News and Upcoming Events
SPONSOR A FURRY VALENTINE!
Keep the love, lose the litters! You can make Valentine's Day special for one of the dogs or cats who will be at Humane Ohio to be fixed the week of Valentine's Day (many of whom belong to low-income families or are shelter or rescue group animals getting fixed before they go up for adoption)! When you make a donation of $25 or more, we'll send a dog or cat home with a special treat or a new toy, and we'll put a Valentine on their cage with your name (and we'll send you a photo of your sponsored animal!).
The money raised from fundraisers like the Valentine's sponsorships helps cover the true, high cost of spay/neuter procedures and allows us to keep our prices low for the community. Your Valentine's sponsorship will give one of the animals in our care a special Valentine's toy or treat AND it will help us fix over 12,000 animals this year.
Make a secure, online donation of $25 or more by clicking on the link below. You'll be able to choose to sponsor a dog or a cat. If you are sponsoring an animal as a Valentine's gift for someone else, please be sure to provide the email address of the person we should notify of your special gift.
Happy Valentine's Day, and thank you for making it special for our furry valentines!
Sponsor a dog or a cat.... Click and Pledge.
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"BEAT THE HEAT" PROMOTION
The weather outside may be frightful, but for animal shelters and rescue groups, spring is just around the corner and the groups will become overwhelmed with requests to take in kittens. In an effort to prevent unwanted litters and reduce the number of cats and kittens being euthanized in shelters, Humane Ohio has planned a special "Beat the Heat" promotion for the month of February. We'll reduce our normal, low-cost price to spay female cats to $20!
 
This offer is available to Lucas and Wood County residents and is based on availability. Please call 419-266-5607 to schedule an appointment. You must mention the "Beat the Heat" promotion when scheduling.
Note to Wood County and Fulton Countyresidents: Transportation is available to/from Humane Ohio through the Wood County Humane Society and the Fulton County Humane Society. If you want to schedule a "Beat the Heat" appointment and reserve a spot on the transport for your cat(s), please call the Wood County Humane Society at 419-352-7339, or if you're in Fulton County, complete the "Beat the Heat" appointment form at fultonhumanesociety.com.
Flyer: Beat the Heat
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HUGE CRAFT, GIFT AND ART SHOW INCLUDES PET FOOD DRIVE
People Who Care of Ohio is having a huge craft, gift and art show on Sunday, March 25th that includes a pet food drive for the Humane Ohio Pet Food Bank! The show will take place from 10 am-4 pm at Premier Catering Complex (formally Gladieux Meadows, 4480 Heatherdowns - across from the Stranahan). Wet or dry dog and cat food donations are welcome and will help stock the shelves of the Humane Ohio Pet Food Bank, which distributed over 71,000 pounds of pet food to people and pets in need last year and relies entirely on donations.
This show is to celebrate spring, proms and moms! Models will be showcasing prom dresses provided by David's Bridal, and the event includes free door prizes, raffles and food. Pet food donations (Humane Ohio Pet Food Bank), personal care products (Cherry Street Mission) and non-perishable food items (Salvation Army) will be accepted. Admission and parking are FREE. For more information, please contact peoplewhocare2012@yahoo.com or 419-320-8631.
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WE'RE THROWING A PITTY PARTY
The Lucas County Dog Warden has secured funding from PetSmart Charities® to allow 500 pit bulls to be spayed/neutered (at Humane Ohio) for $5 each. Their Fix-A-Bull promotion also includes a microchip to help reunite lost dogs and owners. This promotion kicked off in April 2011 and will run for at least a year. Dogs must live in the city of Toledo and have a current dog license to qualify for this promotion (must provide proof of both at time of spay/neuter). Must purchase license in advance of your spay/neuter appointment. Licenses are NOT available at Humane Ohio (click here to find out where dog licenses ARE sold).
If you have a pit bull that needs to be fixed, please call Humane Ohio at 419-266-5607 to schedule your spay/neuter appointment. Must mention Fix-a-Bull.
Flyer: Fix-a-Bull
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SPAY/NEUTER FOR FREE-ROAMING CATS IN 43605 and 43609 (IT'S FREE!)
We have a grant to spay/neuter 2,600 cats in Toledo's 43605 and 43609 zip codes for free (must provide proof of residency). Includes free-roaming (stray/feral) and owned cats in 43609 and free-roaming cats only in 43605. View our 43609 Diaries - stories and photos of cats that we've fixed, vaccinated, and, in some cases, helped find homes for through this program.
Flyer: The 43609 Diaries
Ways to help:
Bring in cats to get fixed. Stray/feral cats are FREE (if you live in 43605 or 43609 only; otherwise stray/feral cats are $25). Owned cats are FREE if you live in 43609 (otherwise owned cats are $45 or $25 if you're on government assistance). Ask about low-cost prices for dogs too. Spay Patrol Walks
Join us as we go door-to-door in 43609 one Sunday a month to pass out information about Humane Ohio, talk to residents about spay/neuter and set-up appointments for owned pets and free-roaming cats! Have fun, exercise, and connect with other animal lovers while working to reduce the pet overpopulation and the number of animals being surrendered to local shelters and rescue groups. Volunteers walk in groups with the Humane Ohio van nearby. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
Volunteer to transport cats in 43605 and 43609 to/from Humane Ohio for their spay/neuter surgeries. Volunteer to help trap cats in the early morning or evening. Build free-roaming cat shelters using Rubbermaid containers (perfect for an individual or group project!). Click here for easy step-by-step instructions.
Contact 419-266-5607, x100 or e-mail clinic@humaneohio.org if you live in 43605 or 43609 and need to make a spay/neuter appointment, or would like to help with any of the above.
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HUMANE OHIO MEDIA COVERAGE
Free Rabies Vaccination Clinic and two 43609 free-roaming kittens for adoption - Dr. Kelly Rada shows off kittens and chats about free rabies clinic
WNWO (Channel 24) story - 9/28/11
More media coverage.....
Click here to view a complete listing.
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