Budgeting for a Pet
Website: https://www.moneygeek.com/living/resources/pet-expenses/
Disabled Pets
Home Advisor: Home Modifications for Disabled and Senior Pets
Information and resources for pets with disabilities due to aging, genetics, injury, or disease to live happy lives.
Website: https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-modifications-for-disabled-pets/
HomeCity: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
How to modify Your Home For a senior or disabled cat or dog.
Website: https://www.homecity.com/home-modifications-cats-dogs/
Emotional Support Animals
Emotional support animals (ESAs) refer to dogs and other pets that provide emotional support and comfort to their owners daily. ESAs legally must be prescribed by a licensed mental health professional like a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist. They provide support to individuals who typically struggle with elevated anxiety or a mood disorder, like depression. Emotional support animals differ from service dogs in a few keyways. Service dogs have been trained to perform specific tasks for individuals are usually granted access to anywhere their owner goes. Emotional support animals do not require any specific training, although owners should make sure they are well-trained in public. ESAs are not granted access to establishments such as restaurants or malls like service dogs are. More information about Emotional Support Animals can be found with he following link from The American Kennel Club, AKC.
Website: https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/news/everything-about-emotional-support-animals/
General Pet Information
A website that provides discussion forums, informational videos, a pet care resource directory, and a library of free pet care articles to help keep adopted animals in their forever homes.
Website: http://www.petfinder.com/
Homeowners Insurance and Pets
The Ultimate Guide to Homeowners Insurance for Dog Owners
Information about how dog breeds and dog ownership can affect homeowner’s insurance policies and premiums
Website: http://www.usinsuranceagents.com/homeowners-insurance-for-dog-owners
Moving and Relocating Pets
Animals are especially sensitive to moving and relocation. This guide helps you reduce the stress that a pet can experience during a move
Website: https://www.wshs-dg.org/resource-center/helpful-pet-links
National Humane/Pet/Animal Organizations
A national organization promoting the welfare, shelter, protection, security and safety of animals through rapid response rescue and care and strengthening the bond between animals and people.
Website: http://www.americanhumane.org/
Telephone: 1-800-227-4645
A national organization that provides knowledge, resources, and advice about all things dog related.
Website: http://www.akc.org/
Telephone: 1-212-696-8200
ASPCA - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
A national organization that rescues animals from abuse, works to pass animal humane laws, and shares resources to help prevent cruelty to animals
Website: http://www.aspca.org/
Telephone: 1-212-876-7700
A national organization that helps all animals including cats, dogs, lions, elephants, dolphins, deer, racoons, etc.
Website: http://www.hsus.org/
Telephone: 1-866-720-2676
Pet Care Planning
ASPCA - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
It is important to think about who would care for your pets in the event of your inability, illness, or even death, and to implement a plan to prevent your pets from an uncertain future. ASPCA provides Pat Care Planning information at the following link:
Website: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-planning
Telephone: 1-888-426-4435
Pet Food Recommendations
Provide cat food brand reviews and ratings. The rating system has six equally-weighted dimensions—species appropriateness, ingredient quality, product variety, price, customer experience, and recall history. Ratings are a score between 6 – 60 as well as a letter grade A -F.
The link to the cat food reviews on the All About Cats web site follows:
Website: https://www.allaboutcats.com/cat-food-reviews
Provides Dog Food Reviews and Ratings, Editor’s Choice for the best dog foods by category and information on dog food recalls. The link to the Dog Food Advisor web site follows:
Website: https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/
Pet Friendly Housing
13 Steps to Finding Pet-Friendly Housing:
https://www.petfinder.com/dogs/living-with-your-dog/finding-pet-friendly-housing/
Searches for Pet Friendly Apartments around Downers Grove:
https://www.zillow.com/downers-grove-il/pet-friendly/
https://www.apartmentguide.com/apartments/Illinois/Downers-Grove/pet-friendly-4lh/
https://www.apartments.com/downers-grove-il/pet-friendly/
Poison Control for Pets
ASPCA - American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Poison Control Center
Provides poison control consultation (consultation fees may apply) and free pet poison control information
Website: https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control
Telephone: 1-888-426-4435
Senior Pets
A national organization focused on the adoption of senior dogs and providing health care information for senior dogs
Website: http://www.srdogs.com/
Home Advisor: Home Modifications for Disabled and Senior Pets
Information and resources for pets with disabilities due to aging, genetics, injury, or disease to live happy lives
Website: https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-modifications-for-disabled-pets/
HomeCity – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
How to modify Your Home For a senior or disabled cat or dog.
Website: https://www.homecity.com/home-modifications-cats-dogs/
Service Dogs
Service dogs are dogs that have been individually trained to perform a specific task for individuals who have disabilities. The disabilities can vary greatly, and so do the tasks that the service dogs perform. Service dogs can aid in navigation for people who are hearing- and visually impaired, assist an individual who is having a seizure, calm an individual who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and even dial 911 in the event of an emergency. Many disabled individuals depend on them every day to help them live their everyday lives.
Midamerica Service Dogs’ Foundation
Provides service dogs to children and adults with mobility disabilities free of charge in the Chicago Metropolitan and suburban areas.
Website: https://www.midamericaservicedogs.com/
Telephone: 1-866-4PAWS-44
Provides general information about service dogs including typical disabilities served, federal laws that apply to service dogs, tenant rights with service dogs and travelling with a service dog.
Website: https://assistancedogregistry.com/service-dog-information/?msclkid=544e4c359ee2190ceb5212ea48c8a194
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