Useful links with further reading for tenants

Animal Welfare League Queensland Community Vet Clinics

https://www.awlq.org.au/vet-clinics/

Provides accessible, low-cost veterinary services through clinics in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Ipswich. Eligible pet owners may also receive payment support or direct financial assistance for emergency and life-threatening veterinary care.

Lort Smith (VIC)

https://lortsmith.com/support-services/

Provides discounted veterinary services for eligible concession card holders in Victoria, as well as diagnostic assistance, interest-free loans and compassionate care funding for eligible emergency cases.

Cherished Pets Foundation (VIC)

https://www.cherishedpetcare.com.au/foundation/crisis-care

Provides veterinary social services and case-by-case assistance with veterinary care for vulnerable people and their pets in the Geelong and Bellarine regions of Victoria. Crisis support and assistance with veterinary bills are generally accessed through a case manager or healthcare professional.

Pet Medical Crisis

https://petmedicalcrisis.com.au/

Helps pensioners and families experiencing financial hardship meet the cost of urgent veterinary care for pets in crisis, primarily in Victoria.

PetSafetyNet

https://petsafetynet.com.au/

Helps eligible pet owners experiencing financial hardship access free veterinary telehealth and a limited range of subsidised urgent or essential treatments in selected areas of the Hunter, Central Coast and Mid North Coast regions of NSW, and throughout Tasmania.

The Stay Foundation

https://www.thestayfoundation.org/

Supports vulnerable people and families with pet food and supplies, access to essential preventive pet care and emergency pet boarding in the Hunter and Central Coast regions of NSW.

Pets Of The Homeless

https://www.petsofthehomeless.org.au/how-we-help/vet-care

Helps eligible Victorians experiencing financial hardship access subsidised or fully funded veterinary care, including routine treatment, diagnostics, dental care and urgent surgery. Access requires a referral from a support worker or community service organisation.

Pets in the Park

https://www.petsinthepark.org.au/

Provides free veterinary care for pets belonging to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness through volunteer-run clinics across Australia. Access requires a referral from a community service caseworker or support worker.

Safe Pets Safe Families Vet Crisis Fund (SA)

https://safepetssafefamilies.org.au/vet-crisis-fund/

Provides pre-approved assistance to individuals and families experiencing financial hardship so their pets can receive urgent veterinary care through approved partner clinics in South Australia.

ACT Pet Crisis Support

https://www.actpetcrisis.com/

Provides vulnerable and low-income pet owners with access to essential veterinary care through the Tiny Vet Clinic and financial assistance for urgent or life-threatening treatment through local veterinary clinics. Services are available in the ACT and surrounding region, including Queanbeyan.

Perth Vet Bill Assistance

https://www.perthvetbillassistance.com/

Helps owners experiencing severe financial hardship across Western Australia meet the cost of urgent treatment for sick or injured pets after other funding and payment options have been exhausted.

Pets and People

https://petsandpeople.com.au/

Connects pet owners with qualified pet loss counsellors and provides information and resources about grief following the loss of a companion animal. Counselling fees apply and vary between providers.

Rest Your Paws

https://restyourpaws.com.au/pet-loss/

Provides telephone and online grief counselling, a pet loss support community and resources covering anticipatory grief, terminal illness and the loss of a pet

Love, Baxter (International / online)

https://lovebaxter.com/

Provides free online information about senior pet care, end-of-life planning, anticipatory grief and pet loss, as well as a directory of grief and end-of-life professionals.

Griefline

https://griefline.org.au/resources/losing-a-pet/

Provides free telephone support, online forums and information to help people understand and cope with grief following the death of a pet.

NALAG (National Association for Loss and Grief) Grief Support

https://nalag.org.au/pet-loss/

Provides free telephone and online grief support, together with information about pet loss. Face-to-face support is also available in selected NSW locations.

Pause for Paws (National/online)

https://www.pauseforpaws.com.au/free-resources

Provides free, evidence-based pet loss resources, guided exercises and information, with additional self-guided and one-to-one support available.

Kids Helpline

https://www.kidshelpline.com.au/parents/issues/supporting-child-through-grief-and-loss

Provides guidance for parents supporting children through grief, including the death of a family pet. Children and young people can also access free, confidential counselling by phone or webchat.