REACH™ Animal Care Program
Your gifts in action
REACH aims to break down barriers to immediate veterinary care by offering grants to any of the more than 100,000 AVMA members nationwide, increasing assistance to the most vulnerable communities. This program empowers AVMF to bring our “Helping Veterinarians Help Animals” motto to fruition on a much greater national and regional scale, potentially assisting thousands more animals in need every year. Below are just some of the many animals helped by the REACH program.
“The AVMF REACH Program has helped us treat deserving patients and clients in new ways not before possible. Being able to inform a client struggling with severe financial difficulty and a sick pet that they will be taken care of is such a blessing. I’ll never forget the generosity of this program, the client’s gratitude, and tears of joy as we see hope for a loved one return.”
Dr. Jacob Lauer
Beaverton, Oregon
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Miss Maggie's second chance
Recently, a veterinarian and owner of Dr. Sue’s Animal Clinic shared a story of an amazing family that was enduring hard times. “They recently had to euthanize one of their older animals. Their other dog, Maggie, had been “off” since the loss of her best friend. At first, her family assumed she was just mourning. However, they started noticing increasing weight loss, decreased appetite, extreme lethargy, etc. When she failed to improve, they brought her in.”
Grants to help all varieties of animals, big and small
Egore, a beautiful 22-year-old Amazon, got stuck in a sliding glass door, resulting in the loss of the top part of her beak. Her owner was on a fixed income and unable to afford immediate care. Thanks to generous gifts made by members of the community, Egore received the treatment she needed and now lives a charmed life.
Charitable gifts help family after devastating fire
When Cocoa, a chocolate lab, arrived at the emergency trauma clinic, he had just been rescued by firefighters from the smoke and flames that engulfed his home and took the lives of two pack mates. In the face of such devastating loss, the family couldn’t afford to pay for Cocoa’s treatment for smoke inhalation. Generous gifts supported the costs of the pup’s care. Cocoa, who has now become even more precious to the family, is on the road to recovery and doing well.
Together we will make a difference
This program is made possible by the contributions of donors like you. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of animals and those who care for them.
This program is made possible by the contributions of donors like you. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of animals and those who care for them.