Pet Help in the York Area

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In York and need help now? For an emergency, go to one of the emergency vets below and tell them if cost is a barrier. To lower costs, start with the spay/neuter programs. For food, see the pet food programs. For a bill you can’t cover, get a free funding plan.

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Emergency and urgent care

• Animal Emergency and Referral Center of York
  1640 S Queen St, York, PA 17403 · (717) 767-5355
  Emergency veterinary hospital (a Thrive Pet Healthcare partner) providing after-hours emergency care plus specialty surgery and cardiology, open 7 days a week.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• York County SPCA Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N. · (717) 764-6109 ext. 301
  High-quality, low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs. Each surgery includes pain medication, a microchip and an e-collar; vaccines, flea treatment, bloodwork and simple hernia repair can be added. The Pit Bull Spay/Neuter Program offers a further discount for pit bull-type dogs of York County residents.
• York County SPCA Pit Bull Spay/Neuter Program
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N., York, PA 17406 · (717) 764-6109 ext. 301
  Discounted spay/neuter surgery for pit bull-type dogs, including pain medication, an e-collar and a microchip, at the York County SPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic.
• York County SPCA Trap-Neuter-Return Program
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N. · (717) 764-6109 ext. 301
  Low-cost TNR for outdoor, free-roaming cats. Each cat receives spay/neuter surgery, rabies and distemper vaccines, Revolution flea and tick treatment and an ear tip. Walk-ins are accepted for one cat; multiple cats need an appointment. Humane live-release traps can be rented weekly with a refundable deposit.

Help paying a vet bill

• York County SPCA CARMA (Companion Animals Requiring Medical Assistance)
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N. · (717) 764-6109
  Greatly reduced-cost care from the shelter medical team for pets with an urgent medical problem whose owners face financial hardship, to prevent surrender or euthanasia over cost. It is not free; cost estimates are given before scheduling and the bill is paid at the time of service, with a deposit for surgeries. It does not cover emergencies needing intensive care, routine vaccines or dentals, chronic conditions needing rechecks, euthanasia or several other conditions listed on the page. Cases are prioritized by urgency.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

• York County SPCA SafePet Emergency Boarding
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N. · (717) 764-6109
  Free temporary emergency boarding for up to 30 days for pets of people fleeing or planning to leave domestic violence, displaced by a natural disaster, or homeless. Pets staying 10 to 30 days receive spay/neuter, microchip, exams and vaccines at no cost; shorter stays receive rabies vaccine and a microchip. Pets not claimed by day 30 become the shelter's property.

Pet food

• York County SPCA Pet Food Pantry and Cat Colony Aid
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N. · (717) 764-6109
  Monthly pet food for York County households facing financial hardship, so families do not have to give up pets they cannot afford to feed. The Cat Colony Aid program supplements colony caregivers with donated cat food, coupons or both, picked up at the shelter. Both run first come, first served and depend on donations.

Keeping your pet, end-of-life care and pet loss

• York County SPCA - Brougher Companion Animal Shelter
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N. · (717) 764-6109
  Independent nonprofit shelter serving York County. Finds homes for displaced and stray animals, accepts stray dogs from York County municipalities that contract with it, investigates and prosecutes cruelty, helps with lost and found pets and offers rehoming help. Also runs a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, a pet food pantry, the CARMA reduced-cost urgent care program and SafePet emergency boarding.
• York County SPCA Lost & Found Pets
  3159 Susquehanna Trail N., York, PA 17406 · (717) 764-6109
  Help reuniting lost pets with their families: a frequently updated online list of found animals, a Lost Pet Report the shelter uses to match incoming pets, found pet reporting, and step-by-step search tips.

Paying for a bigger bill

Apply to more than one assistance program at a time. Ways to pay a vet bill in Pennsylvania 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.

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