Pet Help in the Annapolis Area
In Annapolis 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.
Want what’s closest to you? Search by ZIP code or your location. Nearby: Baltimore.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- SPCA of Anne Arundel County Spay and Neuter Clinic
1815 Bay Ridge Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403 · 410-268-4388 ext 123
Spay and neuter surgery clinic at the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, open to the public by appointment only. - SAVECats (Spay/Neuter And Vaccinate Every Cat) - Anne Arundel County
1656 Village Green · 443-607-6496
Community cat TNR program launched in 2018 by Rude Ranch Animal Rescue/Spay Spa & Neuter Nook with coalition partners including the SPCA of Anne Arundel County. Offers a free spay/neuter package for community cats of Anne Arundel County residents, trap rentals, trapping help, trapper training and TNR education. Supported in part by the Maryland Department of Agriculture Spay and Neuter Grants Program. - Spay Spa & Neuter Nook (Crofton)
1656 Village Green, Crofton, MD 21114 · 443-607-6496
Nonprofit low-cost spay/neuter clinic serving since 2001 and the medical arm of Rude Ranch Animal Rescue. Spays and neuters dogs, cats and rabbits, and offers vaccines, heartworm and FeLV/FIV tests, microchips, flea/tick treatment, nail trims and specialty surgeries by appointment. Discounts are available for rescues, shelters and feral groups.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- SPCA of Anne Arundel County - Low Cost Vaccine Clinic
1815 Bay Ridge Avenue · (410) 268-4388 ext. 123
Appointment-based low-cost vaccines and tests for owned pets: rabies (1-yr or 3-yr), DAPP, FVRCP, Bordetella and Lyme vaccines, heartworm and FeLV/FIV tests, and microchips. - Anne Arundel County Animal Services Rabies & Microchip Clinic
411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, MD 21108 · (410) 222-8900
Low-cost rabies vaccinations and microchip implantation held for 3 hours on scheduled dates at Anne Arundel County Animal Services, helping residents comply with Maryland law requiring rabies vaccination for dogs, cats and ferrets four months and older. Clinics are outdoors and weather permitting.
Pet food
- SPCA of Anne Arundel County - Pet Food Bank
1815 Bay Ridge Avenue · (410) 268-4388
Pet food for approved applicants struggling to feed their pets (state ID plus enrollment in a state/federal assistance program, unemployment benefits or other proof of hardship), for up to one year; pets must be spayed/neutered (the SPCA can help arrange it); pickup only. - Anne Arundel County Animal Services Pet Food/Supply Assistance
411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, MD 21108 · (410) 222-3919
Pet food and supplies provided by Anne Arundel County Animal Services, from resident donations, to pet owners facing hardship so pets can stay in their homes. Assistance is given as resources allow.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- SPCA of Anne Arundel County (Annapolis)
1815 Bay Ridge Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403 · 410-268-4388
Nonprofit shelter offering adoption, fostering, rehoming and surrender services, lost and found animal help, a pet food bank, a spay/neuter clinic, a low-cost vaccine clinic, private cremation, and programs such as Pets for Patriots, Seniors for Seniors and Working Cats. Some cats and small animals are also shown at Paws at the Mall. - Anne Arundel County Animal Services (Millersville)
411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, MD 21108 · (410) 222-8900
County animal services agency and shelter promoting humane treatment of animals and safe human-animal interactions. Handles pet adoption and fostering, lost and found pets, reclaiming pets, animal licensing, animal complaints and wildlife services. Animal Services Officers provide field service, with emergency field service 24 hours daily. - Anne Arundel County Animal Services End of Life Services
411 Maxwell Frye Road, Millersville, MD 21108 · 410-222-3894
Low-cost euthanasia performed by technicians certified in humane euthanasia, with communal cremation, for Anne Arundel County residents. Owners cannot be present for the euthanasia, and private cremation is not offered.
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 Maryland 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.