for Charity
When you take a vow to your pet, you will help many other pets in need. Take a vow and cast your vote for one of four pet charities. For every 5,000 votes a charity receives, VPI will donate $1,000 to that charity.
An urgent need exists to make sure no pet goes without veterinary treatment because of lack of money. To meet this need, the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) established the AAHA Helping Pets Fund in 2005. The Fund works with AAHA-accredited veterinary practices to provide financial assistance to pets in need of emergency and non-elective care when their owners cannot afford it or when no owner exists.
The Animal Cancer Foundation (ACF) is a non-profit whose mission is to develop and support research that advances the prevention and treatment of cancers that affect people and pets. One of ACF's key objectives is to ensure that pets affected by cancer receive the best available treatment. In addition, pets that are unresponsive to conventional therapy may be eligible to participate in clinical trials that could save or extend their lives. These comparative oncology studies may also prove effective in saving or extending human life. ACF does not fund research that would either harm or induce cancer in companion animals.
Founded in 1975, Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships. Headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA, CCI is the largest non-profit provider of assistance dogs, and is recognized worldwide for the excellence of its dogs, and the quality and longevity of the matches it makes between dogs and people. The result is a life full of increased independence and loving companionship.
Helen Woodward Animal Center is a unique, private, non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of animals and enriching the lives of people. For more than 30 years, their no-kill Center has provided humane care and adoption for orphaned animals, as well as animal-centered educational and therapeutic programs for people. The Center is a dynamic, evolving institution that is an agent of change for the animal welfare world. Not only are they operating innovative and beneficial programs for animals and people, but they are teaching others around the world how to successfully market and promote their programs and stop the senseless death of thousands of animals.
