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The Importance of Spay/Neutering?

The Importance of Spay/Neutering?

Spaying and neutering are important health decisions for pet owners. Not only do they help reduce the homeless pet population, but spay/neuter surgeries also provide long-term benefits to pets’ overall health and behavior. Spaying or neutering can prevent certain...
Thanksgiving Thoughts

Thanksgiving Thoughts

Sunday, November 24th was a banner day for Parma Animal Shelter. We had a very successful Thanksgiving Open House and Bake Sale. Two dogs and three kittens and a cat were adopted, we signed up three new volunteers and we raised $1,774 selling bakery, shirts and pet...
Fabulous Week at PAS

Fabulous Week at PAS

Wow – what a fabulous week we have had! From the Taps for Tails at Sloppy Bobs, the Bake Sale and Open House and the Fall Festival, we enjoyed our many visitors and ended the weekend with nineteen adoptions! We appreciate the generosity and kindness of those who...
Choosing the Right Dog for You: Tips for Making an Informed Decision

Choosing the Right Dog for You: Tips for Making an Informed Decision

Bringing a dog into your household is a life-altering decision. That’s why it’s important to get one that makes sense for your lifestyle, home environment, and persona. And it’s important for your pet that you bring him into a nurturing and loving home where he can flourish and be happy.

The first thing you should do is make certain you’re ready to take care of a dog.

Volunteers participate in American Kennel Club Good Citizen dog training

Volunteers participate in American Kennel Club Good Citizen dog training

Over the past 8 weeks, Parma Animal Shelter volunteers have been participating in American Kennel Club Good Citizen dog training. This pawsome training is not only helping us become better volunteers, but also helping our pups become more adoptable and giving them more enrichment in their time at PAS. We are so proud to be offering this program! Our volunteers have had nothing but great experiences, class participant Sue Bohanek gives us an inside look:

A Big Thanks to All Our Doggie Swim Participants!

A Big Thanks to All Our Doggie Swim Participants!

Put your paws together for our Doggie Swim participants! On Sunday, August 13th over 180 dogs joined us at Walter’s Grove Pool! It was a beautiful day.  We saw huge jumps in the pool, packs of goldens playing fetch, lots of splashing and lots of running around the pool. We can’t decide who enjoyed themselves more – the dogs or the humans!

Thank you for a great Classic Car Show!

Thank you for a great Classic Car Show!

Thank you for a great Classic Car Show!

Sunday, June 4th was a big day for Parma Animal Shelter – we raised $5,500 at our Classic Car Show! We couldn’t have done it without you -thank you to all of you who braved the rain for this spectacular event.

We would also like to thank the wonderful Custom Color & Collision, Baird Wealth Management, Axelrod Buick GMC and all of our sponsors.