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Summit County Animal Shelter

akron Animal Shelter

460 E. North Street
akron, Ohio 44304
Phone: 330-643-2845
Fax: 330-643-8034
Celebrating animals is our passion. The Humane Society of Greater Akron, incorporated in 1968, is dedicated to alleviating animal suffering, preventing and investigating animal cruelty, protecting the welfare of animals and providing quality adoption services. It is our goal to respond to the ongoing needs of the animals and residents of Summit County and to educate the community, whose support we need to accomplish this mission.

Shelter Hours:
We are closed most mornings to allow our volunteers to prepare our animals for your visit. If you are interested in becoming a Humane Society volunteer, please contact us.

Monday: Closed
Tuesday-Friday: 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday: Noon - 5:00pm


We value companion animals, recognize their contributions to people's lives and promote their humane treatment.
We rescue and rehabilitate sick, injured, abused and abandoned animals, and find new homes for them.
We investigate reports of animal cruelty in our community.
We educate our community about humane pet care.
We introduce and maintain companion animals in the lives of people who would benefit by their presence.
We aspire to be a humane society with national recognition for operational excellence.


No pets found on this shelter

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