Free & Low-Cost Pet Services in San Francisco

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

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

https://www.sfccc.org/veterinary-street-outreach

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

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

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

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

Call Client Service Representatives at 415.554.3000 to discuss eligibility for financial assistance. 

$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

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

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/

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

https://badrap.org/keep-em-home

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

http://www.palseastbay.org/home.html

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

http://pawfund.org/

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. 

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/assistance-dogs