Community Partners

Here at POVS we like to support the community in many ways; over the past decade we have developed close partnerships with local animal rescue organizations such as The Shenango Valley Animal Shelter, Animal Charity, and The Mercer County Humane Society. All of these organizations do great things for our community, and we appreciate all their hard work for the stray, abused, and neglected animals in the area. We work hard in aiding these organizations with their mission by providing veterinary care to the sick, abused, and stray pets these organizations rescue and also sponsor events that benefit these great organizations. Our role is minimal compared to what these organizations do on a daily basis for these animals, but we definitely do as much as we can to make life better for these poor pets - Boomer, our Practice Manager and Owner, has even played the role of Santa for a pet photo shoot for the Shenango Valley Shelter to help find the rehabilitated pets their new Furever Homes!

Animal Charity is a 501 c3 registered non-profit organization with the only humane society in Mahoning County. Every year millions of pets are abused, neglected, or abandoned. You can help save lives by reporting any animal abuse or neglect, and by adopting one of our rescued animals and giving them the loving home they deserve. Help us to help them!

Rescues we get to meet

Athena

Everyone, meet Athena. This senior girl came in to Animal Charity as an emergency rescue. Barely able to walk, they sprung into action. They are doing everything they can to keep her comfortable and loved.
She was found laying beside a business on the Eastside of Youngstown unable to walk. She was quickly picked up by Animal Charity’s humane Agent and brought back to clinic for medical care.
Athena was stabilized for the night and brought to us here at Penn-Ohio Veterinary Services we came up with a game plan for her and will continue to monitor her progress and treatment.
Athena has a long road ahead of her. She is approximately 10 years old, has allergies that have gone untreated for years, a chronic bacterial infection that has gone untreated for years and severe spondylitis in her mid back.
Please pray for this sweet girl and consider a donation towards her medical care.”

Athena and the office worker Tiffany from Animal Charity have a special bond. Athena spends her days in their front office, soaking up all the love and attention as her spine and paws heal. Here is sweet Athena protesting Tiff cleaning up for the day.

Marine

On Jan. 30th 2019, the humane agents for Animal Charity seized three dogs. The air temperature that day was -2 and the wind chill was -25. They were cold, hungry, and sad in a way only chained dogs can be. They were all skinny, in need of medical care, and afraid of what would happen to them.
Out of the 3 dogs Marnie was the only one that was heartworm positive with complications. She had multiple tests and consultations with several vets, including us here at POVS. She had congestive heart failure due to advanced heartworm disease. Her only option would be surgical removal, which is not only highly expensive but carries an incredibly high risk of death. After discussing the options for Marnie, Animal Charity decided that the kindest, most humane thing that they can do is to celebrate her life and let her reach the rainbow bridge being happy, loved, and in peace.
This is not what any of us wanted or hoped for when they rescued Marnie and her siblings, but they were are not going to let her pass in vain. Marnie had a bucket list to complete before she left us. She was loved in her final moments, and got to complete a lot of things on her bucket list.
Marnie would not have had to die if her owner would have kept her on heartworm preventative. Heartworm
is a completely preventable disease when your pet is kept on preventative year around.