We are dedicated to a world with a home for every pet!
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About Ohio Pet Fund
Who We Are
The Ohio Pet Fund is a fiscally responsible charitable group established in Ohio Revised Code, with a two-decade history of helping pets and their people. In 2025, we have granted over 99% of the funds received from license plate sales last year for spay-neuter. For the ten year period 2016-2025, total grants to organizations have exceeded the license plate income. We operate with low overhead and minimal bureaucracy because we have a dedicated, knowledgeable board of directors and advisors.
What We Do
The Ohio Pet Fund provides spay-neuter grants for county animal shelters and 501c3 organizations. The funding is used for homeless cats and dogs for adoption, as well as community programs for spay/neuter of pets belonging to families below 150% of the federal poverty guidelines and/or veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Why We Do It
There is an overwhelming need for better control of the stray dog and cat population in Ohio. Shelters are often over capacity and have difficulty finding the space to admit stray dogs and cats. "It is heartbreaking to be required to euthanize a healthy puppy wagging its tail just because there is no space," said one shelter employee. Spayed and neutered pets are more likely to be adopted and less likely to contribute to the problem of unwanted litters, property damage, dog bites, or animals running at large.
When and Where Can I Get the Pet License Plate?
You can get the pet license plate right now! You can buy a pet license plate for $25 even if it is not time to renew. There are four vehicle license plates that help pets find homes: Ohio Pets/Pet Friendly, Cat Friendly, Dog Friendly 1 and Dog Friendly2. Please be sure you know which one you want when you go into your local registrar's office or visit oplates.com
Partners in Our Mission
Twenty Years of Grant Recipients
Many of our previous grant award recipients are noted below. Grant awards do not constitute an endorsement of said groups, but instead a shared commitment to ensuring loving homes for our pets. We hope to continue helping for many years to come!
A Brighter Day - A Purrfect Start - Adams County Dog and Kennel - Adopt a Neighborhood - Adopt A Pit Rescue - Advocates for Animals - All Dogs Heaven - All Paws are Perfect - Species Adoption Program - Allen County Dog Warden - Alleycat Charities - Alleycats & Aristocats - Alterpet - Angels Assisting Felines - Angels for Animals - Angel's Rest Animal Sanctuary - Almost Home - Animal Allies - Animal Charity League - Animal Charity of Ohio - Animal Friends - Animal Outreach - Animals Depend on People Too - Animal Protection Network - Animal Pawtectors - Animal Welfare League of Scioto County - Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County - Ark of Redemption - ARF - Ashland County Dog Shelter - Ashtabula County Animal Protective League - Athens County Dog Shelter - Athens County Humane Society - Auglaize County Dog Warden - Auglaize County Humane Society - AWC of Ashtabula- Backyard Dog Project - Barely Used Pets - Batta Cats - Belmont County Animal Shelter -Berea Animal Rescue Foundation - Black and Orange Cat Foundation - Brown County Humane Society - Buckeye Pet Partners - Buster's Brigade - Butler County Dog Warden - Cabin Critters - Campbell Humane Rescue - CC's Cupboard - Canine Collective - Carroll County Commissioners - Cat Adoption Team - Cat Assistance Team of Central Ohio - Cat House Feline Sanctuary - Cat Roundup - Cat Welfare Association - Cat Wayhouse - Cats and Company - Cats N Us - Cause for Canines - Central Ohio's Programs for Animal Welfare - Central Ohio Pit Savers - Champaign County AWL - Champaign County Dog Shelter - Cincinnati Animal Care Humane Society -Circle Area Humane Society - Citizens for Humane Action - Circle of Love - City of Cleveland Kennel - Clark County Dog Shelter - Clark County SPCA - Clermont Animal Care Humane Society - Cleveland Animal Protective League - Clinton County Humane Society - Colony Cats - Columbiana Dog Pound and Adoption Center -Columbus Cocker Rescue - Columbus Dog Connection - Columbus Humane - Columbus Pet Rescue - Community Action Task Force Community Action to Save Strays (CATSS) - Community Cat Companions - Compassionate Paws - Coshocton County Animal Shelter - Cozy Cat Cottage - Crazy Cats - Crossed Paws - Cuyahoga County Dog Shelter - Danielle's Animal Safe Haven - Darke County Animal Shelter - Deb's Dogs - Defiance County Humane Society - Delaware County Dog Shelter - Erie County Dog Shelter - Erie Shore Greyhound Adoption - Erie Shores Humane Society - Euclid Beach Cat Project - Euclid Pet Pals - Fairfield Area Humane Society - Fairfield County Dog Shelter - Fayette County Dog Pound - Fayette Regional Humane Society - Feral Mountain - FIDO's Companion Rescue - For The Love of Cats - Forgotten 4-Paws - Forgotten Felines of Richland - Fort Defiance Humane Society - Franklin County Animal Care & Control - Freedom Greyhounds - Friends of City Dogs Cleveland - Friends of FIDO Mahoning - Friends of the Shelter - Friends of Stark Pound - Friendship Animal Protective League - Fulton County Dog Shelter - Fulton County Humane Society - Furget Me Not - Gallia County Canine Shelter - Geauga County Dog Shelter - Geauga County Humane Society - Golden Retrievers