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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Donna Ferguson

Worried about vet bills? You may get help from an animal charity

A beagle puppy and a PDSA staff member
PDSA says its low-cost prices are typically 20% to 30% cheaper than private vet practices. Photograph: Julian Brown/PDSA/PA

Several animal charities offer help with vet bills to pet owners who receive benefits. Among the best known are PDSA and Blue Cross, which both run a number of pet hospitals around the country.

PDSA offers free veterinary treatments and medications to pet owners who live within the catchment area of one of its hospitals and are in receipt of at least one of the following means-tested benefits: housing benefit, council tax support or universal credit with a housing element.

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