Local Animal Shelter Offering End Of Life Options
Choosing euthanasia for your pet is hard, but Southwest Communities Animal Shelter in Wildomar can help make the process smoother for you and your four-legged companion.
I'm a senior purebred Scottish Fold who needs a home. Very sweet. ID# 134636
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Southwest Communities Animal Shelter in Wildomar offers hundreds of loving pets in need of adoption (check out the attached photo gallery to see just a few shelter companions awaiting good homes).
But the shelter also offers many services to the community, including end of life options for four-legged companions.
If you have come to that crossroad in your pet's life, Southwest Communities Animal Shelter can help. They offer euthanasia rates below what most veterinary offices charge.
Shelter euthanasia costs are:
Pets under 20 pounds: $40
21-50 pounds: $55
51-70 pounds: $65
71 -100 pounds: $85
Over 100 pounds: $105
Pet owners do not have to “drop off” pets. Instead, the shelter has a grieving room that is a quiet place to say goodbye.
Owners can also opt to get a beloved pet’s ashes returned in a cedar box, along with an accompanying paw print. Costs for this additional service are (not including euthanasia fees):
Animals up to 75 pounds: $80
75- 100 pounds: $100
101-125 pounds: $125
And the shelter offers a way to memorialize four-legged family members. Pet owners can choose to inscribe their departed pet’s name in a brick via the “Buy-A-Brick-Build-A-Brick” program. A gift acknowledgment can be sent to anyone a donor designates at the time of purchase. A brick donation of $50 includes an inscription of three lines of up to 20 characters each.
For more information about any of these services, click here.
What is your experience with the shelter's end of life options?
Tell us in the comments.
Janice Carabine
1:01 pm on Sunday, July 31, 2011
Good news for ID# 135999 . ADOPTED :):)
Brad Beckett
6:57 pm on Sunday, July 31, 2011
Maybe in a few years we'll have enough bricks to redo the downtown Main Street district
Bullbreed Lover
2:38 am on Monday, August 1, 2011
That's ONE thing that AFV actually aids pit bulls with....you just drop them off and before you can get home, their euthanized. Ms. WB is so glad to get rid of pit bulls, she'll kill 'em for free. Shame on you.
Martha L. Bridges
4:04 am on Monday, August 1, 2011
I'm very grateful that our shelter offers these much needed services in such a caring, concerned and professional manner. I recently lost my beloved companions of nearly 15 yesrs. Their help was invaluable and very much appreciated. The staff was wonderful and thoughtful in what is a difficult times for any loving pet owner.
The shelter staff and volunteers are doing difficult and important work, and they deserve our appreciation and support.
Liana Rocheford
12:41 am on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Gateway Crematorium does a great job. I've had 3 very beloved and very much missed buddies cremated through AFV in the past 10 years. In April we had to put my 15 yearold daughters old boxer dog down due to a brain tumor...we stayed with him untill the end in the new visiting room. It was so sad...but we held him till the end. We opted for the cedar chest, as we did with our other two babies and they are on our mantle. I miss them so much. The pawprint was a total surprise! It makes me cry everytime I look at it....what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful soul...RIP Anubis (Nubie)
Debra Julien
6:36 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Liana, first, I would like to express my deepest sorrow and condolences to you and your family for having to say goodbye to your beloved boxer. Second, it seems from your post you were not only allowed to say goodbye in the greiving room, but you were also allowed to stay with your dog until he or she peacefully passed away. Did I understand that correctly? I am asking because we are going to have put down our dog and I prefer to stay with her the entire time. Is that a option? Thank you for your time. Again, I am sorry for your loss.
Janice Carabine
8:21 am on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Liana - Sorry for your loss. I am happy it was made a pleasant experience through AFV. I recently saw the grieving room they have, it is very nice. I did a paw print of my dog a couple of years ago after a heavy rain with plaster of paris. I love it. It is such a great idea, a nice rememberance.
Janice Carabine
7:25 am on Thursday, September 8, 2011
Debra - Yes, that is an option for the family at the shelter.
Martha L. Bridges
9:07 am on Thursday, September 8, 2011
Yes, I was allowed to stay with my beloved companion until he was completely gone and at peace. Again, the surroundings and the staff made this terrible loss so much easier on me and on my pet. The staff was wonderfully concerned and caring.
And, a few month's later other staff members went out of their way to help me find a new companion that met my changing needs. These people do difficult work, and they do it in such a caring and professional way. They deserve our respect and appreciation.
NomNom
1:38 am on Saturday, October 29, 2011
.....look at the prices OMG !! This is why people cannot afford to keep their pets and get them care. Vets and shelters charge such a ridiculous amount of money that people are forced to give up their animals when they can't afford to take care of them. We need low cost options besides just shots for the people of these cities...are you blind or do you think we live in Beverly Hills?????????????????? So many more animals would have homes if we made it affordable..
Janice Carabine
6:29 am on Saturday, October 29, 2011
Nom Nom, These prices are MUCH lower than any vet in town, I did the research and called ten area vets. AFV offers a less expensive alternative. One ( unnamed vet in town ) charges $145 for a medium sized dog and another $123 for you to be present with them . People are not forced to give up their animals, they choose to; by selecting priorities in life. It is often easy to blame their choices on the "economy". When you take on an animal you take on an animal. They are not free, they have medical issues and need food and vaccinations, they need to be registered. Plan for a lifetime of financial commitment and look for low cost options.
m. robles
2:21 pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012
I am very upset and grieving inconsolably for my dog Happy who was killed by AFV in what can only be a huge error. I released my dog after failed attempts to keep him confined. I asked how I could help him get a good home and not be put down. I followed their instructions and even got someone in there to sign application for adoption. we were told the AFV would call when new owner could pick him up but this monday without notice to me or to the future owner - they put killed him! when the new owner called to find out the status - she was told they could not find her paperwork. when I called the girl that p/u mistakenly let out that he had been creamated. I asked her to repeat what she had said and to please confirm but all she said was "sorry, I cant tell you anything. I have to have a supervisor call you" I emmediately went down there and was made to wait an extremely long time for a supervisor (kathy mcintire) who was not aware of what was going on and tried to blame me for not calling. she was heartless, showed no compassion, did not explain how a lab gets put down when he has an adoption pending - a loving family waiting for him. her last words were " what do you want me to do about it" with her arms crossed. something went terribly wrong and now my poor Happy is gone..... NOT RIGHT!!! WHO IS RESPONSIBLE???