TAMESIDE
GLOSSOP
Assisted Veterinary Treatment Scheme
This scheme is operated to prevent the unnecessary
suffering of animals in need of urgent veterinary attention.
If
your animal is in need of medical treatment you MUST get help.
Take
it to your nearest veterinary surgery
or call their out of hours telephone
number
which can be found in the "Yellow Pages" or your telephone
book.
Alternatively, click on the VETLIST image below for a list of local
surgeries.
People in living in the Tameside area, and in receipt of
means-tested benefits,
are asked to take their animals to:
The R.S.P.C.A.'s
Greater Manchester Animal Hospital,
411 Eccles New Road, Salford M5 2NN (Tel:
0161 737 6737)
if at all possible.
People
living in the Glossop area are NOT in the Hospital's catchment area and are
therefore asked to contact a local veterinary surgeon to find out if the practice
takes part
in the scheme before booking an appointment
In association with local veterinary surgeons
the branch is able to offer financial assistance to people on means-tested benefits.
Due to pressures on limited branch funds we are only able to offer help on
bills over £40.00 to people in receipt of the following benefits:
Job
Seekers' Allowance
Housing Benefit
Income Support
If your animal is in need of emergency treatment by a veterinary surgeon and you are receiving any of the above benefits and live in Tameside or Glossop contact your local veterinary surgeon to ask if they participate in our scheme and arrange an appointment.
Please remember you will need to show proof you are in receipt of benefit.
Some
private veterinary surgeons are members of the veterinary voucher scheme. Animal
owners
are able to purchase vouchers (similar to TV License Stamps) towards
the cost of treatment or neutering from participating surgeries. They also make
good gifts for birthdays or Christmas!!
Veterinary
Vouchers
If you would like to learn more about the help given by the RSPCA to owners on means tested benefits or in financial need, watch the BBC's Animal Hospital, or click here to logon to the BBC's web site & type "animal hospital" in their search box.