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RedRover Relief - Domestic Violence Safe Escape Grants

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Help in a crisis

National grant usable in Maine that pays for up to 45 days of pet boarding (up to $40 per pet per day, usually 3 or fewer pets) plus needed vaccines while a survivor stays in a domestic violence shelter.

Checked on the official website · October 22, 2026 What this means
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How to reach them

  • Serves: Statewide (national program)
  • Hours: Responds within one business day to advocate applications.
  • Who qualifies: Domestic violence survivors with pets; the application must be submitted by a domestic violence shelter advocate, not the survivor.
  • How to get help: Ask your advocate at a Maine domestic violence resource center to get a boarding estimate and apply online for you.

Emergency? Call your veterinarian or the nearest 24-hour emergency hospital now, and tell them if cost is a barrier. Maine emergency hospitals · Emergency signs and poison hotlines

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Sources

RedRover Relief - Domestic Violence Safe Escape Grants official page, checked October 22, 2026. Programs change; contact them for current information.