WHOLISTIC PET CARE
For PETS & Their Human Family
  • NEW "GET PESTS OFF'' Non-Toxic- NATURAL All Bug Repellant for Pets & People
  • WHOLISTIC PRODUCTS: Pet Care for Body * Mind * Spirit
  • Saint Francis Pet Care
  • Color & Wholistic Therapies
  • HEALTHY & UNHEATHY HUMAN FOODS FOR PETS
  • St. Francis Cadets for Pets
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FUNdraiser "GLOW" and Color Changing T-Shirts to Celebrate & Commemorate the Great American Total Solar Eclipse in OHIO & PA- April 8, 2024 
Come join us in person at your PET SUPPLIES PLUS store now through April 6th. Check our schedule on our landing page for our full schedule of public FUNdraisers.   To order T-Shirts and Solar Glasses go to Welcome page.           
​         WARNING!!!! KEEP ALL PETS INSIDE DURING THE ECLIPSE 
  • Celebrate with us in Ohio the great North American Total Solar Eclipse with our fabulous limited edition T-shirts and CE & ISO certified solar glasses. Our t-shirts will change color during the view of the Solar Eclipse.

  • Your donation helps support our Saint Francis Cadets for Pets children's program, an interactive, hands-on and community education out reach for the care of pets and backyard ecology. We annually provide our Art Angels contest entitled "Caring for a Pet" and participate in an exchange Symbolic Monarch program with elementary schools in Mexico. We foster the care of the endangered Monarch Butterfly & our Hummingbirds both for the children's backyard and our beautiful pollinators sanctuaries. We sponsor community pet care awareness with our Bark'N the Park Dog Fun Festival and our in or outdoor Pet Masquerade Ball. Sales for the T-Shirts support our mission and help maintain our Hummingbird and Monarch Sanctuary of Saint Francis Per Care in Youngstown, Ohio. Our Motto :"Remain Humane" with all animals.​
  • 100% Cotton T-Shirt with safe solar eclipse glasses. Donations - $25.00 or $30.00
  • Unisex sizes - S M LX L -$20.00  1x 2x 3x -$25
  • ​$5.00 one pair of Solar Glasses
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  SOLAR Glasses

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A Tribute to the Life of RAJA

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The American Mastiff Our Beloved  First Mascot
Saint Francis Pet Care’s beloved mascot Raja, the American Mastiff, transitioned to the Rainbow Bridge May 8th, 2021. On May 30th he would have celebrated his 93rd birthday.
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Many communities in our region had the privilege to meet Raja in person or on TV and in many newspapers. He served the schools through teaching pet ettiequte to children. He brought love and caring to our nursing home facilities. At our Dog Fun Festivals he lead dog guests into agility activities. He especially liked the tunnel and musical hula hoops. He danced with Maryanne Hoffman, his human companion and trainer, to The Ohio State and the Cleveland Browns football themes for dog lover crowds. He graced many parades throughout the Penn-Ohio area, representing our organization. He was a magnet to especially, children and people of all ages. Most people felt he was the biggest and most adorable dog they had ever seen. A gentle giant he was. ​
He loved swimming in lakes and pools and dancing the ChaCha with Maryanne.  All animals loved Raja. He was known to play with wild turkeys and a special cardinal from when it was a fleshing. He was true to the characteristics of a true Saint Francis dog - kind, compassionate, loving, gentle, respectful and smart. He put a smile on many faces.At Christmas he dressed in his Santa suit and delivered presents to children from his backpack.
His favorite treats were blueberry frozen yogurt, freeze dried liver and all natural dog flavored jerky. He enjoyed going to dog events and many times won dog contests, as the biggest dog or most unusual dog.He loved to play hide and seek and performed many dog tricks and agility. He had a special dog carriage to pull others. 
For Halloween Raja and Maryanne were many characters together: Raja was a spider, Maryanne was his web, Raja was superman's dog with a superman doll on his back and Maryanne was Wonder Woman, Raja was a whale and Maryanne was a mermaid, Raja was Santa Dog and Maryanne was an elf or Mrs. Claus. He wore bells and lit up lights for many festivities. He will be immensely missed. Thank you and God bless you, Raja.
Maryanne E.Hoffman Director of Saint Francis Pet Care

Welcome to Saint Francis Pet Care 
The American Mastiff Our Beloved  First Mascot

Teaching "compassion in action" to one child at a time!

Raja, the American Mastiff, our first Mascot, teaches children pet etiquette hands-on in schools and a variety of settings in the public.

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 VICTORY ANNOUNCEMENT!  
PACT Act "Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture,": \ Senate Unanimously Passed Bill Making Animal Cruelty a Federal Crime 
A victory for all of us animal advocates, when the Senate unanimously passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony. The PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture— was approved. The president and CEO of the Humane Society recently releaseda statement, hailing the
 bill's passage. PACT will now revise a previous law passed in 2010.
Under the PACT Act, a person can be prosecuted for crushing burning, drowning, suffocating

or impaling animals or sexually exploiting them. Those convicted would face federal felony charges, fines and up to seven years in prison.
Thank you 
Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania the bill’s author,

Evidence indicates that the unconsiable persons who harm animals often become people abusers.This is the one of the main purpose of our St Francis Cadets program to promote compassion toward our pets and educate the youth to "remain humane" with all animals. We are currently working on a pamphlet to educate our youth on the proper and humane care of all pets. We need donations to publish and release our :"Caring for a Pet" interactive coloring book and pamphlets for FREE distribution. We are currently promoting our annual "Caring for a Pet" art contest 2024. 

