Non-Profit Animal Rescue in Perry County, OH

– PAWS –
Perry Animal Welfare Society

When you bring a furry friend into your home, you’re making a lifetime commitment to care for and love that pet. It means being financially responsible and having a stable lifestyle.

Volunteers Who Match Pets with Loving Homes

Located in Perry County, OH, PAWS – Perry Animal Welfare Society is a 501(c)3 that was established in 2018. Our mission is to re-home dogs and cats with loving and committed families.

We do not own or operate a shelter. We have an incredible team of volunteers and foster families who temporarily care for the pets we rescue.

We thoroughly review applications from those who apply to foster or adopt our dogs or cats. We do our best to ensure that the family or individual is committed to the pet’s care for its entire life.

We strive to make sure the pet is the best fit for the family or individual, and likewise.

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Pets in Need

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4 hours ago

Ginny… We’ve posted her. We’ve shared her. And still… nothing.Not a single application. Not even an inquiry.Ginny is estimated to be 2-3 years old and around 40 lbs. she is affectionate, good with kids and other dogs, loves car rides, and does well in her crate. She’s still learning some of the basics, but she’s trying — and she deserves someone willing to teach her with patience and love. She doesn’t need a perfect home. She just needs someone to give her a chance.Ginny has already been through more than any dog should have to. Now she just needs someone to show her what life is supposed to look like. Ginny is looking for her forever home. Please don’t let her keep getting overlooked. Share Ginny. Maybe her person is just one share away. To apply, fill out the application form in the comments below. 🐾 ...

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22 hours ago

Update - A temporary foster has been secured. We are still looking for a long term foster. If that is you, please fill out the application in the comments below. Thank you everyone!! 🚨URGENT FOSTER NEEDED 🚨5 kittens are in an unsafe situation. The neighbor has threatened to shoot them, and we need to get them somewhere safe ASAP. We don’t want to wait until something happens. We need a foster who can provide a safe place while we work toward getting them vetted and finding the right forever homes.If you can foster or know someone who can, fill out an adoption application in the comments below. ...

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1 day ago

PAWS in the park 5K 🎃We’re adding one more costume category this year!Best Group Costume — 3 or More PeopleThe winning group will receive a $100 gift certificate to the Dining Lodge at Burroak. So grab your friends, family, coworkers, or whoever you can convince to dress up and start planning! 👻And remember — you don’t have to run to be part of the PAWS 5K! If you’d like to help out as a volunteer, just shoot us a message. We’d love to have you! ...

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3 days ago

Pure and simple, fostering saves lives. Many of you scrolled on by last night when you saw an old bully breed with a disability who needed a foster. Jodi, who has saved our rears more times than we can count saw an old man who needed some kindness and compassion. Even though he can’t hear her words of love and safety, he can feel them as is evidenced by sharing a blanket and recliner. Cara and Celena did not see dogs that were terrified and shut down in the shelter. Dogs that no other rescue would touch because they were too afraid to walk on a leash.These are now dogs that have made great strides with patience, love, structure and help from some furry friends that they can emulate behavior. Rescues live and die by fosters. We never have enough…..ever. If you’d like to make a difference like this, please apply to foster using the link in the comments below. We have more dogs waiting for someone to step up. ...

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4 days ago

UPDATE! Temporary foster found, still need a long term foster.🚨URGENT — THIS OLD MAN NEEDS OUT. 🚨At 10 years old, this sweet boy should be spending his days in a warm, loving home — not in a shelter. He is deaf, incredibly sweet, dog-friendly, cat-friendly, and potty trained. He recently attended a PetSmart adoption event and was an absolute true gentleman with every single person he met. He has so much love left to give, and we desperately want to give him the chance to spend his golden years knowing what it feels like to be home.Foster must live within a reasonable travel distance of one of our partnered veterinary clinics in Somerset or Logan while he completed his veterinary care. All resident pets must be vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and on preventatives.Please, help us get this old man out of the shelter. He deserves a soft place to land. If that’s with you, please click the link in the comments below and submit a foster application. PLEASE SHARE. ...

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What We Do

Rescue Animals in Need of Care and a home

We help dogs and cats in Perry County, OH, that need to find loving homes.

Advocate Responsible Pet Ownership

Find out what it takes to be the best pet parent(s). Understand finances, vet care and laws.

Promote Spay & Neuter of Animals

Please don’t contribute to the over-population problems that exist today.

Find Pets A Loving Home

It’s more than providing food, water and shelter. It’s about LOVE.

Foster a Dog or Cat

Temporarily caring for an animal before it finds its forever home can be one of the most rewarding experiences. You will care for the animal and provide insight into its personality while it’s waiting on adoption.

Apply to be a Temporary Home

Sponsor an Animal's Adoption Fee

When you donate $250 to PAWS, you’re giving a dog or cat a new leash on life. You’re enabling our volunteers to intake pets in need, provide vet care, and find them a loving home — at no cost to the approved adopter.

Adopt a Dog or Cat

It melts our hearts to be able to see animals adopted and spoiled beyond belief by their new parent(s). If you have the space in your heart, your finances and your home — we welcome your application.

Fill out an application