Saint Valentine
Animal Ministry
Compassion Is Holy
A ministry of practical love in Solano, Napa, and Sonoma Counties — keeping families and their pets together through food, spay/neuter assistance, and education.
Our Mission
When a family hits a hard month, the pet is often the first thing they're told to give up.
We think that's the wrong answer.
We’d love to help.
Why Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine is remembered as a symbol of love in action — not romantic love, but love that shows up as help.
That's the whole model here. A family hits a hard month, and instead of surrendering the pet they love, they get food, care, and support to stay together.
His feast day is the fourteenth of February.
We think of it as the ministry's birthday.
The Three Pillars
Food and pet supplies for families going through a hard stretch, so a tight month doesn't mean giving up a pet.
Help covering spay/neuter costs, drawing on direct animal-shelter experience to prevent the overpopulation and cost pressure that often leads to surrender down the line. As the ministry grows, this expands to broader emergency vet bill assistance.
Behavior counseling, pet retention resources, and practical advice — helping families work through the everyday problems (chewing, accidents, anxiety) that are among the most common, and most preventable, reasons pets get given up.
Compassion is holy.
It is also practical — a bag of food, a vet bill, a phone call answered.
Saint Valentine Animal Ministry
The Shop
Everything here funds the ministry directly — and everything here is a way to carry it with you. Food for the pantry, spay and neuter vouchers, and the cost of becoming a fully recognized nonprofit.
The heart mark, worn plainly.
Carries groceries. Starts conversations.
Partner With Us
Church partnerships are how we reach the families who need us.
We’re rooted in local congregations and open to any church community that wants to join in.
Clinics, pet and feed stores, groceries, service clubs — this work runs on local help.
If your business or group wants a hand in this, there’s room for you.
For Families
If money is tight this month and you're worried about feeding your pet, or you need help covering a spay or neuter, write to us. No forms to start. No judgment.
Tell us your town, what animal you have, and what you need. We'll write back.
Where We Serve
Solano County Napa County Sonoma County California