- Adoption fees
- Medical care/support cost if needed
- Special prescription food cost if needed
- Prosthetics costs if needed
- Special procedures/MRI/labs
How does it work? Simple.
Have your shelter and veterinarian contact CSADA to discuss your animals needs and we will pay the shelter and veterinary office directly.
To make this work, we need your TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donations. Please mail your check to:
CSADA, P. O. Box 1024,
Pismo Beach, CA 93448
If you can, please set up a monthly donation for whatever you can afford.
No administrative paid staff, everything goes to the animals.
About Us
Founder
My name is Margaret Camara. As an entrepreneur who started several successful companies, I saw a need to provide assistance to senior and disabled pets requiring special attention. These adorable pets deserve an opportunity to remain in—or find—their forever homes despite their special needs. One hundred percent of the money donated to Care for Senior and Disabled Animals (CSADA) goes directly to the animals, with nothing allocated to staff or administrative costs. Tax-deductible donations are urgently needed.
KSBY interview
Care for Senior and Disabled Pets was started by Margaret Camara in loving memory of her dog, Chili—a spunky Chihuahua with great character and spirit despite his many medical ailments. The charity is now able to provide assistance to other pets in need.
Ways you can help
Please share this with friends and family. It would be a great way to spread the word and help these sweet, old, and disabled animals. If you have any questions about how to do this, feel free to email us at [email protected].
Unlike other charities, CSADA takes 0% of any donation toward administrative costs—100% goes directly to the animals. There are no paid staff. This IRS-approved 501(c)(3) charity is not limited to California only.
Every animal is special, and every animal’s life matters. Just because they are old or disabled doesn’t mean they don’t deserve a chance at a life filled with love.
These are special and adorable pets.This organization was created so low-income people can keep their beloved animals and not have to euthanize them, give them away, or abandon them on the street due to expensive medical costs. (If abandoned, they could get hit by a vehicle, fall into a storm drain, or get attacked by wild animals.) This pet may also be their only reason for getting up each day, especially since their children may have grown up and/or moved away.
CSADA has partnered with real estate brokers and loan brokers in San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles. I introduce buyers and sellers to these real estate and loan brokers, and in return, they donate a portion of their commission to the animals.
It is very important to me for you to know that I do not take any compensation. 100% of all donations go to the animals.
Margaret Eldred Camara
Cell: 831-277-3800
Fundraisers
Active supporter
Arroyo Grande
- Bank of America
- Branch Street Deli
- Central Coast Masonic Lodge
- City of Arroyo Grande
- Community Health Centers
- Jaffa Café
- Laetitia Winery
- Mason Bar & Kitchen
- Michelle Pelech Interior Design
- Palo Mesa Pizza
- Peacock Winery
- Timbre Wines
- Verdad Wine Tasting
Paso Robles
- Vineyard Kennels
Pismo Beach
- City of Pismo Beach
- La Aroma de Havana Cigar Bar
- Moose Lodge
- Sans Liege Winery
- Tastes of the Valleys
Multi-City or Unspecified
- Love N Fluff Pet Sitting and Dog Walking – (5 cities)
- CCID Central Coast Interior Design
- Russell Kasselman, Iron Dog Media (253) 228-1634
- Kathy E Ream Marketing Director
- Outland and Associates Real Estate, JoAnn Outland, DRE00646902, (805) 441-5574 (Web Site)
Avila Beach
- Shuck Shack
- Sinor-La Vallee Winery
Grover Beach
- City of Grover Beach
- ManRock Brewing
- Perfetto Cafe
- SLOCO Data and Printing
San Luis Obispo
- Farmhouse Corner Market & Wine Lounge
- House of Bread
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union 639 (IBEW Union)
- Wine Sneak
- Sausalito Winery
Shell Beach
- Brix
Recycle Drop Sites
- Grover Beach: ManRock Brewing Co. (1750 El Camino Real, near AJ Spurs) 3 PM–7 PM.
- Grover Beach: Perfetto Café (next to ManRock) — 7 AM–1 PM – Wed–Sun 1750 El Camino Real, Grover Beach, CA 93433
- Grover beach residence: 1376 Brighton. Put recycles in the driveway.
- Arroyo Grande: 241 Spruce Street #A. Put recycles to side of front door.
- San Luis Obispo: IBEW, 6363 Edna Rd (near SLO airport) gate is open to the back.
- Paso Robles: Vineyard Kennels, 330 Ambush Trail — 10 AM–3 PM
Coastal Veterinary Rehabilitation & Acupuncture
We heartily recommend Central Coast Veterinary Rehabilitation and Acupuncture for taking care of your senior pet needs. We appreciate the recent fundraiser held at their new location to benefit Care for Senior and Disabled Pets. A huge thank you, also, to Dr. Rebecca Staple for giving Allie a wonderful acupuncture treatment during the fundraiser.
Thank you to Pismo Beach Vet
We appreciate the efforts and support of Pismo Beach Veterinary Clinic. They are helping to promote our initiative and they take excellent care of our senior pets.
