These are some resources for free or low cost vet care in NYC:
Operation Pit
Operation Pit is the ASPCA’s new canine health program specially designed to help Pits and Pit mixes be all that they can be! Operation Pit offers free spay, neuter, or vasectomy surgeries to Pit Bulls, along with free Distemper/Parvovirus vaccinations and free microchips.
Requirements: Healthy Pit Bulls and Pit mixes, ages 3 months to 6 years
- Free spay, neuter or vasectomy
- Free vaccinations (optional)
- Free microchip (optional)
- Free K9 camo gear for all participating dogs
- “Honorable Discharge” and after-care instructions at the end of the day
How to Enlist: Call (877) 900-PITS
Every Tuesday and Thursday by appointment
Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital
424 East 92nd Street (between 1st Ave. and York St.)
New York, NY
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Sundays
ASPCA Spay/Neuter Clinic
70-25 83rd Street
Glendale, Queens 11385
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ASPCA has a free spray neuter van that is in various locations around the city five days a week. They also do rabies shots for free and other shots for low cost, but only with the surgery. You have to be on some form of PA (public assistance) – welfare, Medicaid, food stamps, SSI, or SSD.
Petco has a low cost clinic at its Union Square store. Prices start at $10 and their hours are 10:00-12:00. Law in NYC requires rabies vaccines and without an up-to-date rabies tag your dog can be seized.
The Safety Net Program is a low cost full service vet care van that is parked at Manhattan ACC Friday and Saturday 11-6. People get there early. It’s also at Brooklyn ACC Wednesday 11-6, 2336 Linden Boulevard and in the Bronx at East 189th and 3rd Ave in the Sears parking lot.
The number is 718-544-PETS. Website is www.718544pets.org
The Humane Society of NY also does low cost care but they are hard to access. You have to pay for the appointment ahead of time with a credit or debit card which is $15 and if you miss the appointment you don’t get your money back.
Graffiti Church (over on E. 7th St. between Avenues B and C) does meals on Wednesdays at 6:00 and they usually have dog food and resources for vet care.
Financial Help for Veterinary Services
Coupons & Discounts
Multiple Pet Discount
Most veterinarians will give you a substantial discount if you bring in more than one pet on the same day. Ask your veterinarian if he or she offers this discount, or would consider doing so.
Bideawee offers a 10%-off coupon for veterinary services in theThe Village Voice, a free weekly newspaper available on street corners throughout the city.
410 East 38th Street, Manhattan, 10016
Web: www.bideawee.org
Phone: (212) 532-5884
E-mail: ManhattanVet@bideawee.org
Payment Plans & Credit
Payment Plan
Ask your veterinarian if he/she can offer you a payment plan that would allow you to pay the bill over time.
Care Credit is a line of credit that can be used for veterinary bills (and human medical and dental bills). It offers a no-interest loan if paid off within two years. Ask your veterinarian if they accept Care Credit or if they would like to. (Some veterinary offices provide literature and an application for Care Credit.) They take instant applications over the phone, so if your veterinarian already accepts it, you can apply on the spot.
Free & Low-Cost Veterinary Services
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church periodically offers free vet care clinics for those in need. Appointments are on a first come, first served basis and there is a limit of two pets per household.
422 West 46th Street, Manhattan, 10036
Phone: (212) 246-7277 x35
