Community Animal Retention Effort
The mission of project CARE (Community Animal Retention Effort) is to provide support for pet owners with the goal of helping owners retain their pets during times of hardship. The project CARE target area began as a small, one-square-mile block identified as the highest animal intake area for both the Cleveland APL and Cleveland City Kennel through GIS mapping data. The data was collected from 2011-2012 by Cleveland APL staff, Cleveland Kennel staff, and the ASPCA®. This target area was located within portions of Cleveland’s Clark Fulton and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods in Ward 14. In 2017, the area was expanded to include all residents living in the City of Cleveland.
The Project CARE team’s primary focus is on building relationships with Cleveland pet owners that will help them to access the pet care resources they need.
Services currently offered to project CARE area residents include:
- Low-cost spay/neuter (those outside of the project CARE service area may be eligible to schedule with the Community Pet Clinic)
- One-time emergency medical assistance through our Peticaid program (restrictions apply)
- Low-cost flea treatment/preventative
- Off-site wellness clinics
- Counseling help with behavioral and medical needs as well as general care guidance
- Resource referrals to other assistance programs
- Supplementary pet food pantry available for Cleveland residents provided on an as needed basis.
If you are interested in learning more about project CARE or becoming a volunteer for the program, please get in touch with our teams via e-mail projectCARE@clevelandapl.org or call 216-377-1633.
