A safety net to help vets reduce economic euthanasia.
Supported by the Petbarn Foundation
One of the many ethical dilemma’s vets face is when we are presented with a patient that if not for client financial constraints, has an excellent prognosis for return to normal function/ quality of life
It can be a source of moral distress to have to turn away these clients and patients.
ARC (Animal Rescue Cooperative) has developed a small client fund for cases that meet the following criteria:
The ARC Client Fund is a limited resource supported by the charity.
It is designed for small but life saving situations where the client cannot afford critical life saving work and the vet deems there is a good prognosis.
Unfortunately, not all cases and clients will be eligible for this Fund. As difficult as it might be, some hard decisions will have to be made to ensure the funds are used to provide assistance to those in greatest need
The Fund can only be used to cover diagnostics, treatment and medications provided and the ARC Charity Discount must be applied to the invoice
The Client must be in a situation of financial hardship (acute or ongoing).
Patient eligibility should be limited to situations where there is a probable risk of economic euthanasia or pain and suffering if the treatment cannot be completed.
There is a maximum of $5k with discounted costs
Eligibility can be determined by one of the following
Treating clinicians will use professional discretion in conjunction with the eligibility criteria to determine which cases to refer to ARC for Consideration.
The criteria below provide a guide to patient eligibility.
