Pet Help in the Baltimore Area
In Baltimore 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: Annapolis.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- BARCS Outdoor Community Cats Program
Baltimore City · (443) 240-8530
Free spay/neuter and rabies vaccination program for outdoor community cats in Baltimore City. Includes humane trapping of stray and feral cats, spay or neuter surgery, vaccination, ear-tipping and return of the cats to their home area. - Maryland SPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic
3300 Falls Road · (410) 235-8826
Public spay/neuter clinic at 3300 Falls Road with low-cost packages for cats and dogs that include rabies and distemper vaccines, for cats from Baltimore City or County and dogs from Baltimore City; free surgery for low-income residents of certain city ZIP codes is offered only when grant funding is available. - Spay Now (Columbia)
8335 Guilford Road, Suite A, Columbia, MD 21046 · (301) 483-7080
Low-cost, high-quality surgery clinic serving Maryland and surrounding states. Performs spay/neuter, dental and soft tissue surgeries such as bladder stone, foreign body, entropion, enucleation and mass removal. Emergency surgical procedures can often be seen within 36 hours (excluding weekends). Every animal seen must be spayed or neutered if not already. - Laurel Cats - TNVR and Free Cat Spay/Neuter
Laurel, Maryland · 301-886-0161
All-volunteer nonprofit that does targeted Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return for community cats in Laurel, Maryland, fosters friendly strays and kittens, and offers free cat spay/neuter to Laurel residents in need. Also provides free cat transportation, including drop-off and pick-up at odd hours, and free recycled cat carriers.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- BARCS Low-Cost Vaccine & Microchip Clinic
Carroll Park, 1500 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230
Low-cost vaccine and microchip clinics held by BARCS for Baltimore City pet owners with limited income who cannot afford a regular relationship with a veterinarian. Rabies and distemper vaccines and microchips are offered, and Baltimore City pet licenses can be bought or renewed at the clinic. - Maryland SPCA Paw Plus Clinic
Baltimore City · (410) 235-8826
Appointment-only mobile clinic that provides free wellness care (vaccines, flea/tick prevention, microchips and basic treatments) at scheduled locations around Baltimore City, whatever the owner's finances; appointments are currently fully booked. - Baltimore Humane Society Wellness Clinic
1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136 · 410-833-8848
Preventive veterinary care for pets of low and moderate-income families, including annual wellness exams, vaccinations, and testing for heartworm/Lyme disease, feline leukemia/FIV and intestinal parasites. The clinic does not see sick or injured animals.
Pet food
- BARCS Pet Food Pantry
Baltimore City
Pet food pantry run by the BARCS Community Resource Program for Baltimore City community members who are having trouble feeding their pets. - Maryland SPCA Kibble Connection Pet Food Pantry
3300 Falls Road · (410) 235-8826
By-appointment pet food pantry for dogs and cats, mainly serving households in underserved parts of Baltimore City and County (up to 6 visits a year); new applications are being accepted on a limited basis for Baltimore City residents. - Howard County Animal Control Pet Food Bank
8576 Davis Road, Columbia, MD 21045 · 410-313-2780 ext. 0
Pet food bank at the Howard County Animal Control and Adoption Center for families in need of pet food, litter and other supplies. - Humane Society of Harford County Pet Food Pantry
2208 Connolly Road, Fallston, MD 21047 · (410) 836-1090
Free pet food for Harford County residents in financial need who are struggling to feed their pets, to help keep pets in their homes and out of shelters. Food is for owned companion animals living in a home; prescription diets and food for community or feral cat colonies are not provided. - Laurel Cats Cat Food Bank
Laurel, Maryland · 301-886-0161
Free cat food for owners of pet cats in need who have spayed or neutered their cats, and for caretakers of outdoor "porch-kitties" who have joined the Laurel Cats Caretaker Alliance program. - Baltimore Humane Society Bmore Kind Pet Food Bank
1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136 · 410-833-8848 ext. 2
Pet food bank for families under temporary financial stress who cannot pay for pet food. Approved households receive 3 months of assistance, with a month's supply of food portioned out each visit for up to 3 cats and 3 dogs.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Baltimore County Animal Services Shelter (Baldwin)
13800 Manor Road, Baldwin, MD 21013 · 410-887-7297
County shelter. Owner surrender is by appointment only. - Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS)
2490 Giles Road, Baltimore, MD 21225 · 410-396-4695
Open-admission, high-volume shelter for Baltimore City serving more than 12,000 homeless animals each year. Offers adoption of dogs, cats, working cats and other animals, fostering, lost and found pet services, reclaiming pets, and support for owned pets through veterinary care, supplies and safety-net programs. - Howard County Animal Control & Adoption Center
8576 Davis Road, Columbia, MD 21045 · 410-313-2780
Howard County's animal shelter, run by the Police Department. Investigates animal cruelty, rescues endangered animals, accepts unwanted pets from Howard County residents, runs pet adoption and humane education programs, keeps lost and found reports, and handles pet licensing and bite reports. - Humane Society of Harford County (Fallston)
2208 Connolly Road, Fallston, MD 21047 · (410) 836-1090
Animal shelter serving Harford County since 1946. Offers adoption, fostering, lost and found pet help, reclaiming lost pets, stray intake, owner surrenders and owner-requested euthanasia by appointment, dog training, and help keeping pets at home through a pet food bank, behavior resources, low-cost veterinary or spay/neuter referrals and loaned training aids or crates. - Baltimore Humane Society (Reisterstown)
1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136 · 410-833-8848
Nonprofit shelter and adoption center offering adoption of cats, dogs and small animals, fostering, lost and found pet help and pet surrender, along with a wellness clinic, pet food bank and pet memorial park.
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.