter in San Jacinto serving the Hemet and San Jacinto Valley area, with adoptions and foster. - Animal Friends of the Valleys Shelter
33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar, CA 92595 · (951) 674-0618
Animal shelter and animal control provider for Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula and Wildomar, with 24-hour emergency response.
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 California 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.