About our text messaging program

Pay It Fur-Ward’s assistance text line, 888-701-7202, allows you to communicate with us about your questions, assistance requests, and applications.

Messages may include responses to inquiries, follow-up questions, application status updates, appointment reminders, and coordination related to:

• Animal rescue, adoption, fostering, and owner surrender.

• Veterinary assistance and care coordination.

• Pet food, supplies, and transportation assistance.

• Temporary pet care and family reunification.

• Resources for individuals and families experiencing hardship.

Messages relate to the services you ask about or the assistance we are coordinating with you. Assistance depends on eligibility, available space, funding, and other resources. Texting us does not guarantee assistance or acceptance of an animal.

Your consent

By selecting an SMS consent checkbox on our forms, you agree to receive text messages from Pay It Fur-Ward about the purposes described above at the mobile number you provide.

If you initiate a text conversation with us, we may respond to your inquiry and exchange messages related to that conversation. Initiating a conversation does not enroll you in unrelated recurring messages.

Consent is voluntary and is not a condition of purchasing anything, submitting an application, or requesting or receiving assistance. You may contact us by telephone or email instead.

This program does not include promotional messages or fundraising solicitations. Those messages would require separate consent.

Message frequency and costs

Message frequency varies depending on your inquiries, applications, and ongoing assistance coordination.

Message and data rates may apply to messages sent or received. Contact your wireless provider for details about your plan.

How to stop messages

Reply STOP to any message from us to opt out. You may receive one final message confirming your opt-out. No further messages will be sent through this program unless you opt in again.

Opting out of texts does not cancel your application or request for assistance. Contact us by phone or email to continue communicating.

How to get help

Reply HELP for assistance with the text messaging program. You can also contact us at:

Phone: 888-701-7202
Email: TheBoard@PayItFur-Ward.org
Website: https://www.payitfur-ward.org

Privacy

Please review our Privacy Policy for information about how we handle personal information.

We do not sell or share mobile information with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. SMS opt-in data and consent are not shared with third parties for their own use. We may provide necessary information to service providers that help us operate and deliver our messaging program, subject to confidentiality and appropriate use restrictions.

Message delivery

Message delivery depends on your wireless provider and network availability and is not guaranteed. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Urgent situations

Our text line is not an emergency dispatch service. An immediate response is not guaranteed. For an immediate threat to human life or safety, call 911. For an animal medical emergency, contact an emergency veterinarian directly.