Pet Help in the Colorado Springs Area
In Colorado Springs 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
- Animal ER Care @ VSC 24 hours
5520 N. Nevada Ave, Ste 150, Colorado Springs, CO 80918 · 719-260-7141
Emergency veterinary hospital for dogs and cats in Colorado Springs, open 24/7. A second location, Animal ER Care - Central (3670 Rebecca Ln., 719-755-0558), is open Friday - Monday 8:00am-8:00pm. - Springs Rescue Mission - Pet Shelter 24 hours
5 W Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 · (719) 632-1822
Low-barrier shelter for people experiencing homelessness that also welcomes their dogs and cats, with kennels for both, so guests do not have to give up their pets to stay the night. Pets are kept safe and cared for while guests shower, eat, do laundry, get healthcare and sleep. The mission shelters up to 450 men and women nightly with no requirements for entry.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region - Community Cat TNR Program
Colorado Springs, City of Pueblo and Pueblo County · 719-473-1741
Trap-Neuter-Return program for outdoor cat colonies in the cities of Colorado Springs and Pueblo and Pueblo County. Colony managers feed and monitor the cats; HSPPR provides spay/neuter surgery, rabies and other vaccinations, and ear tipping. - TCRAS - Geri's Great Fix Spay/Neuter Program
404 Hwy 67, Woodland Park, CO 80863 · (719) 686-7707
Grant program from the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter that helps low-income families get their pets spayed or neutered. Vouchers are also available at the CARE House in Woodland Park. TCRAS also runs periodic low-cost spay and neuter clinics with limited spots.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region - Veterinary Services (Colorado Springs Clinic, Pueblo Wellness Clinic, Wellness Waggin')
610 Abbot Lane · (719) 473-1741
Low-cost public vaccines, wellness exams and spay/neuter at clinics in Colorado Springs and Pueblo and at Wellness Waggin' mobile clinic events; the Colorado Springs clinic also does sick exams, but there is no emergency care or treatment of chronic or moderate illness or injury.
Veterinary hospitals and clinics
- Uintah Pet Emergency
1635 W Uintah St, Suite E, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 · (719) 633-3214
Emergency veterinary hospital open 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays, for dogs and cats. Offers emergency and critical care, emergency surgery, in-house laboratory and an in-hospital pharmacy, serving Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Fountain and surrounding areas. No appointment is necessary.
Pet food
- Colorado Pet Pantry - Westside Community Center (Colorado Springs)
1628 W Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Monthly Colorado Pet Pantry pet food distribution at the Westside Community Center, usually held outside. Supplemental pet food is for existing family pets; clients are eligible every three months. - Colorado Pet Pantry - Connections 4 Life (Fountain)
501 E Iowa, Fountain, CO
Monthly Colorado Pet Pantry walk-up pet food distribution in the southeast corner of the food pantry building at Connections 4 Life. Supplemental pet food is for existing family pets; clients are eligible every three months.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region - Animal Law Enforcement
Colorado Springs and El Paso County · (719) 302-8798
HSPPR's Animal Law Enforcement team takes reports of suspected animal cruelty, abuse and neglect for Colorado Springs and El Paso County (and Pueblo, Centennial and Douglas County). Anonymous tips are accepted; reports with guaranteed anonymity go through Crime Stoppers. - Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region - Colorado Springs Shelter
610 Abbot Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 · 719-473-1741
HSPPR's Colorado Springs shelter offering pet adoptions, animal admissions and owner surrenders, lost and found services, rehoming resources and end-of-life services. - Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region - End of Life Services
610 Abbot Lane, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 · 719-473-1741
Owner-requested humane euthanasia and cremation for domestic pets, performed by certified technicians, with communal cremation or ashes returned through Lasting Paws Pet Memorial Services. Owners cannot stay with their pet during the procedure. Not available for large companion animals or livestock. - Teller County Regional Animal Shelter (TCRAS)
308 Weaverville Road, Divide, CO 80814 · (719) 686-7707
Private nonprofit animal shelter for Teller County and the Pikes Peak region offering dog and cat adoptions, lost and found, surrender, foster, licensing and a TNR program for outdoor feral cats. The Shannon O'Malley TCRAS CARE House in Woodland Park is a second location.
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 Colorado 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.