We provide access to veterinary care for the pets of homeless and/or underfunded people living in Jefferson County, Washington State. Our mission is to keep pets and their people together by keeping pets healthy.
We are a 501C3 nonprofit, volunteer-based organization. Our full name is Pet Helpers Port Townsend, and we are not related to any other businesses or organizations called “Pet Helpers”. We are funded solely by contributions from donors. We serve Jefferson County, Washington.
We accept clients based on their financial status, and we pay veterinarians directly for the care of their pets. Since homelessness and/or financial crisis is a growing situation in our county, we have served over a thousand pets to date, and continue to respond to the increasing need.
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Checks can be sent to Pet Helpers Port Townsend, PO Box 1748, Port Townsend WA 98368
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Or go to https://pethelpersporttownsend.org/please-support-our-work/
Our Goals
- Provide access to veterinary services for sick and injured pets when their people cannot afford it.
- Provide spaying, neutering, and vaccinations.
- Partner with veterinarians, pet-care businesses, warming shelters, housing communities, and related organizations.
- Provide guidance on pet healthcare.
- Help get pets microchipped and licensed.
- Provide transportation to and from appointments when needed.
- Assure underprivileged pet owners that our goal is to assist in keeping them and their pets together by providing resources they need to keep their pets healthy.
- Raise funds to support the above goals.
If you have a pet, you know how its presence in your life provides a depth of love and caring that cannot be replaced. Especially in trying times, your pet gives you unconditional love. But imagine if your beloved pet becomes ill or injured and you cannot access veterinary care – and that is exactly what has happened for too many in our community. Pet Helpers Port Townsend exists to provide access to veterinary care for the pets of those who cannot otherwise afford it. No animal deserves to suffer.
A pet can be a lifeline for a person facing homelessness, disability, or crisis, and is often the only living being that loves them. So when we save a pet, we save a person too.
Sometimes a person with limited resources must choose between either buying groceries or getting veterinary care for a sick pet. Admirably, many the veterinary care. But if the pet needs surgery, it can cost as much as a year’s income for a minimum wage earner. Even vaccinations are more than many people can afford. No one should have to make such heartbreaking choices. That’s why we hope you will choose to support Pet Helpers Port Townsend.
To request help for your pet please email pethelperspt@gmail.com
General contact: pethelperspt@gmail.com
“Thank you for allowing me to be part of a most important organization. I so appreciate the incredibly wonderful things you do on behalf of our community and pets.” – Linda Maguire, volunteer
“Wiley’s biopsy came back negative!! We are so relieved & thrilled to know we’ll have him with us for a few more years! He’s feeling well & is starting to be his old self again. You folks are such a blessing! We just can’t thank you enough. I pray we’ll have a chance to pay it forward & you will be on our first list when we get back on our feet & have discretionary income again. What you’re able to do for the community is awesome. Thank you, again, with all sincerity. This has made such a difference in not only Wiley’s life, but in ours, too.” – Cathie K., client
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