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NOTE: for Pet Owners
Pet owners cannot apply directly for funding. All applications are made by veterinarians on behalf of pet owners. If you’re concerned about the health of your pet, or are looking for assistance for your pet, please speak with your regular veterinarian.
- All applications for Tails of Help assistance are made directly by participating veterinary clinics.
- We do not keep a listing of participating clinics.
- Any Alberta clinic can participate at any time.
Need more information for pet owners? Click here.
If you do not have a regular veterinarian, you can find one here.
Contact The Foundation
For media inquiries, please contact:
Mark Patrick, Executive Director
by email: media@tailsofhelp.ca
Frequently Asked Questions

Tails of Help charitable activities will be delivered through participating Alberta veterinary practices. Veterinarians and animal health technologists are essential to program success. As well, Tails of Help encourages ABVMA members, animal rescue and shelter groups to become involved as volunteers in the Tails of Help activities with respect to education, and the reduction of root causes leading to forced and unnecessary surrender or euthanization of pets due to an owner’s financial hardship.
When financial hardship strikes, ill or injured animals are often left untreated, suffering, surrendered, or even euthanized.
Tails of Help strives to reduce the burden on animal shelters, humane societies and social services in the province by keeping pets healthy and with their loving families.
Tails of Help will be measuring results in this program and will report back to donors. We have developed rigorous standards of excellence for performance in all aspects of our operation as a registered charitable organization.