Options Veterinary Care

Name

Options Veterinary Care

Legal name

Options Veterinary Care

Website

https://optionsveterinarycare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Veterinary Services (541940), Veterinary Services (54194)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid (BPAGAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Practice Veterinary Clinics (Wellness & Primary Care) (HLAMAAAA), Spay/Neuter & High-Volume Sterilization Clinics (HLAMAAAC)

Keywords

• Veterinary care
• Spay and neuter
• Low-cost veterinary
• Animal dental care
• Community veterinary clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Veterinary Service Fees: Low-cost veterinary services provided to clients who cannot afford standard veterinary care. Services include exams, spay/neuter, and general veterinary care.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Relies heavily on donations from community members, animal lovers, and local businesses. Multiple fundraising programs including On-Call Angels program, tile wall donations, naming opportunities, and special events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Options Veterinary Care operates a nonprofit, public-access veterinary clinic in Reno, Nevada, delivering affordable veterinary exams, surgery, dental care, and spay/neuter services. It targets low-income and senior pet owners (notably 70%+ senior clients) and provides free spay/neuter services for community cats to Washoe County residents. The clinic operates as a program of the parent nonprofit Humane Network and is sustained by service fees plus donations.

Product overview

Options Veterinary Care operates as a single-service nonprofit clinic providing two core offerings: affordable veterinary care for pets of financially constrained owners (primarily senior citizens on limited incomes) and spay/neuter services (free for Washoe County residents, low-cost for others). The organization serves as Northern Nevada's first and only nonprofit veterinary clinic, functioning as an essential safety net to keep pets with their families and out of animal shelters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• On-Call Angels Program: Individual pet sponsorship program allowing donors to select specific dogs and cats to support financially

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70% of clients are senior citizens on limited incomes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Lithia Reno SubaruminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Sponsored the Awesomest Pet Photo Contest fundraiser in 2023.
• Humane NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Options Veterinary Care is a program of Humane Network, a Reno, Nevada based nonprofit organization. Humane Network serves as the parent nonprofit organization that makes Options possible through donations and community support.
• PetSmart CharitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected for PetSmart Charities Accelerator program. Goal is to help Options increase capacity to serve the community, both pets and people who love them.
• Petco LoveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptions is a proud animal welfare partner with Petco Love. Participates in national vaccination initiative #VaccinatedAndLoved offering free vaccinations for eligible pets.
• GuideStarminorOthersGuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency. Shows commitment to transparency and accountability in nonprofit operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• San Francisco SPCA Veterinary Hospital: Long-running nonprofit veterinary hospital offering affordable care to underserved pet owners. Comparable nonprofit safety-net clinic model with similar community cat and low-income wellness services.
• Humane Society Silicon Valley Veterinary Hospital: A nonprofit veterinary hospital serving low-income pet owners in the San Francisco Bay Area. Closely comparable mission of providing accessible/affordable vet care to keep pets with families, similar nonprofit funding model.
• Oregon Humane Society Veterinary Clinic: Nonprofit veterinary services program operated by a regional humane society, providing affordable care to low-income pet owners. Similar structure as a program embedded within a larger animal welfare nonprofit parent.
• Pet Community Center (Seattle): Nonprofit clinic focused on affordable spay/neuter and preventive veterinary care for underserved pet owners in the Pacific Northwest. Comparable safety-net model and pricing structure.
• Anti-Cruelty Society (Chicago) Veterinary Clinic: Operates a nonprofit veterinary clinic providing affordable wellness, surgery, and spay/neuter services in Chicago. Directly comparable nonprofit clinic serving similar low-income and senior citizen populations.

Broad incumbents

• VCA Animal Hospitals: Major for-profit network of companion animal veterinary clinics offering general practice and specialty services. Comparable service mix to Options but operates at scale as a for-profit chain in Reno and the broader Northern Nevada area.
• Banfield Pet Hospital: Largest network of veterinary clinics in the US offering general practice veterinary care. Comparable in service offering (wellness exams, surgery, dentistry) but serves a different customer segment and business model (for-profit, premium pricing).

Emerging players

• ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance: National nonprofit focused on high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter services with training programs. Comparable on the spay/neuter service line and sterilization accessibility mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/OptionsVeterinaryCare
• Instagraminstagram.com/optionsveterinarycare
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/options-veterinary-care

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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