One of our goals is to help pet owners find the resources they need so they can keep their pets. Our city shelter and rescues are overflowing with strays and owner surrenders. As a result, healthy adoptable dogs are being euthanized. There is help available to avoid this situation.
Indy Cares
- Free and discounted exams, meds, vaccines, spay/neuter, dog behavior, food and other efforts to keep dogs with their owners
- 317-593-5191 or info@indycares.org
- http://www.indycares.org
Indianapolis Animal Care Services
- Free microchips. No appointment needed.
- 2600 S Harding St, Indianapolis, IN 46221 and 317-327-1397
- Hours: Mon-Weds and Fri-Sun 10am-5:30pm, Thurs 10am-6:30pm
Hoosier Fix
- Free and reduced cost spay/neuter and vaccines
- assistance@hoosierfix.com and http://www.hoosierfix.com
FIDO (Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside)
- Spay/neuter funding and transport
- Dog food pantry first Saturday of each month
- Fence building program
- Outreach to owners of dogs living outside
- 317-221-1314, info@fidoindy.org and http://www.fidoindy.org
SOAR (Street Outreach Animal Response)
- Helps the homeless and people at risk to be homeless keep their pets with vaccines, veterinary needs, pet food, pet supplies and a number of other things, including clothing, water and hygiene kits for their owners
- Crisis response fosters for hospitalization or similar emergency situations
- Help navigating social services
- http://www.soarinitiative.com
Pet Friendly Services
- Provides spay/neuter financial assistance
- $25 spay/neuter surgery, and they also have Pit Mix Fix program and $10 spay/neuter surgery for pit bulls and pit bull mix dogs
- Subject to availability
- www.petfriendlyservices.org
Indy Dog Advocates
- Help raise awareness of canine overpopulation crisis and assist individuals in finding appropriate available resources
- Bucks for Balls program:
- Low income dog owners
- Marion County residents
- Dogs only, but cats in the same household are also eligible
- Subsidy program that greatly reduces the cost of spay/neuter and vaccines
- Subsidies are also provided to local rescues that pull dogs from IACS or 50 lb+ stray dogs found in Marion County in their rescue
- www.indydogs.org and info@indydogs.org
Cicoa Pet Connection
- FOR SENIOR CITIZENS ONLY
- Provides and supplies such as dog/cat food (wet/dry), cat litter, training pads, leashes, and carriers
- 317-803-6131, Mon-Fri 8:00am-5pm
***We recommend that you follow IndyHumane, Hoosier Fix, FIDO and Indy Dog Advocates on social media for information about free community outreach vaccine and microchip events.
Vaccines and Spay/Neuter Clinics
FACE Clinic
- Spay/neuter and other related surgeries, vaccines, microchips
- https://faceanimalclinic.org/services/spay-neuter/ and (317) 638-3223
IndyHumane’s Downtown Clinic
- Prices listed on site. Discounts for certain zip codes.
- https://indyhumane.org/clinics/spay-neuter-clinics/ and email spayneuterhelp@indyhumane.org
Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinics – Brownsburg or Noblesville
- https://lowcostspayneuterindiana.org
- Noblesville – 317-770-4114
- Brownsburg – 317-852-0537
All Pet by Noah’s
- Full range of comprehensive veterinary and pet care services, from routine wellness and preventative medicine to dentistry, surgical care and more. Affordable prices.
- 3810 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46241
- www.allpetnoahs.com
- Pricing www.allpetnoahs.com/prices
Pet Vaccination Clinic
- 6315 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46241
- (317) 203-3060
- They do NOT have a website. Services listed on their Facebook page.
West Michigan Street Vet Clinic
- Affordable prices for veterinary services, walk in only
- 3811 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis IN 46222
- www.michiganstreetvet.com/surgery and (317) 757-5077
Wayne Township Trustees
- Free pet food for Wayne Township residents
- Visit Trustee’s Office to apply, 5401 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46241
Indy Dog Advocates 