You Can Help

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Mail donations to:
Portage APL
8122 Infirmary Road
Ravenna, Ohio 44266

Use the Internet

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Adopt a Cage

Sponsor a homeless pet by adopting a cage and make their time spent in our care as comfortable as possible.

  • 1 Year: $720
  • 6 Months: $360
  • 1 Month: $60

Click here to download a sponsorship form.

Wall of Friends

The Portage Animal Protective League is selling personalized bricks to help raise funds. Honor a friend, family member, or beloved pet with an engraved brick!

Each brick is 4" x 8" and can contain up to two lines of engraving.

Cost per brick:

  • $50 for one line of engraving
  • $75 for two lines of engraving

Click here to download a sponsorship form.

Shepherd's Watch

shepherd's watchHelp guard Portage Animal Protective League's future by becoming a member of Shepherd’s Watch.

You can join this special group of guardians by remembering to include Portage APL in your overall estate and financial plan.

Gifts of Cash

Gifts of cash can provide you with an income tax deduction for the year in which the gift was given.

Will Bequests

Bequests can be made in a new will, or an existing will can be easily amended to include a bequest to Portage APL.

Life Insurance, etc.

You can name Portage APL as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy, certificate of deposit, etc.

If you have any questions, please call our executive director at 330-296-4022, extension 104.

NOTE: The Portage APL is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. We recommend that you consult your tax advisor, financial advisor or attorney to determine the best way for you to donate and to answer all tax related questions.

Cans for Critters

If you would like to help Portage Animal Protective League cats and dogs and help the environment too, we take your empty aluminum pop cans. Bag them up and drop them off on the right side of the shelter in the wire fenced enclosure. Your trash becomes our cash!

If you know of anyone with a truck, we need volunteers to help haul to the recyclers located close to Portage APL.

Our Wish List

HELP TO KEEP US HEALTHY & CLEAN

Pedigree, Iams or Purina One Dog/Puppy Food, Pedigree, Iams, or Purina Cat/Kitten Food, Milk Bone Biscuits, Scamp Non - Clumping, Non – Scoop Litter, Yesterday’s News Litter, Hand Soap, Clorox Bleach, Mr. Clean, Spic & Span, Laundry Detergent, Paper Towels, Heavy Duty Trash Bags (33 gallon or larger), Latex Gloves S, M & L, and Rags

HELP KEEP US COMFY & COZY

Dog/Cat Toys, Dog Bones (Medium & Small), Cat Treats, Dog Beds, Towels, Blankets, Rubber – backed rugs, Large & Extra Large Dog Crates

HELP OUR OFFICE RUN SMOOTHLY & SPREAD THE WORD OF OUR SHELTER

Postage Stamps, Laminating Sheets, Notebooks, Blue Pocket Folders, Tape, Paper Clips, Binder Clips, Rubber Bands, Pens (blue & black ink), Copy paper (white & colored), Ink Cartridges (95 HP, 94 HP, 41 HP, 45 HP, 12A HP)

HELP IN OTHER WAYS

Flashlights, Batteries, Lawn Mower, Weed eater, Sweeper, Floor Scrubber-Buffer, Tarps, Martingale Dog Collars

Items can be brought to the shelter located at: 8122 Infirmary Rd Ravenna, OH. Please feel free to call us at 330-296-4022 with any questions.

How Your Gift Makes a Difference

Your unrestricted, tax-deductible donation can help in one or more of the following ways:

  • $25 can provide for 5 dog heartworm tests
  • $35 can provide for 15 cat vaccinations
  • $50 can give 100 cats or 50 dogs meals
  • $100 can provide for 15 Felv cat tests
  • $250 can provide for 60 dog vaccinations
  • $1000 can allow us to spay or neuter 25 shelter animals

Our special wish for you is that all good things will be yours in return for the kindness you’ve brought to your furry friends.