Join Us in Making a Difference

Help us advocate for companion animals in Mahoning County, Ohio. We improve animal welfare through prevention, advocacy, and education. Our main goal is to reduce animal neglect and abandonment.

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We have provided 4,355 pounds of pet food for hungry companion animals in Mahoning County!

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we improve animal welfare through prevention, advocacy, and education. Our main goal is to reduce animal neglect and abandonment in Mahoning County, Ohio.
We believe that if we help the people, we help the pets.
- Our pet food assistance program prevents animal suffering, supports struggling pet parents, and reduces shelter overcrowding.
- We also promote responsible pet ownership by sharing information and resources through our website, social media, and at local events.
- We advocate for enforcement of current local, state and federal laws, as well as support new legislation to improve the lives of companion animals in Mahoning County.
- Learn more about what we are doing in the area of legislation and become an animal advocate!
- We educate the public about animal welfare and services in Mahoning County and the surrounding areas.
- You can access and share our Mahoning County Animal Welfare Directory under the Resources tab.

dog laying on ground needing animal advocates

We are not a rescue or shelter, so we do not take in animals. Instead, we focus on proactive measures to reduce the number of companion animals that end up at rescues and shelters.

—For a list of local rescues and shelters, support services for pet owners, current animal legislation, and much more, see our Animal Welfare Directory under the Resources tab.

—See our FAQs and Help page for links to pet food assistance, low-cost spay and neuter clinics, and for reporting animal and human neglect and abuse in Mahoning County and the surrounding areas.

“Animal cruelty is more than just a legal issue; it’s a community issue. If you improve animal welfare in a community, you improve public safety for everyone.”

—Former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

stray cat looking up needing animal advocates

We purchase 500 pounds of dog and cat food every other week with the funds we raise.
We donate approximately 1,000 pounds of pet food per month.
Volunteers at the Youngstown Community Food Center rebag the food we donate.
We provide gallon baggies for the pet food to be rebagged.
These baggies of dog food are ready for the recipients.
These baggies of cat food are ready for the recipients.
Pet food recipients also receive feeding instructions with pet care tips on the back.
Local businesses sell chocolate bars for us to help fund our pet food purchases.
We hold a basket raffle every few months to help fund our pet food purchases.
We also had a sip and paint fundraiser this past fall.

Join Us in Making a Difference

We have provided 4,355 pounds of pet food for hungry companion animals in Mahoning County!

Our Mission

Prevention

Advocacy

Education

We are not a rescue or shelter, so we do not take in animals. Instead, we focus on proactive measures to reduce the number of companion animals that end up at rescues and shelters.

“Animal cruelty is more than just a legal issue; it’s a community issue. If you improve animal welfare in a community, you improve public safety for everyone.”

We purchase 500 pounds of dog and cat food every other week with the funds we raise.

We donate approximately 1,000 pounds of pet food per month.

Volunteers at the Youngstown Community Food Center rebag the food we donate.

We provide gallon baggies for the pet food to be rebagged.

These baggies of dog food are ready for the recipients.

These baggies of cat food are ready for the recipients.

Pet food recipients also receive feeding instructions with pet care tips on the back.

Local businesses sell chocolate bars for us to help fund our pet food purchases.

We hold a basket raffle every few months to help fund our pet food purchases.

We also had a sip and paint fundraiser this past fall.