Phinney’s believes in keeping people and their beloved pets together by extending a helping hand to pet parents in need

We do everything in our power to keep pets and their beloved owners together
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Phinney's is a registered 501(C)(3) nonprofit that helps low-income people in Massachusetts keep their pets. Our volunteers advise and educate pet parents, take pets to the vet, foster animals when their parents are hospitalized, walk dogs and care for cats. Donations help us buy pet food and supplies, and assist low-income people with vet bills and boarding.

Phinney’s helps pet owners in many ways.
Some need regular support, some need help only once.

The most common services we provide are…

• Advice to people on pet care
• Payment of impending vet bills
• Purchase and delivery of pet supplies
• In-home pet care for chronically ill pet parents
• Pet fostering and boarding when pet parents are hospitalized
• Pet transportation to/from vet visits
• Fostering when pet parents are hospitalized

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​EverCare Program

​Assists pet owners living with chronic illnesses or disabilities, or owners who have pets with chronic issues. We help with monthly visits, litter box cleaning, dog walking, nail trims, administering medications to pets, and fostering while their parents are hospitalized.

Also offers financial help with regular vet checks, pet medications, tests, emergency vet bills, and boarding.

​Pet Boost Program

​Distributes pet food and supplies to pets whose owners are going through a financial hardship that requires ongoing help for a limited period of time. These families are not necessarily struggling with a disabling illness but may have lost their job or need support after fleeing from an abusive household.

This program also offers financial help with regular vet checks, pet medications, tests, emergency vet bills and boarding for these families.

​Emergency Program

Helps with one-time needs to solve problems that are putting the pet at risk of being euthanized or surrendered. This could be a pending vet bill, pet surgery, need of boarding, or an outstanding dog license that needs renewing. 

​In many cases we are also able to restore the pet to health and resolve painful conditions by addressing a one-time vet bill through this program.

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​Funds

​​Phinney’s manages different Funds to help pet parents with particular needs. These Funds may have been started by people or groups interested in supporting pet owners going through specific issues. But you can donate to the Funds too!

Click here to learn about our worthy Funds