Legal Zoom
Care for Senior and Disabled Animals (CSADA) would like to extend a very grateful thank you to Brian Liu, a partner at LegalZoom, for his help in preparing and filing the paperwork to create our non-profit corporation. CSADA founder Margaret Camara states, “We could not have done this without them.”
Forming CSADA as a non-profit 501 (c) 3 corporation means that all donations made will be tax-exempt and you can claim your donations as tax deductions on your return. All this means that more money goes to helping the animals and not running a business.
So, once again, CSADA would like to say thanks to Brian and LegalZoom and to all of you who have donated money or time to help further the mission of helping animals in need.
Pet Stories
Horn family
Zeena
Margaret with CSADA stepped in for me at a moment’s notice the same day during my 11.5-year-old Doberman’s emergency vet call. Not only did she cooperate with my vet clinic to make sure my dog lived but she also followed through with the diagnostics, aftercare, and even ongoing medication thereafter. Although my dog passed away almost two months later, CSADA gave me that amount of time to treat my dog as comfortably as possible, gave me time to prepare my dog and the family for coming to terms with her condition, and above all, gave me the most precious time with her that no amount of money in the world can buy.
I simply could not ask for a more fortunate ending than what was possible with the help of CSADA. I credit CSADA with the biggest peace of mind I could have possibly received.
A REAL organization that helps REAL life situations in REAL time.
-Brittani R.
Linzi Glass
“We are forever thankful to Margaret Camara and CSADA for their ongoing financial support for one of our very special rescue dogs, Killey, a small senior Minpin. He is a special needs dog that requires daily medical care as he is completely incontinent and has secondary complications with his bladder that require extra attention and care. Margaret has been his champion for several years now, providing food, diapers and medical care, and ancillary support for his needs. Killey is with wonderful forever fosters and Margaret and CSADA have been a great source of support for them as well with this very special boy.
We are truly grateful and appreciative to this wonderful foundation and its founder, Margaret Camara.
–Linzi Glass
Patrica Jackson
Thank you to Margaret and her non-profit CSADA. Because of her and her wonderful band of volunteers, I was able to get my mini-Chihuahua’s teeth cleaned, and one tooth extracted. Being on disability and having a limited income I myself could not afford to get his teeth taken care of on my own. They not only covered the expense for the veterinary service but they sent Noelle who is a volunteer to my house, picked up Dante and brought him back safe and sound. I really can’t say enough about Margaret and CSADA nor what I would have done without them.
Thank you again,
Patrica Jackson
Pancho
A couple of months ago my mom’s 10 pound Chihuahua mix was savagely attacked by two 70 pound, if not more, Huskies. “Pancho” had no chance against these two dogs. His belly had bite punctures and rips. He needed a lot of stitches. His front right leg was broken in many parts, that he needed to have a pin put through his whole leg that he needed to wear for months.
My mother after having already paid $6,000 to save his little life, now had to find more money to start Pancho’s treatments. She saw where she needed help financially to pay more for treatment.
This is where CSADA and Margaret came in. I personally have known Margaret for over 15 years, and know the love she had for dogs and the desire she has now to help all of the pets she can with her foundation. I consider her a great personal friend. In passing mentioned to her what my mother was going through. She didn’t hesitate one moment and asked for the Vet’s numbers and contacted them. Thanks to her, my mother was at ease knowing that CSADA would now help her.
Please, to whoever is reading this; I ask you to please make a contribution of any size to CSADA. 100% of any monies received go directly to helping the animals.
Thank you CSADA for the help you gave to my mother for her sweet Pancho.
Care for Senior and Disabled Animals is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping pets in loving homes when there is a financial need that might otherwise call for a pet to be prematurely put down. We work with veterinarians on a case-by-case basis to cover surgery or medication costs for families who cannot cover those costs for their loved animals.
Chili
This is Chili, she is 12 years old and has congestive heart failure. Thanks to the wonderful help from Margaret, my mother and I were able to take her to the vet and get her the care she needed. Unfortunately she will be on medication for the rest of her life, but we are so grateful to now know what’s wrong with her and how to comfort her. Thank you again!
Unbreakable bond – Killy
Olivia and Killy have loved each other since the day she was born. They share an unbreakable bond….and diapers. On the Oct 11th, 2023 he crossed the rainbow bridge after touching so many hearts around the country.
Nala gets the care she needed thanks to CSADA
Nala was found in a park as a stray dog with a major injury to her rear leg. It required bandage changes and sedation every few days. Once she healed from those months later, we realized she had some special needs. Our shelter veterinarian had diagnosed her with Syringomyelia and Epilepsy based on her symptoms. She would scratch at her face, something we learned was called phantom scratching. She would walk in circles, and she seemed to have some vision issues, she also started having seizures. Ideally the Syringomyelia and Epilepsy would be diagnosed through a neurologist and an MRI.