​We offer Compassionate and Wholistic
Pet Education, Wholistic Services and Products

Saint Francis Pet Care

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Our Motto: "Remain humane"
Our Mission: To educate, advocate and disseminate information on humane and wholistic care and interaction with all pets, including farm animals and wildlife and proper care for our local ecology through outreach programs to schools and special family oriented events for the public.


 



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Meet Our Board Members 2024 
Maryanne E Hoffman: Chair - Founder
Linda Gruber, 
Founding Member 
Terrance Escaro - Secretary

Donna Sergent-Member
Larry Sergent-Member

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In Honor and Blessed Memory of Past Board Members: 
June Faehnrich - Founding member of honor: Director of Animal Welfare and owner of The Flag
                              Shop Conneaut, Ohio. Her knowledge and support is greatly missed.

Cynthia Cika Pasky: Founding member and childhood friend. Her insights and support are missed.

Carol Schatzle- Her great sparkle of enthusiasm and creative flare is missed.
Frank Naypaver past October 6th, 2022. We are thankful for his dedicated volunteer work over 10
​          years in all our events and special school projects. He is immensely missed.

May you great individuals, who shared the love of children and pets rest in peace. God love you!

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In loving memory and gratitude of our first
​     mascot  RAJA- an American Mastiff          

Over 10 years Raja, a Therapy Dog and Service Dog, instructed children and others on pet etiquette and dogs agility at our events.
He loved to dance in full regalia with his owner and trainer Maryanne Hoffman to Ohio State Buckeye's
 theme song "Sloopy"  and the Browns theme song "Who Let the Dogs Out." He had his own website www.theLifeofRaja.com for children and others to learn more about this speciai K-9 from heaven. He was an angel with paws instead of wings.

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 Left- Raja at 81/2 years. Right- Puppy Raja a few months old.

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                                                             St. Francis Cadets for Pets
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  Compassionate and Wholistic Out Reach Pet and Backyard Ecology
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Education Program for Children

Our LIFE Mission: We promote humane and compassionate care for pets and backyard ecology for the endangered specious- the monarch buttefly and the hummingbird through the creative arts, community pet events, local pet stores and in-school presentations for over 15 years with our first mascot, Raja, an American Mastiff.
Our Philosophy: 
A St. Francis gentle loving approach to the full care, nutrition and positive training of pets and backyard ecology for the Monarch butterfly, Hummingbirds and bees.

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2024 ART ANGELS CONTEST - :Caring for a Pet"
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  1. 2024 In Loving Memory of Donna Sergent an inspirational board member of Saint Francis Pet Care. Shown with her husband, Larry Sergent, also a board member on our organizations field trip to Hearts Content, Allegheny National Forest. We walked among the 300 to 400-year-old white pines and many other species, which tower Hearts Content.

All classes and learning venues will soon be on video by request.
​Become a member for an annual fee of $35.00 and enjoy specials.
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We offer "Grieving Counseling" for your dearly departed pet. 
Our pets are the manifestation of  God's unconditional love for us. They are a temporary gift from heaven. You might say that cats, dogs and horses are angels with fur instead of wings and birds have feathers instead of  halos. Most times you get to name them and as their Earth Angel, you control, provide for and protect their very life!
​Pet Sitting verses a Dog Kennel

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Your pet is happiest at home than in a kennel. We understand the separation anxiety your pet/s go through when you leave them home without you. We assist you in various ways to help modify your pet's anxiety and help calm them when they feel insecure about your physical absence. We guide you through the days before you leave your home and during your time away. We are just a helpful phone call away.
DOG TRAINING  on VIDEO~ Maryanne Hoffman, MA, CPCT (certified Pet Color Therapist) is the author and originator of
Color Therapy for Pets.
​Maryanne's uniquely gentle and natural
Saint Francis Pet Care approach to dog traini
ng will make your life living with your dog a symbiotic experience. You and your dog will live together harmoniously and happily.


DOGS LOVE TO LEARN
Maryanne on video will instruct your dog to perform simple tricks, you can show off to everyone! Do you want your dog to find your remote, fetch certain objects, clean-up his/her toys, open the door, alert you when he/she needs to go potty, roll-over, in some cases say words and more service oriented behaviors.

LEARN TO MASSAGE YOUR PETS FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS on Video
Pets enjoy loving human touch. Learn how to calm your dog/cat and stimulate balanced health with specific massage techniques. Maryanne will instruct you how and where to massage your pets for various benefits for the well being of your special sweet heart.

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Prayer for Animals in Need
  1. Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends, the animals, especially for animals who are suffering: for animals that are over-worked, under-fed and​  cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death. 
We entreat for them all your mercy and pity and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals and so to share the blessings of the Merciful.
 Albert Schweitzer (1875- 1965)  Theologian and Humanitarian     

Bonding with Your Pet

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​This young dog lover demonstrates a great way to travel with a pet.

Home Sick Deer

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This loving vegetarian could not resist the delectable colors and fragrance of a beautiful home floral arrangemnt.

True Love at First Kiss

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Animals make good lovers!

Babies just want to have a ball!

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Awe! So, sweet!

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