Shanti PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support)
- What it is
- Help paying vet bills
- Type of help
- Charitable assistance
- Who it helps
- Older adults and adults with illnesses or disabilities in San Francisco.
- Service area
- San Francisco, California
- Status
- Paused
- Checked
- on the official website, November 11, 2026
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Free help so older adults and adults with illness or disability can keep their pets: pet food and supplies, help paying for vet care, dog walking, foster care and in-home cat care.
How to reach them
Good to know
- Who can use it: Older adults and adults with illnesses or disabilities in San Francisco.
- How to get started: The client waitlist is currently closed. For other resources, email [email protected] or call (415) 674-4700.
Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Emergency signs and poison hotlines
If cost is the barrier: Paying for Care compares grants, payment plans and fundraising, and a free funding plan puts them together for your pet.
Other help near San Francisco
- Low-cost care San Francisco SPCA Mobile Vaccine Clinics · San Francisco · under 1 mi
- Vet clinic San Francisco Animal Care & Control Rabies and Microchip Clinic · San Francisco · 34 mi
- Emergency SAGE Veterinary Centers - San Francisco (24-Hour Emergency) · San Francisco · 34 mi
- Spay/neuter San Francisco SPCA Community Cats Program (TNR) · San Francisco · 34 mi
- Other help San Francisco SPCA Adoption Center · San Francisco · 34 mi
- Pet food Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA Pet Food Bank · San Mateo · 41 mi
All 591 programs in California →
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