Support for abandoned or end-of-life animals

What's this all about?

The measures provided for in the scheme are:

• support for investment in shelters;
• aid for sterilizing stray animals (cats in mainland France, dogs and cats overseas);
• aid for access to veterinary care for animals of deprived persons;
• the creation of a national observatory for the protection of domestic animals.

Who can benefit?

The beneficiaries eligible for support are:

• shelters that comply with different regulations;
• animal protection associations involved in sterilization activities for stray cats or dogs, in partnership with a town hall.

How to benefit?

The conditions for granting such aid are:

• the association must have been declared for more than a year;
• the association must submit an estimate corresponding to eligible expenses, in particular those incurred after the filing date.

Amounts awarded vary between €2,000 and €300,000 by project, and files are processed by Departmental Directorates of Population Protection (DDPP or DDCSPP).

The proposed aid:

• aid for the financing of campaigns to sterilize cats or dogs (equipment, veterinary costs);
• support for the financing of works or equipment for pet shelters (repair work, modernization or creation of new shelters).