The expected price for all this was close to $3,000. Unfortunately, the shelter couldn’t pay for all the testing she needed. She was on numerous expensive medications and her seizures were not completely under control, because of this the chances of her being adopted were slim to none. Because of that I adopted her and started reaching out trying to get funds to be able to afford an MRI and consult with a neurologist. Thanks to CSADA I was able to make an appointment with a neurologist. Unfortunately, once we got down to Los Angeles that day Nala was not doing well, we were unable to do the MRI. Although we changed her medications and gave supportive care she continued to decline. She was hospitalized and the veterinarian thought we should run a bone marrow test to check for cancer since her white blood cell count was irregular. The results showed that she had a really bad form of Leukemia and there wasn’t going to be a way to cure it.
Although my baby didn’t make it much longer than that I would never have been able to know what was wrong with her and afford her testing and hospitalization if it wasn’t for this organization.
Because of CSADA I was able to help Nala as much as I could and provide a nice home for the time I had her.
– Stacy Damschroder
Georgie gets more time thanks to CSADA
When we found out that our recently adopted senior Chihuahua “Georgie” needed a vital and expensive surgery to continue living a normal life with us, we were very distraught and confused about how to proceed. The help we received from CSADA allowed us to go ahead with the surgery and hopefully give our sweet dog more time to spend with us. Today Georgie is happy and healthy, and we’re so grateful to CSADA for making that possible!
Sincerely
Jeff and Sylvia Bohrer
Grover Beach, CA
Kiki
Ginger
Ginger came out of the Bakersfield SPCA as the older person who had her was not able to care for her. Today Ginger and Kiki are best of friends.
We have more updates thanks to our wonderful supporters!
Birdie the Cockatiel
Birdie went to see Dr.Tim Bell at Monarch Dunes Veterinary Clinic today, to get her stitches out after a successful removal of a very large lipoma (a fatty non-malignant tumor). The surgery was made possible thanks to a wonderful organization, CSADA, Care for Senior and Disabled Animals and our generous community that donated money to help pay for Birdie’s surgery. Birdie made a full recovery, and is pictured giving a kiss to her bird mama Sheila. Thank You Margaret Camara, founder of CSADA
Coco
I am eternally grateful to Margaret Camara and CSADA for their unwavering kindness and financial assistance in allowing me to take my cat, Coco, to the vet. I found Margaret through word of mouth.
Coco had blood in her urine, and I noticed an unusual growth on her belly. I discovered the blood in her urine when I cleaned her litterbox. Of course, it was two weeks before I would receive my Social Security check.Coco is currently undergoing a round of antibiotics, and the lump on her belly turned out to be nothing more than fat.
I want to express my deepest gratitude to Margaret and CSADA for being there for me during a truly challenging time.
Sasha
About a year ago FEBRUARY 2025, our daughter died of an accidental overdose in Calif. Her unruly and very scared little dog, Sasha, a mixed Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua was in the car with her and was terrified. Good friends were allowed to pick the dog up to foster until we could go to claim Sasha. Many trial adoptees reneged on offers for Sasha just too defensive & often bites handlers.
On arrival to California from Salt Lake City UT, our other daughter contacted CSADA for help in seeing if Sasha could be calmed and helped to adjust to a new safe home with 2 seniors in their 80s. There was talk of having to put Sasha down if not adoptable and continued self-defense of biting!
Our good fortune, Margaret at CSADA referred us to Springdale Pet Ranch for dog training. Though Sasha had learned to trust me only, I needed her to behave with my husband, our family and many friends (staff in an independent senior living center where we live.
Jack Balster with Springdale came to our home in Nipomo for a remarkable 1-hour session to work with me alone in our California house. Jack is immensely wise and skilled in conveying tactics learned in dog science, in college. He also brought a car restraining collar and offered many tactical suggestions for daily help in building Sasha’s trust and ability to bond with new people without over reacting with fear and
ferocity.
Amazingly after a month or so using jacks training protocol: avoid eye contact, toss a few treats and ignore the dog, to let the dog slowly gain TRUST BY SMELLING newcomers.
Jack said a dogs’ smelling is as beneficial as walking a dog for 20 minutes. Using Jack’s tactics, Sasha slowly came to accept my husband Mark immediately upon
arriving in Salt Lake City and us as her new family as well as others in our lives.
It was a slow process of consistency in applying the learned training. Most importantly, Jack advised that our new little “biter” dog mostly needed to feel secure and loved in a safe home. DON’T WE ALL! So, we wish that for all of us in 2026.
Please if you can add your Support along with ours to CSADA in its mission on behalf of senior dogs & their people.
Our sincere thanks are extended to Margaret at CSADA and Jack and the staff at Springdale Pet Ranch in Arroyo Grande, Calif. We animal lovers unite.
Sincerely, Fredrica (Freddie) & Mark Nebeker
My name is Nadine, Little Mimi came to me on her birth month and mine. We have bonded well immediately. She enjoys her daily walks and naps with me. She knows her boundaries, give a little squeal instead of barking. I am very grateful to Margaret from CSADA and Charlotte from Meade Canine Rescue. Mimi found her forever home filled with love. She is a treasure and a furry, baby angel.