Animal's Best Friend Fund

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Animal's Best Friend Fund

ABF is an all volunteer, non-profit animal welfare group dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation. Please call 269-808-0064 for more information.

Our Mission:
The mission of Animal’s Best Friend Fund is to reduce the stray, feral and unwanted dog and cat populations in Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties (Michigan) by providing spay/neuter programs targeted to assist low/fixed income persons and feral cat caretakers. Our programs are reducing the number of cats and dogs being euthanized at area animal control facilities. How We Work:
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Best Friend Fund is an all-volunteer nonprofit 501(c)3 organization.We partner with select area veterinary clinics to provide spay/neuter surgeries for dogs and cats in need. It is our policy that over 90% of all income received goes directly to helping animals - not to salaries or excessive administrative expenses. Since our inception in 1981, we have helped to spay/neuter over 50,000 cats and dogs! Our Programs:

Subsidized Spay/Neuter Program for Cats and Dogs:
If funding is available, Animal's Best Friend will pay for part of your pet's spay/neuter surgery. The subsidy amounts are as follows:

Cat: $40

Dog: $80

Each month, ABF works with certain area veterinary clinics by authorizing the clinic to provide a certain amount in subsidies.

Call 269-624-1090 and listen to the recording to find out which veterinary clinics have been selected, and then ask to make an appointment with one of them. When you schedule the appointment, ask if there is any ABF money left to apply to your pet's surgery. You will be responsible for paying the balance of your bill after the subsidy is applied.

Your best chance of getting the surgery subsidized is by scheduling your appointment early in the month when the clinics are first authorized to use the money. Free Spay/Neuter Program for Feral and Free-Roaming Cats:
ABF also strives to make a difference in the lives of feral and free-roaming cats by focusing on TNR (trap-neuter-release) in selected areas of Kalamazoo and Van Buren counties. What Doesn't Animal's Best Friend Do? Animal's Best Friend's focus is on spay/neuter. If you need help with other vet care, help finding a home for an animal, or want to adopt a pet, please contact some of the other Michigan organizations who may be able to assist you. See the Resources page for help.

07/21/2025

Buddy, male. 8 months

07/18/2025

Happy Friday from Duke! There are many ways that you can help support animals and dogs like Duke. Check out the link below on how you can make a difference.
https://www.kalamazooanimalrescue.org/ways-to-give/

07/18/2025

This should pretty much cover everyone.
ALL cats need to be spayed or neutered for a better life.

07/18/2025

07/18/2025

07/03/2025

When there are no rescue/shelter/foster resources available in your area and you find kittens outdoors, please know that healthy kittens who are 2lbs (which is typically around 2 months) can be spayed/neutered.

🚩However, please note that some clinics prefer the kittens to be closer to 3 to 4 months of age, so make sure to check the requirements for your local low-cost clinics.

It is SOOOOO important to spay/neuter kittens when they are big enough (by 4 months), so the kittens are NEVER able to breed.

⚠️ Remember, kittens as young as 4 months of age can get pregnant. Don't let kittens have kittens!!!

Use this link to help determine a kitten's age - https://www.alleycat.org/resources/kitten-progression/.

Reach out to us about trap/neuter/return (TNR) information & resources for both kittens & cats in and around Charlotte, NC - https://forms.gle/ca34KiC1jnEJx5Eg7.

-OR- use this link if you're outside our area - https://www.animalleague.org/get-involved/spay-usa/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3g2S2PaIB2uSVOdmtpd7rrFfwhIRp5jUY80zU8xtDfz0PzEUHBVbnH0ok_aem_AfTGrQkPSf4WXJx4QJLEN6dScx1m-uC3cH7XRnHEdd0WO_Agjb_lMC-ru-LAnzz7UXvgxJNlhILoMX-Q4_T9z3ci .

07/03/2025

Even if there are already too many, call for appointments, get on the waiting lists, and make a plan!

NOW is the time.

Learn how to TNR here: https://www.friendsofferalfelines.org/how-to-tnr

Thank you for helping community cats!!!!

Graphic by If Cats Ruled The World feline rescue

06/24/2025

*****ADOPTED*****
Mr. Clover is looking for a home 🏠
Stop in to meet him and take him home today 💚🐰

06/24/2025

Address

P. O. Box 443
Oshtemo, MI
49077

Website

http://www.animalsbestfriendfund.org/

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