Free & Low-Cost Pet Services in San Francisco
Full Belly Mondays!
Full Belly Bus provides free dog and cat food, toys, leashes, collars, harnesses, pet jackets, seasonal surprise giveaways and professionally trained circus tricks.
St Anthony’s dining room
121 Golden Gate Ave
San Francisco, CA 94102
https://fullbellybus.org/full-belly-mondays-1First
Monday of every month from 3 to 4pm
First come, first served basis - no appointments
Veterinary Street Outreach services
Vet SOS operates FREE twice monthly pop-up veterinary clinics by appointment only for pet owners who are experiencing homelessness in San Francisco.
415-554-355-2237
email address: vetsos@sfccc.org
LOW-COST RABIES VACCINES & FREE MICROCHIPPING FOR LICENSED PETS
Friends of Animal Care & Control and SFVMA
1200 15th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-554-6364
https://www.friendsofsfacc.org/2016/09/05/hello-world/
Clinics take place 4 times a year on Sundays from 10:00 am-1:00 pm
First come, first served basis
GO NUTS! FREE PET FIXES
Free dog and cat spay/neuter services for San Francisco residents
SF Animal Care & Control
1200 15th Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103
For details, including pre-surgery instructions, call (650) 340-7022 x387
https://www.friendsofsfacc.org/2016/05/14/go-nuts-free-pet-fixes/
3rd Thursday of every month
Pets are accepted from 8:00-9:00 am on a first come, first served basis
No dogs over 80 lbs and no pets over 8 yrs old
SF SPCA MOBILE VACCINE CLINIC – VISITACION VALLEY
In addition to free vaccinations, monthly clinics offer flea medication and deworming as well as access to free spay/neuter appointments (offered on a sliding scale).
Visitacion Valley Strong Families Collaborative
50 Raymond Avenue (between Alpha St and Bayshore Blvd)
San Francisco, CA 94134
415-522-3560
https://www.sfspca.org/our-work/community-medicine/mobile-vax-clinics/
2nd Saturday of the month, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
First come, first served
SF AID FOR ANIMALS
Provides grants for urgent medical conditions for eligible individuals. Animal’s condition is contingent for funding – must be curable.
Contact link available on: www.sfsfa.org
SF SPCA SPAY/NEUTER SLIDING SCALE
Call Client Service Representatives at 415.554.3000 to discuss eligibility for financial assistance.
SF SPCA WALK-IN WELLNESS CLINIC
$25 brief wellness checks with a veterinarian and access to reduced-cost vaccines, mild ear and skin infection treatment and preventative medications such as flea and tick control
(wellness clinic cannot not treat sick animals).
Mission Campus, 250 Florida Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-554-3000
Open Tuesdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (subject to capacity – clinic will stop taking new clients once full)
First come, first served
Free parking available
VIP PETCARE WELLNESS CENTER
Low-cost vaccinations, physical exams, microchipping, parasite testing, prescription flea, tick, and heartworm preventatives, ear and eye flush, nail trims, skin scrapes, health certificates and health panels.
1975 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103
1-800-427-7973
Pricing: https://www.vippetcare.com/what-we-do/wellness-center-pricing/
Open: Monday through Friday: 2:30 – 7:30pm
No appointment needed
PETS ARE WONDERFUL SUPPORT – SHANTI PROJECT
Provides free comprehensive support services including veterinary care, pet food, dog walking, in-home cat care, emergency foster care, and dog washes. Serves low-income seniors and individuals living with disabilities. The client waitlist is currently closed due to high need.
Please check website for changes.
3170 23rd Street
San Francisco, CA
415-979-9550
https://www.shanti.org/programs-services/pets-are-wonderful-support/how-to-become-a-client/
Free & Low-Cost Pet Services in the East Bay
Bad Rap’s “Keep ‘Em Home” Pit Bull Project
Monthly events on Sundays in the East Bay offering low/no pay what you can' help including:
- On-site spay/neuter surgeries for a limited number of dogs
- Vaccines + microchips for all dogs, while supplies last
- Training/Behavior consultations for all dogs, as time allows
- Good Samaritan support - For finders of lost blocky dogs
- Renters support: To assist you with finding a rental that will allow your blocky dog
- Medical support. Limited, case-by-base support for medical costs.
For location, dates, times & questions: contact@badrap.org
PALS East Bay
Provides monthly, free core vaccines, dewormer, flea treatment and help with low cost and no cost spay and neuter to pet owners in East Oakland. PALS do not ask for proof of income, but given the demand for services, ask that you only attend if you cannot otherwise afford basic vet care. Also supports the Rainbow Bridge Fund to help dogs at the end of their life find "fospice" homes (foster/hospice).
Pet owners should arrive to sign in before 9:00 am.
Ira Jinkins Community Center at 9175 Edes Avenue in Oakland
Questions? Contact: palseastbay@gmail.com.
rain or shine
PAW Fund
Free & ‘Pay What You Can’ Pet Health Care to anyone who lives in either Contra Costa or Alameda counties. PAW Fund provides free and low-cost pet health care and referrals to community members in Contra Costa and Alameda counties in Northern California.
Free pet vaccine clinics are on Sundays, every four weeks.
Clinic starts at 10 a.m. but pet owners are advised to arrive earlier to sign in. Sign up ends when we reach 75 people.
Clinics are outdoors in the parking lot on the corner of Addison Street and Bolivar Drive in Berkeley, just across from Berkeley Animal Care Services.
510-390-3488
ASSISTANCE DOG SPECIAL ALLOWANCE PROGRAM – CA STATE
Provides monthly stipend to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog to help them with their disability-related needs. Must qualify through the state.