Marion County Animal Services CAREs Program (pet pantry and keep-pets-home help)
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- What it is
- Pet food and supplies
- Who it helps
- Marion County residents.
- Where
- Marion County residents
- Status
- Open
- Checked
- on the official website, November 5, 2026
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Surrender-prevention help for Marion County pet owners: food from the shelter's pet pantry, minor medical coverage and vaccinations, spay/neuter surgeries, pet supplies and private rehoming resources.
Good to know
- Who can use it: Marion County residents.
- How to get started: Email the MCAS CAREs program (address on the county's Rehoming Your Pet page) to discuss resources.
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.
Also from this organization
- Marion County Animal Services (Ocala) · Ocala
- Marion County Animal Services Neuter Commuter · Ocala
- Marion County Animal Services Trap-Neuter-Return · Ocala
More pet food near Ocala
- VOCAL Project FEED Pet Food Bank · Ocala · 6 mi
- Humane Society of North Central Florida - Pet Food Bank · Gainesville · 37 mi
- Halifax Humane Society Pet Food Pantry (Daytona Beach) · Daytona Beach · 63 mi
- Pasco County Animal Services Pet Food Bank · Land O' Lakes · 69 mi
Other help near Ocala
- Other help Humane Society of Marion County Shelter · Ocala · 2 mi
- Vet clinic UF Pet Emergency Treatment Services (Ocala) · Ocala · 2 mi
- Low-cost care Humane Society of Marion County Animal Clinic · Ocala · 2 mi
- Spay/neuter VOCAL Trap-Neuter-Return (Marion County) · Ocala · 6 mi
- Emergency UF Small Animal Hospital - Emergency & Critical Care · Gainesville · 34 mi
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