Applications for funding must be made by veterinary clinics, not directly from pet owners.

No set hours

• seniors receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
• recipients of the Ontario Disability Support Payment (ODSP) or Canada Pension Plan Disability Payment (CPP Disability)
• women at risk of abuse entering a registered women's shelter in Ontario and participating in Safe Pet Ontario Program
• Ontario Works (OW) recipients
• supportive housing for seniors, retirement homes or long-term care facilities with live-in pets
• individuals with an annual household income of less than $25,000

Call your regular veterinarian

• pet owners cannot apply directly - all applications must be made by veterinarians on behalf of pet owners

• helps low-income pet owners in Ontario by subsidizing the cost of non-elective veterinary care for their sick or injured pets such as surgery (including some dental surgery), hospitalization and diagnostics
• does not cover routine exams, vaccinations, food (including prescription diets), routine spays/neuters and general prophylactic dental care