in Need - Good Sam's Helping Hands - Grant Humane Society of Jackson - Greene County Animal Control - Guernsey County Dog Shelter - HALO - Hamilton County SPCA - Hand Me Down Dobes - Hardin County Dog Shelter - Hardin County Humane Society - Harlequin Haven - HART - Harrison County Dog Pound Volunteers - Harrison County Dog Warden - Heart of Ohio Pets - Heartt Animal Refuge - Helping Our Pets Everywhere - Henry County Dog Warden - Heritage Farms Animal Rescue - Highland County Commissioners - Highland County Dog Pound - His Hands Extended Sanctuary - Holmes County Dog Warden - Holmes County Humane Society - Holy Cat Whiskers - Homestretch Hounds - Humane Association of Warren - Humane Ohio - Humane Society and SPCA of Hancock - Humane Society of Allen County - Humane Society of Delaware County - Humane Society of Erie County - Humane Society of Greater Akron - Humane Society of Greater Dayton - Humane Society of Greene County - Humane Society of Harrison County - Humane Society Serving Clark County - Humane Society Serving Logan County - Humane Society of Morrow County - Humane Society of Madison County - Humane Society of the Ohio Valley - Humane Society of Ottawa County - Humane Society of Preble County - Humane Society of Richland County - Humane Society of Sandusky County - Humane Society of Seneca County - Humane Society of Summit County - Huron County Dog Shelter, Jackson County Dog Shelter - Jefferson County Humane Society - JJ's Ruff Roads - Joseph's Legacy - Kind Hands 4 Paws - Kitten Krazy - Kitticcino Charities - Knox County Animal Shelter - Knox County Humane Society - Lake County Dog Shelter - Labrador Retriever Rescue - Lake Erie Labrador Retriever Rescue - Lake Humane Society - League for Animal Welfare - Legacy Dog Rescue - Licking County Dog Shelter - Licking County Humane Society - Logan County Animal Shelter - Lorain County Dog Kennel - Lorain TNR - Louies' Legacy - Lucas County Dog Warden - Lucas County Canine Care and Control - Lucas County Pit Crew - Lucky Paws Animal Rescue - Mahoning County Dog Warden - Marion County Dog Pound - Max's Fund - Measles Animal Haven - Medina County SPCA - Meigs County Humane Society - Mercer County Dog Control Services - Miami County Animal Shelter - Mid-Ohio Animal Welfare League - Miracle House Animal Rescue - Misfit Paws Animal Rescue - MoCo Kitty Control - Montgomery County ARC - Multiple Breed Rescue - Mutts in a Rut - Neighborhood Cat Helpers - Never Muzzled - New Beginnings - Noble County Dog Warden - Northeast Ohio SPCA - O'Bryonville Animal Rescue Fund - Ohio Alley Cat Resource - Ohio American Indian Council - Ohio Fuzzy Pawz - One of a Kind - Paulding County Dog Warden - Open Arms Pound Rescue - Ohio Pug Rescue - Parma Animal Shelter - Pay It Forward for Pets - PAWS - Paulding County Dog Warden - Paws and Prayers - Paws and Whiskers - Paws Inc of Noble County - Pawsitive Hope - Pawsitive Ohio - Peaches Bully Rescue - Perry County Dog Shelter - Perry County Humane Society - Pet Advocate League - Pet Alliance - Pet FBI - Pet Fix - Pet Orphanage - Pet Promise - Pets In Greater Need - Pets in Need - Petite Paws Rescue Angels - Pets Uniting People Society - Pets Without Parents - Pickaway County Dog Pound - Pike County Dog Pound - Pike Pet Pals - Planned Pethood - Portage County Protective League - Portage County Dog Kennel & Shelter - Pound Dog Partners of Guernsey County - Powell Animal Rescue Society - Public Animal Welfare Society - Purr...fect Companions Sanctuary - Purrfect Friends Cat Rescue - Putnam County Dog Pound - Rascal Charities - Rescue Me - Rescue Village - Rescued Ohio - Richland County Dog Shelter - Robyn's Nest - Ross County Dog Warden - Ross County Humane Society - Royalty Dog Rescue - Rural Animal Veterinary Services of Appalachian Ohio - Rural Ohio Cats and Kittens - Sanctuary for Senior Dogs - Sandusky County Dog Warden - SASS Shih Tzu Rescue - SCOOP - Save Ohio Pets - Save Ohio Strays - Save the Animals Foundation - Saving Pets One at a Time - SART - Second Chance Humane Society - 2nd Chance - Shelby County Animal Shelter - Shelter Outreach Service of Ohio - SICSA - Sierra's Haven - SNACK - SNAP of Gallia - Southern Ohio Shepherds - Southwest Ohio Feline Advocates - Spay Neuter Ohio - Speak for the Unspoken - SPCA of Grafton - Stark County Dog Warden - Star's Cat Connection - Steel Valley Woofstock - Stop the Suffering - Summit County Animal Shelter - Tails for the City - Teddy's Rescue - Three Gals and Their Pals - Tips - Toledo Area Humane Society - Toledo Animal Rescue - Toledo's Pet Bull Project - Trumble County Dog Warden - Tuscarawas County Humane Society - Tuscarawas County Dog Warden - Twenty 9 Lives - UCAN - Union County Humane Society - Van Wert County Humane Society - Vinton County Animal Shelter - Viva Los Gatos - Voices in the Dark - Voices of the Trumbull Dog Pound - Wayne County Dog Shelter - Wayne County Humane Society - Whiskers - Wilmington Area Humane Society - Whiskers Animal Rescue - Wishful Thinking Endeavors - Wonder Dogs - Wood County Dog Shelter - Wood County Humane Society - Wood Foundation - Wright-Poling Pickaway County Dog Shelter
Most of these groups are still working to help cats and dogs! THANK YOU to the many above groups that have helped spread the word about our pet plate.
The Ohio Pet Fund is a 501c3 organization established in Ohio Revised Code, and is located at W Henderson Rd, Columbus, Ohio 43220