Message from our Director, Barb Heath: 6/23/2023
As you know, four weeks ago we put up a Giving Grid with a goal of $5000 to help us meet the expenses from the emergency intake of 24 dogs. I am humbled and grateful to announce that we have now met that goal due to the generosity of YOU our wonderful supporters. We are suspending this fundraiser at midnight but we are always grateful for your continued support. The volunteers involved with the care of these animals have found it a labor of love and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
September/October Shelter Update
Calendar of Events
We are so excited about our upcoming events!
- Chipotle Fundraiser for Parma Animal Shelter, Monday, Sept 18th
- Ridgewood Golf Course golf outing Saturday, September 23rd.
- On Saturday October 7th we will be participating in Bartel’s Fall Festival. If you are a vendor and would like to sell your products or services at this event, please contact us at info@parmashelter.org.
Fundraising
We would like to thank everyone who has been supporting our shelter with donations to our fundraising campaigns. We’ve made it easier to donate using a credit card, Paypal or by mail. We are also grateful to those who continually share our social media posts and help us find homes for our guests. For those generous people who are willing to donate from our wish list, we have made updates! You can donate through Amazon or Chewy wish lists too. For those of you who use Fresh Step litter, every point you donate will help us buy litter for our foster kitties. It’s easy to create an account and upload a picture of your receipt. We also have ongoing campaigns on Giving Grid to help us raise money for medical care for our guests.
Volunteering
We are also looking for volunteers so if you can help, please submit an application. We are looking for volunteers to help staff our front desk, walk dogs and take care of kitties. There are 100 jobs necessary to run an animal shelter. We are proud to be 100% volunteer. Once trained, volunteers can choose from open slots on Signup Genius during the week if they have extra time to give. We appreciate the many people who step up to help with events and come in for extra shifts as needed. Our Star volunteer last month was volunteer Jean Bolling!
ADOPTION POLICIES
- You can visit the shelter to adopt without an appointment! We are open 10-12 noon on Saturday and Sunday and 5-7 pm daily. Our front desk staff answers the phones during these hours and also from 10-12 noon M-F. We have made our website as helpful as we can by including resources and links to answer most questions we receive via phone calls.
- We require visitors to fill out an adoption application and receive approval before adopting.
- We strongly suggest filling out an application before visiting with our cats or dogs, otherwise you will have to wait for your application to be reviewed and come back at a later date to adopt.
- Responses to applications for cats will be sent from catadoptions@parmashelter.org via email within 72 hours of submission.
- Responses to applications for dogs will be sent from dogadoptions@parmashelter.org via email within 28-48 hours.
- Your approval email will detail any information you need to know for adoption.
- We cannot guarantee that a specific cat or kitten or dog will be available during your visit, and we will not be putting holds on kittens.
FOR CATS
To submit an adoption application, check out our adoption policy page and please fill out this Cat / Kitten Adoption Form.
FOR DOGS
Potential adopters are welcome to fill out an application during their visit to the shelter but we do recommend that they do it on-line ahead of time. The application will then be reviewed by health and welfare. If they are a good match, an appointment will be scheduled with an adoption counselor. All other animals in the home must be brought in for a meet and greet to determine compatibility with our shelter dog.
Please click the link provided below to fill out the dog adoption/fostering inquiry.
Any questions please email dogadoptions@parmashelter.org
Dog adoption/foster inquiry form
Catch a glimpse inside! Here’s a walk-thru view of the Parma Animal Shelter.
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Saturday AM kennel attendant and dog walker
Thursday kennel attendant, someone to arrive at 4 PM
Sunday morning cats
Saturday morning cats
Thursday evening cats
Saturday evening cats
Saturday evening front desk
Wednesday morning front desk
Saturday morning front desk
Sunday evening front desk
Tuesday evening front desk
Vet tech or vet assistant: Thursday 4 – 6 PM
Monday evening vet tech or vet assistant 4 – 6 PM
NEWSLETTER SIGNUP
We like to share our events and thoughts about shelter animals, pets, volunteering, and anything animal shelter related.
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- Ken Peters
- Larry Dunn
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- Margaret Watson
- Mark Johanek
- MaryAnn Holmes
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- Pam Harmon
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- Paul Louche
- Rick Ambrose
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