Pet Help in the Buffalo Area
In Buffalo 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: Rochester.
Emergencies and 24-hour hospitals
- BluePearl Pet Hospital - Buffalo (Cheektowaga) 24 hours
4821 Genesee St, Cheektowaga, NY 14225 · (716) 839-4043
24/7 emergency veterinary hospital in Cheektowaga, formerly the Greater Buffalo Veterinary Emergency Clinic, serving Erie and Niagara Counties including Amherst, Clarence, Lockport, Orchard Park, Tonawanda and Williamsville. Staff will talk you through whether your pet's situation is an emergency. - Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center 24 hours
3930 North Buffalo St, Orchard Park, NY 14127 · (716) 662-6660
AAHA-accredited animal hospital in Orchard Park offering 24/7 emergency care 365 days a year, plus wellness and primary care and specialty referral services (internal medicine, surgery, neurology and oncology). - Green Acres Veterinary Center 24 hours
2060 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150 · (716) 694-0122
General, emergency and specialty animal hospital in Tonawanda, part of Buffalo Veterinary Group, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Services include exams, vaccines, surgery including spay and neuter, emergency care, pharmacy, lab diagnostics and imaging.
Spay, neuter and vouchers
- Operation PETS (Western New York Spay/Neuter Clinic)
3443 South Park Ave., Buffalo, NY 14219 · 716-783-8998
Nonprofit high-volume spay/neuter clinic for healthy dogs, cats and feral/community cats in Western New York. Dog and cat surgery packages include rabies and distemper vaccines, flea control and post-op pain medication. Income-qualified owners get reduced pricing, and a Spay It Forward rate is available to others when the schedule permits. - Feral Cat FOCUS of WNY (TNVR and trap loans)
Buffalo and western New York · (888) 902-9717
All-volunteer organization offering Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return for feral, free-roaming and barn cats in western New York, in partnership with Operation PETS Spay/Neuter Clinic. Surgery includes rabies and distemper vaccines and a left ear-tip. Feral Cat FOCUS often subsidizes surgeries when funds allow and loans humane traps to people with a scheduled spay/neuter appointment.
Low-cost clinics and vaccines
- Erie County Department of Health Free Rabies Vaccination Clinics
503 Kensington Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214 · (716) 961-6800
The Erie County Department of Health holds free drive-thru rabies vaccination clinics for dogs, cats and ferrets in January, May and September. Its Rabies, Disease and Vector Control Program also investigates animal bites, scratches and wildlife encounters with people or pets. - SPCA Serving Erie County Lipsey Veterinary Clinic
300 Harlem Rd. · (716) 531-4700
Affordable non-emergency veterinary care (wellness exams, diagnostics, vaccines, basic preventatives) for community pets whose families need it most, by appointment only. - SPCA Serving Erie County Vaccine & Microchip Clinics
Erie County · 716-875-7360
Affordable community vaccine and microchip clinics held at the Lipsey Veterinary Clinic and at community sites around Erie County, with low-cost bundles of rabies and core vaccines, flea treatment, dewormer and microchip. A DHPP (dog) or HCP (cat) vaccine on its own can be registered at no cost.
Help paying a vet bill
- SPCA Serving Erie County - Marie Gebura Caring Heart Program
300 Harlem Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 · 716-531-4700
Donor-funded safety net at the SPCA's Lipsey Veterinary Clinic that helps cover lifesaving or unexpected medical care for pets whose owners face financial hardship and cannot afford the cost.
Pet food
- SPCA Serving Erie County Pet Food Pantry
300 Harlem Road · (716) 875-7360
Free pet food for household pets once every 30 days per household; open to anyone 18+, no proof of hardship currently required, by appointment or Walk-In Wednesday (first Wednesday monthly).
Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss
- City of Buffalo Animal Shelter
380 N Oak Street, Buffalo, NY 14203 · 716-851-5694
City shelter and animal control that cares for injured, abused, lost and abandoned animals, reunites lost pets with families, and adopts out dogs and cats. - Niagara SPCA
2100 Lockport Rd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304 · 716-731-4368
No-kill, adoption-guarantee shelter in Niagara Falls serving Niagara County, offering adoption, rehoming help, end-of-life care, stray animal intake, training resources, fostering and grooming. - SPCA Serving Erie County
300 Harlem Road, West Seneca, NY 14224 · 716-875-7360
Erie County's large nonprofit shelter in West Seneca with adoptions, community support services, a wildlife department, animal rescue, foster care, a pet food pantry, vaccine and microchip clinics, a pet loss support group and the Lipsey Veterinary Clinic. Its site lists dog and animal control contacts for every Erie County town. - SPCA Serving Erie County Behavior Help
300 Harlem Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224 · (716) 875-7360
The SPCA's Behavior Department helps pet owners who are considering surrendering a pet because of behavior concerns, with separate phone lines for cat and dog questions and free online guides on topics such as resource guarding, separation anxiety, introducing pets and destructive scratching. - SPCA Serving Erie County End-of-Life Euthanasia & Cremation
300 Harlem Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224 · (716) 875-7360
Euthanasia by appointment with general or private cremation (ashes returned in a cedar box) for small animals, cats and dogs, plus cremation for pets that died at home. Owners who want to be present can arrange it through the adjoining Lipsey Veterinary Clinic. Same-day appointments may not be available. - SPCA Serving Erie County Pet Loss Support Group
300 Harlem Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224
Free pet loss support group facilitated by a mental health counselor, for anyone 18 or older coping with the loss of a pet or the need to rehome a pet. No registration needed. The SPCA can also share resources to help younger children process the loss of a pet.
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 York 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.