Stark County Humane Society

We Live
So They
Can Live.

Stark County Humane Society saves over 3,400 animals every year.

They can't SPEAK for themselves.

They try. They try to speak to us, but they can’t form the words “help” or “hurt” or “lonely.” We’re here to speak for them, so more and more can live, and live the way they should, saying (if they could) words like “happy” and “hope” and “love.”

Everyone at Stark County Humane Society, including each of our volunteers and all of our members, speaks for the speechless, those pets no one wants … until you do with all your heart.

We speak for those that cannot speak for themselves.

We give them every chance to live, with no “or else” deadlines.

Dogs can’t read calendars, and cats can’t count, so it’s not fair to give pets final deadline dates.

They come here scared, abused, and undernourished. The “luckier” ones, if you can call it that, were merely neglected. They all need our help, so there shouldn’t be a time limit for animals that don’t have any control over their circumstances.

All of our attention goes to helping the animals by improving their physical and emotional health, finding them foster and permanent homes, and funding their food, comfort, and vet care.

Stark County Humane Society Couple Holding Tabby Cat

But what can I do?

You can do the most important and most powerful thing possible: save the lives of more animals and help them get placed as pets in loving homes. Compassion comes in many forms:

ADOPT

Visit our shelter at 5100 Peach Street in Louisville to see the wonderful dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and rabbits waiting for a loving home.

FOSTER

Welcome an animal into your home to recover from injuries or illness, prepare for adoption, or for puppies and kittens whose immune systems are not yet strong enough.

VOLUNTEER

Work directly with the animals, walking the dogs, reading to the cats, bathing puppies, or simply giving them all some extra love and attention.

DONATE

The Stark County Humane Society does NOT receive any government aid or funding from other charitable organizations, so we rely on local donations from our community. Your donation is tax deductible and will stay right here in Stark County.

BECOME A MEMBER

Regular funding and supplies help keep Stark County Humane Society from being in a perpetual donation crisis mode, providing steady support that goes a long way.

CHECK OUR EVENTS

You'll find we have a number of ongoing promotions and partnerships. There are always many ways to help with our mission, and we appreciate all types of help!

You don’t choose them; they choose you.

What barks, purrs, thumps, chirps, runs, hops, and flies? Your next family member. Here is just a sampling of the many animals we have ready for adoption at Stark County Humane Society, every one worthy of love and an invitation when you say, “Let’s go home!”