🐾 Official Mission Objectives (Parma Animal Shelter)
Prevent animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect.
Educate the public about spaying/neutering to reduce pet overpopulation.
Increase public awareness and appreciation of companion animals.
Provide a stress‑free, healthy environment for lost, abandoned, neglected, and stray animals.
Offer emergency and wellness medical care for adoptable animals.
Find permanent placement for animals into loving homes.
Parma Animal Shelter’s History
Parma Animal Shelter began as a small, community‑driven effort created by volunteers who wanted to give local animals the safety and compassion they weren’t receiving elsewhere. It grew from donated supplies and grassroots commitment into a trusted cornerstone of animal welfare in Parma and the surrounding communities.
Over time, the shelter expanded its programs, strengthened medical and behavioral care, and built structured protocols that ensure fairness, safety, and consistency for every animal. Volunteers became the foundation of daily operations, providing hands‑on care, adoption support, and the steady compassion that defines the shelter’s identity.
Today, Parma Animal Shelter continues its mission to protect, heal, and find permanent homes for animals through responsible rescue, community partnership, and humane sheltering practices.
Adoptions, Fostering Program, Medical Care, Training/Behavior, Public Education, Volunteer Program
🐾 Our Adoption Process
1. Submit an Adoption Application
Start by completing our adoption application so we can learn about your home, lifestyle, and what kind of dog or cat would be the best match.
2. Application Review
Our team reviews each application to ensure a safe, appropriate placement. Once approved, you may visit through walk‑ins or schedule an optional appointment with an adoption counselor.
3. Meet Our Dogs and Cats
Walk‑ins: Open to everyone during public hours.
Appointments: Not required — but approved adopters may book a dedicated meet‑and‑greet with an adoption counselor.
Adoption Events: Held throughout the year and open to all visitors.
4. Finalizing the Adoption
An adoption counselor will review medical history, complete the paperwork, and guide you through next steps. All animals go home spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.
💵 Adoption Fees
Cats
Adult Cats: $25 for one, $10 for a second
Kittens: $80 for one, $120 for a pair
Dogs
Puppies (Under 7 months): $200
Second puppy is full price.
Small Dogs (7 months–7 years, 25 lbs and under): $200
Adult Dogs (7 months–7 years): $160
Senior Dogs (7 years and older): $85
If adopting two adult or senior dogs, the second is ½ price.
If adopting one adult and one senior, the senior dog is the one discounted.
Adoption Specials
We occasionally offer limited‑time adoption specials for both dogs and cats.
Please watch our website and social media for current announcements.
📋 Adoption Requirements
To adopt, you must:
Be 21 or older
Provide a valid ID
Show proof of landlord approval if you rent
Demonstrate safe, stable housing
Agree to keep cats indoors and safely supervise dogs
Commit to regular veterinary care
Complete the adoption contract
🐾 Meet Our Adoptable Dogs and Cats
Walk‑Ins: Stop in during public hours to meet our dogs and cats. Volunteers are available to help you learn about each pet.
Approved Adopter Appointments: Once your application is approved, you can schedule a dedicated meet‑and‑greet with the animals you’re most interested in.
Adoption Events: Join us throughout the year for special events featuring many of our adoptable pets, plus opportunities to learn about fostering and volunteering.
Special Programs: What Makes Parma Animal Shelter Unique
1. A Fully Volunteer‑Driven Model
PAS is staffed by volunteers who handle daily care, enrichment, cleaning, adoption counseling, fostering, events, and community outreach. This structure is unusual among shelters and creates a deeply community‑rooted identity.
2. Strong, Structured Humane Protocols
The shelter emphasizes:
stress‑free, healthy environments for animals
emergency and wellness medical care
spay/neuter for all animals to reduce overpopulation
microchipping and vaccination before adoption
These consistent standards set PAS apart from many small municipal shelters.
3. A Mission Grounded in Education and Prevention
PAS actively educates the public about spay/neuter, humane treatment, and responsible pet ownership. This educational focus is a core part of its mission and community outreach.
4. Community Partnership and Transparency
The shelter’s mission emphasizes fairness, collaboration, and clear communication with adopters and the public — values that shape its adoption counseling, volunteer training, and public-facing programs.
5. Lifesaving Care for Hard‑to‑Adopt Animals
PAS provides permanent foster homes, special diets, and extensive veterinary care for animals with medical needs — even when costs exceed adoption fees. This commitment to high‑needs animals is a defining feature.
Areas Served: City of Parma and surrounding areas
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