Hobo's Healing Heart

Home of the ORIGINAL 0.5K Challenge Fundraiser

Hobo's Healing Heart assists families in the Black Hills who are experiencing financial hardship with emergency veterinary care and pet cremation expenses. We are a 100% volunteer-run organization. Our board members work full-time jobs and process applications during lunch breaks and available free time. Applications are typically reviewed Monday thr

ough Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., when veterinary clinics are available to answer questions and provide needed information. We strive to process emergency assistance applications within 72 hours, excluding weekends and holidays. Processing times depend entirely on how quickly both the applicant and veterinary clinic provide the information required to make a funding decision. Do not delay urgent or emergency veterinary care while waiting to learn whether your application has been approved. Delaying care may cause your pet's condition to worsen, increase treatment costs, or result in the loss of your pet. Applicants who delay treatment while waiting for a funding decision may become ineligible for assistance. Please remember that we cannot guarantee approval of any application or guarantee a specific funding amount. Your pet's care and well-being remain your responsibility regardless of whether we are able to provide assistance. We do our best to respond to Facebook messages and emails as quickly as possible; however, due to our limited volunteer capacity, priority is given to our employment obligations and assistance applications. If you need assistance, the fastest—and only—way to begin the process is to review our eligibility requirements and submit the appropriate application. Messaging us to ask whether you qualify may delay the process and could result in missing the 14-day application deadline from the date of the initial veterinary visit, resulting in an automatic denial. If you believe you may qualify, please submit an application as soon as possible. Applications are never accepted through Facebook Messenger, text message, phone call, or email. Assistance requests must be submitted through the official application process.