Ashtabula County Animal Protective League

At the Ashtabula County Animal Protective League, we take that devotion, commitment and love for our own family members to the homeless dogs and cats of Ashtabula County. We appreciate your desire to help a homeless pet – whether through adoption, fostering, fundraising or volunteering in another capacity. It is because of people like YOU that the homeless pets have a chance at a life with a loving family in a real home.

Our mission is simple – to provide temporary homes for the parent-less pets of Ashtabula County until we can find them the best possible “furever” home. Along with this mission, we promote spay/neuter, responsible pet ownership and companion pet education.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, we rely heavily on volunteers and may not be able to answer your phone call. We hope that many of your questions can be answered here. If not, please come by for a visit. We would love to see you and the homeless dogs and cats would love to spend some time with you!


The Ashtabula County Animal Protective League serves as the shelter for Ashtabula County Dog Warden, the Ashtabula City Dog Warden, and community intake for owner surrenders and strays. We provided unlimited stay shelter which means we do not euthanize (humanely put to sleep) any animal for space or time constraints. Adoptable animals remain in our shelter until a home is found or unless their health or temperament dramatically changes. Animals surrendered to our facility are evaluated based on their health and temperament. There are some circumstances where animals cannot be placed for adoption such as when animals show signs of highly aggressive or unsociable behavior or when a veterinarian determines that an animals physical health greatly impairs their quality of life in an untreatable way (severe medical issues). Every animal is treated with dignity and respect and our staff works tirelessly in each situation to achieve the best outcome possible. Our live outcome rate, which has been increasing since 2018 was 94% in 2020. (Asilomar Live Release Rate).


Address:
5970 Green Road
Ashtabula, OH 44004

Call Us: 440-224-1222

Email Us: [email protected]