Making a Difference
Pet Assistance Resources
To support struggling families and their pets, we provide valuable resources such as a list of programs designed for seniors and low-income families.
Pet Protection
We advocate for at-risk family members and safety planning for their pet(s) because we recognize a link between animal abuse and family violence.
Wildlife Protection
An opportunity exists for a new approach to learning how we can coexist with wildlife and advocate for protective policies at the state and local level.
Puppy Mills
Puppy mills breed dogs in horrific conditions that often lead to genetic and medical conditions in puppy mills sold through pet stores.
Community Cats
We provide resources and build partnerships to expand opportunities to humanely care for community cats while reducing populations and nuisances.
Tethered Dogs
We educate communities and local officials on the inhumane suffering and public safety concerns by tethering dogs outside.
Humane Education
The opportunity to build compassion for community, family and animals exists through humane education opportunities.
Breed Discrimination
Breed Discrimination Ordinances demonize a breed of dog irrespective of individual behavior, raise constitutional issues, and fail to increase public safety.
Announcements
- 11/28/22Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday! GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past ten years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. We kindly ask that your generosity this year include a donation to OAA, …
- 11/22/2022Next Tuesday, 11/29, is GivingTuesday – an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in unity. People can show their generosity in a variety of ways during GivingTuesday – whether it’s helping a neighbor, advocating for an issue, sharing a skill, or giving to causes, every act of generosity counts. We kindly ask that your generosity this year include …
- 11/19/2022Grants available for sustainable shelter programs for keeping dogs and people together! Many pets are relinquished to shelters due to financial and medical challenges. Shelters can receive up to $30,000 in funding for sustainable program proposals: learn more here.
- 11/15/2022OAA’s sixth and final 2022 Real Ohio Tour was a return to Walking Wild Sanctuary in Licking County, which rescues and provides a safe haven for captive bred foxes and other non-wild canids. Walking Wild has over 100 foxes that have been saved from fur farms or pet rescues. For foxes born on a fur farm, a bleak existence lies ahead …
- 11/14/2022OAA’s fifth adventure in the Real Ohio Tour series was to Hospets in Marysville – a one of a kind compassion operation that assists seniors with their pets, cares for animals when community members are in the hospital, and rehomes animals should the need arise. Hospets received an award at the Great Lakes Animal Welfare Conference for their innovative effort to …
- 11/09/2022The U.S. House of Representatives has introduced H.R. 3187, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, and H.R. 3277, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act. These animal welfare bills would permanently end the ability of Class B dealers to supply random source dogs and cats for research and require license holders to renew their licenses annually, preventing violators from continuing breeding …