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Pet Help in Northern Virginia

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In Northern Virginia 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: Richmond. Hampton Roads. Roanoke.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

Help paying a vet bill

  • Animal Welfare League of Arlington - Veterinary Assistance Program
    Arlington County residents · (703) 931-9241
    Help paying for veterinary care for low-income Arlington County pet owners whose pets have emergencies (covered case by case, such as being hit by a car, broken bones, urinary blockage or swallowed objects) or chronic conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, allergies, arthritis, hyperthyroidism and seizures. It does not cover cancer, dental, orthopedic surgery, routine or wellness care, vaccines, grooming, euthanasia or after-life services.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics

  • Animal Welfare League of Arlington - H.E.L.P. Program
    Arlington County and Falls Church City residents · (703) 931-9241
    Short-term pet housing for up to two weeks for people facing a health or housing crisis, such as emergency evacuation, unexpected hospitalization or entering a domestic abuse shelter. Some pets stay in temporary foster homes; expired vaccinations can be updated at the shelter.

Pet food

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

  • Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
    4101 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304 · (703) 746-4774
    Alexandria's animal shelter and animal control, with adoptions, fostering, lost pet help, pet licensing, rehoming help and behavior and training help.
  • Animal Welfare League of Arlington
    2650 S. Arlington Mill Dr., Arlington, VA 22206 · (703) 931-9241
    Arlington's animal shelter and animal control: adoptions, fostering, lost and found pets and rehoming help, plus officers who respond to calls about pets and wildlife, animal bites, abuse or neglect and sick or injured animals.
  • Loudoun County Animal Services
    42225 Adoption Drive, Leesburg, VA 20175 · (703) 777-0406
    County animal shelter and humane law enforcement: care for surrendered and stray pets, adoptions, fostering, a lost and found animal directory, dog licenses and animal cruelty investigations.
  • Fairfax County Animal Services
    8875 Lorton Road, Lorton, VA 22079 · (703) 324-0299
    County animal shelter and animal control with adoptions, fostering, lost and found pets, field services and a Pet Resource Center. The Michael R. Frey Campus in Fairfax is temporarily closed for renovation; the Lorton Campus is open.
  • Prince William County Animal Services Center
    14807 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112 · (703) 792-6465
    County animal shelter and animal control with pet adoptions, found animal help, dog licenses, rabies and bite reporting, and help with nuisance wildlife.

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 Virginia 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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