Welcome to VCA Animal Healthcare Partnership Program

—Sign up before May 31, 2012 and receive $100 sponsorship from VCA

We are excited to invite you
to join our special VCA Animal Healthcare
Partnership Program.
When you are a member of this program, all your adopters can take their new family pet to any VCA animal hospital and receive a Free First Wellness Exam and 7 days of complimentary post-adoption Healthcare Guarantee* for the health conditions listed below. In addition, if you sign up for the program before May 31, 2012 your organization will receive a $100 sponsorship from VCA.

Health conditions covered in our 7 day post adoption care package ($250 maximum coverage)

Upper Respiratory Infections
Infectious Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough)
Diarrhea of infectious origin (excluding Parvo)
Vomiting of infectious origin (excluding Parvo)
Internal Parasites
Common Skin Disorders
Ear and Eye Infections
Urinary Tract Infections
Suture Removal

Questions? Contact us at partnership@vcahospitals.com

*Terms and conditions apply

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Access Code You cannot use special characters in the Access Code. Access Code is a required field.
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Name of Organization You cannot use special characters in the Name of Organization. Name of Organization is a required field.

Title You cannot use special characters in the Title.

First Name You cannot use special characters in the First Name. First Name is a required field.

Last Name You cannot use special characters in the Last Name. Last Name is a required field.

Phone Number You cannot use special characters in the Phone Number. Phone Number is a required field.

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Email You cannot use special characters in the Email. Email is a required field.

Street Address You cannot use special characters in the Street Address.

City You cannot use special characters in the City. State State is a required field.

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Website URL You cannot use special characters in the Website URL. Website URL is a required field.

How many pets (dogs and cats) do you adopt out annually? Number of pets is a required field.

Dogs You cannot use special characters in the number of Dogs. Cats You cannot use special characters in the number of Cats.

Do you have a physical shelter, humane society or county or city animal control facility in a business district (non-residential) with posted hours of operation for viewing and pet adoption?

Do you have a veterinarian on staff who provides health care for your animals?

Yes No
Veterinary services provided by: You cannot use special characters in the veterinary services provider.

Will VCA hospital staff be allowed to contact your clients to book first free appointment?

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Partnership Agreement

AGREEMENT between VCA ANIMAL HOSPITALS and ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION

This agreement will run one year from the date it is accepted and either party has the option to cancel at any time and for any reason with 60-day prior written notice. In addition, this agreement will automatically renew for one-year terms unless canceled by either party no less than 60 days prior to the expiration of the then current term. A confirmation email with a link to agreement terms is sent to ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION signee as reference.

VCA will provide the following to the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION:

Limited Health Care Guarantee for Adopted Pets: We will assume the responsibility for a 7-Day "LIMITED" HEALTH CARE GUARANTEE from the date of the adoption ($250 maximum coverage). In order for a pet to be covered, the initial exam must occur at a VCA Animal Hospital within 5 days of the adoption date. Any pet adopted from the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION will be treated for the listed conditions (see inclusions and exclusions below) at any VCA Animal Hospital for 7 days post-adoption ($250 maximum coverage). After the 7-day post-adoption period, any treatment is at regular prices to the new owner.
Diseases that are covered, subject to the limitations and exclusions set forth below, include:
- Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough)
- Ear infections (including ear mites)
- Eye infections
- Vomiting and diarrhea (from viral or bacterial infections, excluding Parvo virus)
- Upper respiratory infections
- Coccidian infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Common Skin Disorders (excluding sarcoptic mange, demodectic mange, ringworm, cheyletiella and immune mediated conditions including allergy).
Diseases and conditions that are excluded under the Guarantee: Treatments for all congenital and inherited diseases or conditions are not covered, except that the cost of the examination which uncovers the condition or disease will be free of charge. If further testing or procedures are necessary to confirm the veterinarian's diagnosis, they must be approved and paid for by the new pet owner.
No coverage is offered for the treatment of FIP, feline leukemia, FIV, Parvovirus, Distemper, or Hepatitis.
No coverage is offered for sarcoptic mange, demodectic mange, ringworm or cheyletiella.
No other animal in an owner's house will be covered if they catch a disease from the new pet from the ANIMAL CARE/WELFARE ORGANIZATION.
Any disease or condition not mentioned here (in covered or excluded sections) will be treated during the 7-day guarantee period at regular prices to be paid by the new owner.

In consideration of the foregoing, ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION will provide the following: ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION shall include VCA approved marketing materials (New Pet Parent Folder and/or Healthy Start Certificate) in each animal adoption paperwork/kit distributed to new pet owners of adopted animals (dog/puppy and cat/kitten) from the organization.

ADDITIONAL TERMS:

Terms of the Agreement. This Agreement is cancelable at any time by either party with 60 days prior written notice.

Relationship of the Parties. Neither VCA nor its employees are considered to be employees of ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION for any purpose whatsoever. VCA is considered an independent contractor at all times in the performance of the Services described above. VCA further agrees that neither it nor its employees are entitled to any benefits from the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION under Workers' Compensation or to any of the benefits granted to employees of the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION. Neither the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION nor its employees are considered to be employees of VCA for any purpose whatsoever. The ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION is considered an independent contractor at all times in the performance of the Services described above. The ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION further agrees that neither it nor its employees are entitled to any benefits from VCA under Workers' Compensation or to any of the benefits granted to employees of VCA.

Confidentiality: The terms of this agreement are to be held strictly confidential by all parties to this agreement. Confidentiality survives the expiration of this agreement.

Non-disparagement: Each party to the agreement agrees not to take any action or to make any statement, written or oral, that disparages or criticizes the other party, its business, its management or any of its officers, directors, or employees. Each party further agrees not to take any action that is intended to, or that does in fact, damage the business or reputation of the other party or that interferes with, impairs or disrupts its normal operations. This provision survives the expiration of this agreement.

Assignability. The parties shall not assign any interest in this Agreement and shall not transfer any interest in this Agreement (whether by assignment or notation), without the prior written consent of the other party.

Construction and Severability. If any part of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such holding will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other part of this Agreement so long as the remainder of the Agreement is reasonably capable of completion.

Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all other agreements or understandings, oral or written, whether previous to the execution hereof or contemporaneous herewith. This Agreement may be modified, altered or amended only by a document signed by both of the parties.

Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

Liability. The ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION (WHEN ORGANIZATION HAS SHELTER FACILITY) and VCA shall each maintain and keep in force comprehensive general liability insurance against all claims for personal injury, death, or property damage, with minimum limits of liability of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per person, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) property damage. Each party shall furnish certificates of insurance evidencing payment thereof to the other, as the same shall be requested in writing from time to time. All such insurance policies may be maintained under a blanket insurance policy. Each party shall be named an additional insured on the other's comprehensive general liability policy.

Mutual Indemnification. VCA agrees that it shall indemnify and hold harmless the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION from and against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, disbursements and retainers, accounting and witness fees, travel and deposition costs, and expenses of investigations), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company) actually and reasonably incurred by the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION arising out of or in connection with any actions related to the Agreement between the parties which were made in good faith and in a manner that the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of VCA, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, The ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION had no reasonable cause to believe that the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION's conduct was harmful.The ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION agrees that they shall indemnify and hold harmless VCA from and against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees, disbursements and retainers, accounting and witness fees, travel and deposition costs, and expenses of investigations), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company) actually and reasonably incurred by VCA, arising out of or in connection with any actions related to the Agreement between the parties which were made in good faith and in a manner that VCA reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, VCA had no reasonable cause to believe that VCA's conduct was harmful.

Questions? Contact us as partnership@vcahospitals.com