We took in a stray animal, and it needs significant vet care due to injuries (or illness). Can CARE help with the costs?
CARE can not help with expenses. Some other organizations may be able to help, and some vets may be more willing to work with you in this situation. Unfortunately, CARE does not have specific information on such organizations or vets. (Note: Many county animal control ordinances, including Chatham County’s, require that anyone who allows a stray animal to stay around their home has an affirmative duty to report that animal to the local shelter. The shelter then makes a determination whether the animal should be taken to the animal shelter or kept by the person pending location of a lost owner. Since the animal shelter is the primary place to look for a lost pet, it makes sense to channel that information to them. However, most shelters are more than happy to allow someone who has found an animal to take responsibility for providing either a permanent or temporary foster home for it.
