Veterinary clinics

Information for clinics

Farley Foundation login for OVMA member veterinarians is on the OVMA website (log-in required). You can learn more about accessing Farley Foundation funding, submitting applications and more.

Get involved

Participate in our events.
Make a donation in memory of a client’s pet.
Hold a fundraiser (dog wash, bake sale, charity walk, nail trims, etc.).
Spread awareness by sharing our social media posts.
Talk to clients about how the foundation can help (ask us about getting a window cling for your clinic!).
Join the Farley Foundation Paws & Professionals Pulse newsletter mailing list.

The Farley Foundation provides a simple solution to a heartbreaking problem: a fixed-income pet owner is faced with an unexpected veterinary bill for expensive treatment. The options are few and dark. Farley brings hope and light. It’s beautiful. I think that many of my clients who have become Farley Foundation recipients have become better clients.

Dr. Heather Hannah

The veterinary connection

On Jan. 9, 2002, a cat named Willie had a cystotomy to remove bladder stones at an Ottawa veterinary clinic. Willie’s owner was an Ontario Disability Support Payment recipient, and they became the first to receive funding from Ontario Veterinary Medical Association’s newly formed charity, the Farley Foundation. By the end of the following month, the Farley Foundation had helped seven pets from Elliot Lake to St. Catharines, and Ottawa to Cambridge, to treat conditions ranging from broken bones to diabetes.

From this humble beginning, the Farley Foundation has grown to fund care for more than 1,500 pets annually, ranging from cats and dogs to horses, chinchillas, birds and rats.