Please consider donating to Vets to Vets United to help unite veterans with dogs.

Our Purpose
Founded in 2012, Vets to Vets United, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to bringing local veterinarians and volunteers together to support veterans with disabilities. Our mission is to provide service, therapeutic, and emotional support dogs, along with affordable veterinary care, to veterans facing challenges such as loneliness, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and physical disabilities. In addition to helping veterans, our efforts also save dogs from euthanasia, as North Carolina has one of the highest euthanasia rates in the country.

Our Mission
We pair US veterans with disabilities with rescued dogs to enhance their quality of life. Our vision is to improve and save lives, one veteran and one service dog at a time.

Our Vets To Vets United Strategic Disabled Veteran Program Offerings:
Through a two-year program, Vets to Vets United focuses on an achievable goal for veterans. Three core tests are emphasized based on our belief that we must train our veteran/dog teams safely and effectively:

1. Public Access Test: assessment is completed in the 1st 3 months to ensure that the veteran and their service dog in training can work together in public areas.

2. Therapy Animal Evaluation: completed by independent evaluators after 8 months of training to certify that the veteran/dog team is qualified to provide animal-assisted therapy for others in the community who are in need.

3. Service Animal Evaluation: after ~2 years of training, the veteran and their service dog in training should be proficient in 3 tasks to mitigate a disability. This allows the veteran/dog team to graduate as a Service Dog team.

Our mission is delivered through 4 strategic offerings, experiencing the healing power of the healing-animal bond:
- Addressing           - Training             - Coaching             - Sharing