A 2024 survey by USA TODAY Blueprint shows that 91% of pet owners have endured some level of financial stress because of pet care costs. In the summer of 2023, a Forbes Advisor poll revealed that 63% of dog and cat owners said inflation had made it harder to pay an unexpected vet expense, and 42% said they would go into debt if the bill was for $999 or less.
The video above is CARE’s CAC team in action!
CARE works within and partners with underserved communities around the country.
Because we’re deeply embedded in these communities and have trusted relationships, there is no need to ask those in desperate situations to qualify for Direct CARE. We simply help as many people as we can and many donate back to the program.
Direct CARE
The DirectCARE Fund provides timely emergency support for companion animals within CARE Center collective communities, providing immediate funding support for preventative and emergency veterinarian care. CARE is building a community-owned fund similar to popular Crowd Funding models. Funds generated from DirectCARE provide support for:
Fund Eligibility
The DirectCARE Fund provides emergency care support to keep companion animals with their families and avoid the animal sheltering system. As such, all companion pet owners within CARE Center Collective service are eligible to access available funds to, in part, support emergency care needs for their pets. Access to these funds will be available to individual companion pet owners on a case-by-case basis. Human service agencies are also welcome to contact their local or regional CARE representative to establish a trusted partnership for household referral requests to the program.
The people and pets below are Real. Please help us in supporting others, Directly. Without Judgement and without Applications.
Anything you purchase at our online stores below supports our Direct CARE Fund
PLEASE VISIT CARE’S STORE AT BONFIRE. 100% of PROCESS GO TO CARE’S DIRECT CARE FUND TO SUPPORT FAMILIES WITH VET CARE COSTÂ
YOU CAN ALSO GRAB SOME GOOD CLOTHES FROM OUR FRIENDS AT
PET RODEO. 20% OF YOUR TOTAL PURCHASE GO TOWARD OUR DIRECT CARE FUND
