Pet Help in the Albuquerque Area
In Albuquerque 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
- Route 66 Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Center (Albuquerque) 24 hours
3601 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 · 505-266-7866
Emergency and critical care animal hospital open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, providing urgent, critical and after-hours care. Walk-ins are always welcome.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Bernalillo County Spay/Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) Vouchers
Unincorporated Bernalillo County (not Los Ranchos or Tijeras) · 505-314-0281
County vouchers that cover spay/neuter surgery and a rabies vaccine for dogs and cats at participating clinics (De Anza Animal Clinic and Valley Vetco). The voucher is sent directly to the clinic. - City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department Spay & Neuter Program
10500 Copper NE, Suite B · (505) 768-2000
Free spay/neuter with basic exam, rabies and core vaccines, and microchip for low- and moderate-income households (income limits apply); owners must be 18+, show proof of address and income, and pets must be over 4 lbs and under 7 years. - New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine Spay/Neuter Grant Program
Statewide · (505) 553-7021
State-funded grants to nonprofits and providers that offer free or low-cost dog and cat spay/neuter to New Mexico residents with household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Pet owners get services through the grant recipients, not by applying to the Board. - Street Cat Hub TNR Services (Albuquerque)
Albuquerque and Bernalillo County (other NM counties when funded)
Free trap-neuter-return spay/neuter for free-roaming community cats in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, with service to outlying New Mexico counties for a fee or when funding is available. Each cat gets a health screening, microchip scan, FVRCP and rabies vaccines and an ear tip. Includes a free trapping class and trap loans with a refundable deposit.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Animal Humane New Mexico Donor-Subsidized Veterinary Clinic
Albuquerque · (505) 255-5523
Donor-subsidized veterinary clinic offering checkups and specialized care to qualifying clients; clinic staff check income and/or public assistance.
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- Animal Humane New Mexico: Main Campus (Albuquerque)
615 Virginia St. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 · (505) 255-5523
Albuquerque shelter and adoption campus. - Animal Humane New Mexico: Westside Adoption Center
10141 Coors Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114 · (505) 323-7387
Westside adoption center in Albuquerque. - Bernalillo County Animal Care and Resource Center
3001 2nd St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105 · 505-314-0281
County shelter and animal protection service for all of Bernalillo County, offering adoptions, lost pet reunions, reclaims, owner relinquishments, pet licensing and ordinance enforcement. Holds dogs, cats, livestock, small mammals, birds and reptiles, and runs free and low-cost spay/neuter, vaccine and microchip clinics and community pet food assistance. - City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare: Eastside Shelter
8920 Lomas NE, Albuquerque, NM 87112 · 505-768-1975
City of Albuquerque animal shelter for admissions, adoptions, lost pet reclaims, microchipping, permit processing and ownership changes. All non-injured found pets go to the Eastside shelter during intake hours. - City of Albuquerque Animal Welfare: Westside Shelter
11800 Sunset Gardens SW, Albuquerque, NM 87121 · 505-768-1975
City of Albuquerque animal shelter on the west side for admissions, adoptions, lost pet reclaims, microchipping, permit processing and ownership changes. - Rio Rancho Animal Resource Center
3441 Northern Blvd., Rio Rancho, NM 87124 · 505-891-5075
City of Rio Rancho animal shelter that connects pets with adopters, reunites lost animals with families, and handles animal control reports, pet licensing and rabies requirements. Lists regional low-cost spay/neuter providers. - Watermelon Mountain Ranch Animal Center (Rio Rancho)
3251 Westphalia Blvd. NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144 · 505-221-2359
New Mexico's largest no-kill animal shelter, offering dog and cat adoptions at its Rio Rancho main campus and at PetSmart adoption sites in Albuquerque, plus owner surrenders. It does not accept found strays from the public and does not offer veterinary care for outside animals.
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 New Mexico 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.