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BE PAWSITIVEWorking together to end the needless deaths of dogs and cats.

Pawsitive Ohio promotes and creates low-cost spay/neuter opportunities, facilitates adoption events, supports pet retention and community education.

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ADOPT or FOSTER When you adopt or foster you are saving two lives.

Education is the key to understanding that dogs and cats come in all shapes and sizes. When a pet is purchased from a breeder or pet store, you are contributing to pet overpopulation.

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SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PETS Get the facts, fight pet overpopulation. 

Every year, millions of cats and dogs of all ages and breeds are killed. These numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or neutering.

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SENIORS NEED LOVE TOO You can teach an old dog new tricks.

Senior pets can lose their homes for a variety of reasons, usually having nothing to do with their behavior or temperament, but more due to the fact that their owners are unable to keep them.

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SPREAD THE WORD Help us make a #pawsitiveimpact.

We are an advocate for the shelters, rescues and volunteers throughout Ohio—moving forward and working together to end the deaths of dogs and cats in our community and beyond.

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Spay/Neuter Options

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12 July 2025
Canton Farmer's Market
July 12 / 10 AM—1 PM
340 4th St NW, Canton, OH 44702

19 July 2025
Doggone Dog Adoption & Wellness Fair
July 19 / 10 AM—2 PM
Witwer Park, North Canton, OH

9 August 2025
Canton Farmer's Market
August 9 / 10 AM—1 PM
340 4th St NW, Canton, OH 44702

13 Sept. 2025
Canton Farmer's Market
September 13 / 10 AM—1 PM
340 4th St NW, Canton, OH 44702

20 Sept. 2025
Adopt-a-Purrlooza
September 20 / 10 AM—2 PM
2950 Whipple Ave NW, Canton, OH 44708

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18 May 2024
Luck of the Paws
May 18 / 6–9:00PM
Royal Docks Brewhouse & Cannery

27 July 2024
Doggone Adoption & Wellness Fair
July 27 / 10:00AM–2:00PM
Witwer Park, North Canton

21 September 2024
Ohio Unleashed Pub Crawl
September 21 / 5:00—9 PM
Downtown Canton, OH

Our vision is to create a community where no dog or cat has to die just because they don’t have a safe place to call home.

Pawsitive Ohio’s focus is on creating low-cost spay/neuter opportunities, comprehensive adoption events and offering education for the community on adoption, foster programs, breed discrimination and reducing the homeless pet population.

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