Pet Help in the Bellingham Area

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In Bellingham 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 and low-cost clinics. 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 Care (AEC) - Bellingham 24 hours
  4176 Meridian Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 218-0452
  Emergency-only veterinary hospital in Bellingham, open 24/7/365. Works in tandem with Boundary Bay Veterinary Specialty Hospital at the same address for continued specialty care.
• Whatcom Humane Society - Animal Control & Rescue 24 hours
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Animal control and field services available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: pickup of stray, injured, aggressive and dead animals, transport of injured animals to a veterinarian in emergencies, enforcement of animal laws, and investigation of cruelty and neglect complaints.

Spay, neuter and vouchers

• Whatcom Humane Society - Spay Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP)
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Low-cost spay/neuter program for eligible applicants, including a separate application for Lummi and Nooksack tribal members. Appointments are booked 3-4 months out depending on breed, sex and weight.

Low-cost clinics and vaccines

• Whatcom Humane Society - Low-Cost Microchipping
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Low-cost pet microchipping at the Whatcom Humane Society shelter in Bellingham, with no appointment needed.

Pet food

• Whatcom Humane Society - Community Pet Food Bank
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Donation-based pet food bank for Whatcom County residents in temporary need of help feeding their pets. Amounts depend on donated supply.

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

• Whatcom Humane Society
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Open-admission animal shelter in Bellingham providing adoptions, lost and found pets, owned-animal surrender, pet licensing, low-cost microchips and animal control for Bellingham, Blaine, Ferndale, Sumas, Everson and unincorporated Whatcom County. A 24-hour microchip scanning station is outside the shelter.
• Whatcom Humane Society - End of Life Euthanasia Services
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Humane euthanasia for ill or suffering companion animals, by appointment, for people without a veterinarian, low-income owners or others in need. Owners may stay with their pet. Fees include communal cremation; private cremation costs extra.
• Whatcom Humane Society - Pet Loss Support Group
  2172 Division Street, Bellingham, WA 98226 · (360) 733-2080
  Free monthly in-person pet loss support group with volunteer facilitators, for people grieving a pet, anticipating a loss, facing a euthanasia decision or dealing with a lost or stolen pet.

Paying for a bigger bill

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