SERVICES
Providing supplemental pet food and preventive veterinary care to pets in need.
Keeping pets at your side, one day at a time.
We offer low- or no-cost services to qualifying clients, including delivering supplemental pet food and supplies, medicines, preventive veterinary care and more to keep animals happy and healthy and with their families for life.
Pets are an important part of our emotional support network. Our pets are a source of warmth, trust and unconditional love, asking for very little in return. The terminally ill and elderly face many changes in their lives. They experience loss of health, while some lose financial stability, employment and even friends. They may also experience difficulty in maintaining their pets because of the financial and physical care challenges that sometimes result from their conditions. In these times, the companionship of their pets offers real emotional and psychological benefits.
OUR SERVICES
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD AND SUPPLIES
We provide assistance to our clients in maintaining the health and wellbeing of their companion animal, including delivery of supplemental food, supplies (e.g., cat litter), and preventive medicines (e.g., flea and heartworm medication).
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY CARE
We can provide clients help in obtaining professional, preventive pet healthcare through our network of partner veterinarians. Due to limited funding, PetPALS does not provide emergency veterinary assistance, and cannot accept new clients if their pet(s) requires extensive medical care. Our partners offer annual screenings and access to vaccinations and annual medications only.
If you require immediate medical intervention, there are other organizations that may be able to assist you. Please visit our Resources page for more help.
GROOMING
Basic grooming services to help improve animal quality of life, including dog nail trimming and coat mat removals, can be made available upon special request once annually to existing clients.
PALs
Clients may be assigned a PAL, a dedicated volunteer who will help with supplemental food and supply delivery, transportation for pets to and from veterinary appointments, and assist in scheduling veterinary appointments.
LONG TERM PLANNING
Assistance may be made available in planning to ensure continuous pet care, and legal resources and referrals for wills and power-of-attorney documents.
EDUCATION
We act as a resource and referral network and can provide health and educational information, including “safe pet” guidelines to owners. We also offer a speakers bureau about our programs and the issues we are concerned with.
PetPALS is unable to support all applications, and cannot assist with new applications for pets in emergency need of veterinary assistance. Please visit our Resources page for potential new resources for you.
DO YOU QUALIFY?
DO YOU QUALIFY?
PetPALS extends our limited resources to qualifying candidates only. To qualify you should meet the following criteria:
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All clients MUST reside in Burlington, Camden or Gloucester counties in New Jersey.
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Clients must be low-income, independent living seniors, disabled, chronically ill or terminally ill pet owners. Prospective clients must be prepared to provide proof of total household income before being accepted into the program, and annually to maintain benefits.
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All clients must have had their pet for more than six months, and the pet must be altered. (If you need assistance getting your pet altered, we can refer you to free or low-cost surgeries offered in each county we serve.)
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PetPALS is unable to assist with new applications for assistance with pets who have significant health issues or emergency veterinary care needs. If you need help paying veterinary bills, check out Care Credit at www.carecredit.com.
To request an application, please contact us today.
If you have an emergency situation or require help outside our service area, we have assembled a brief list of resources available in New Jersey. Please visit our Resources page for more information.