3. TIL that 14.4 percent of males and 19.1 percent of females who are veterinarians...

TIL that 14.4 percent of males and 19.1 percent of females who are veterinarians have considered suicide since graduation. This is three times the U.S. national mean.

Question: is there any kind of nonprofit, grant or community funding specifically available to help such treatment of pets if an owner is unable to pay? Are there any known charities set up to facilitate this sort of thing, whether it's state-to-state, county-to-county, or national? Or is it wholly dependent upon the shelter/vet?

I used to work for my state's humane society. They are incredible, have amazing programs, excellent animal (and humans-who-faced-hard-times-with-their-animals) care. We even had (have, I just don't work there any more) a program in place for elderly individuals that gave them the comfort of knowing that if something happened to them, their beloved pets would be taken care of, given love, and (no matter their... ahem... "personality"), would NEVER be put down--we'd find them homes that suited them, down to the original owner's exact preferences. We were not a no-kill shelter, in the technical sense, but we never put down a pet due to anything but a terminal illness or aggressiveness that could not respond to multiple longstanding attempts to calm, train, or comfort.

I know this is long, but that work was important to me; I wrote a winning million-dollar grant for them (my job was in development). I know I could do that again from a development side, so I'm looking for pointers as to where to put that energy. And if something like that doesn't exist... well, I guess I have that energy too. Because it should.

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