Animals for Adoption Looking for a pet? Consider giving a homeless pet a chance at a better life. Animal control agencies, humane societies, shelters and rescue groups all have animals waiting to be adopted. These organizations will be happy to assist you in your search for a second hand pet. Petfinder is an on-line, searchable database of animals that need homes. It is also a directory of over 9,000 animal shelters and adoption organizations across the USA, Canada and Mexico. Organizations maintain their own home pages and available pet database. Animal All Bird Cat Dog Horse Pig Rabbit Reptile Small&Furry Breed Zip Code Below is a list of organizations who have been featured in past issues of the Animal Insider! A.D.O.P.T. (Animals Depend On People Too) rescues abandoned, neglected, abused, or otherwise homeless household animals, and places them animals into permanent, stable, and caring homes. We also strive to promote public awareness of the need to spay and neuter pets, and hope to make pet owners more aware of the importance of proper medical and nutritional care of their pets. The members of A.D.O.P.T. are dedicated to this effort because each of us know that...ANIMALS DEPEND ON PEOPLE, TOO! P.O. Box 1861 Westerville, OH 43086 (614) 470-ADPT (2378) Capital Area Humane Society is a non-profit organization; serving the animals and people of central Ohio. They work diligently to enhance the quality of life in our community by promoting humane and beneficial relationships built on compassion, kindness and empathy. 3015 Scioto-Darby Executive Court, Hilliard, OH 43026 (614) 777-7387 Cat Welfare Association is an organization designed specifically to help the many stray and abused cats in the Columbus area. 741 Wetmore Rd. Columbus, OH 43214 (614) 268-6096 Cause For Paws Rescue's mission is to save the lives of Ohio's homeless dogs, cats, puppies and kittens, and provide necessary medical treatment, safe shelter, and a loving, dedicated forever home. P.O. Box 1767 Chillicothe, OH 45601 Citizens for Humane Action is an animal shelter that houses from 100 to 130 adoptable animals at any given time and others being prepared for adoption. 3765 Corporate Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43231 (614) 891-5280 Columbus Dog Connection is a network of dog enthusiasts who rescue all breeds of dogs and puppies. Our pooches are rescued from abandonment/abuse situations and we assist shelters/humane societies by taking dogs from death row. 5990 Flora Villa Dr. Columbus, OH 43085 (614) 637-1342 Columbus House Rabbit Society is a non-profit organization devoted to finding permanent, loving homes for abandoned rabbits and educating the public's understanding of rabbits as companion animals. P.O. Box 29444 Columbus, Ohio 43229 (614) 895-0004 Cozy Cat Cottage Rescue and Adoption Center serves Columbus Ohio and surrounding areas. It is a non-profit, no-kill organization that provides refuge and medical care to abandoned and abused cats. 62 Village Pointe Dr. Powell, OH 43065 (614) 336-8510 Dog SOS is 100% volunteer organization dedicated to saving the lives of abandoned, neglected and abused pets. As a community organization, DogSOS seeks to promote education about spay/neuter, behavior issues and the proper re-homing of unwanted pets. Although our focus is primarily on rescuing dogs, we also rescue cats, kittens, & other animals. P.O. Box 14400 Columbus, Ohio 43214 Franklin County Dog Shelter is one of the largest shelters in the midwest with more than 250 dogs and puppies available for adoption daily. 1731 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43207 (614) 462-4360 Friends For Life Animal Haven is a non-profit all volunteer organization, is dedicated to the protection and placement of homeless, abandoned, and abused/neglected dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies. P.O. Box 7, Canal Winchester, OH 43110 (614) 837-6260 Happy Tails of Central Ohio is an all-breed rescue group that saves dogs and cats from kill shelters, gets them vetted, and either transports them to other no-kill rescue groups or fosters them ourselves until they are adopted into loving homes. Columbus, OH (614) 457-1124 Heaven Can Wait is a non-profit, 501(c)3, all volunteer, rescue group located in Akron, Ohio. We rescue dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from the high-kill Summit County Animal Control Facility. Akron, OH (330) 328-8699 The Humane Society of Delaware County has recently averaged about 1,400 adoptions per year - and we thank all the good folks in our community who helped save all those lives by adding a new pet to their family. We've added programs such as cruelty investigations and humane education, and now we're even able to place animals with special needs or disabilities - something very rare in shelter situations. We now have a Board of Directors and operate the shelter with paid staff and volunteers, but we will never forget our humble beginnings as we strive to make this a better world for our pets. 4920 State Route 37 East, Delaware, OH 43015 (740) 369-7387 Mid-Ohio Animal Welfare League (MAWL) was organized during the summer of 2005 and is a non-profit, volunteer run organization specializing in the non-lethal management of stray & feral cats. P.O. Box 3842 Mansfield, OH 44907 (419) 566-3898 Ohio SPCA has two main goals as its purpose. One, to extend to present and future generations humane education, which will lead to an awareness of the need for people to be responsible and kind stewards over animals. Second, to intercede on behalf of animals and bring about change to situations and practices in which cruelty, neglect, or unnecessary suffering exists. P.O. Box 546 Grove City, Ohio 43123 (740) 420-2984 Pets Without Parents was founded in June of 2001. We are a non-profit, no-kill, all-breed pet shelter. Our mission is to create a community that nurtures and respects companion animals, and to someday see that every pet is loved. In order to create such a community, Pets Without Parents functions as a pet adoption shelter, carefully placing pets into forever homes. Additionally, we do everything in our power to help reduce the pet overpopulation. Every pet is spayed or neutered before going to his/her new home. Our mission can only be accomplished through the education of the community -- sharing our beliefs helps to ensure that we are creating a better world for deserving pets. 629 Oakland Park Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 (614) 267-PAWS (7297) PetPromise is made up a a group of volunteers who care about the future of companion animals and who work together to help change the future of homeless pets. P.O. Box 21091, Columbus, OH 43221 (614) PET-2149 Poundhounds Adoption Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.) has two main goals as its purpose: education and opportunity. We hope to provide information that will lead to an awareness of the need for people to be responsible and kind stewards over animals. Our second goal is to provide opportunity for animals that deserve a second chance as well as the opportunity for willing volunteers to have a positive, fun and enriching experience with animal rescue. (614) 354-4580 Westside Strays is a network of volunteers and foster homes in Central Ohio who rescue and adopt out strays and other unwanted pets. Columbus, OH Looking to place a pet in a home? Animal welfare groups in central Ohio receive many requests for help in placing animals every day. These requests not only come from Good Samaritans who are rescuing animals in need. They also come from owners who can no longer care for their animals. A common thread in nearly all of those requests is the effort to try and find new homes instead of going to the humane society and risking euthanasia. If you're having a difficult time finding help, it's actually quite normal. A limited number of groups can only handle so many animals and the end result is often a frustrated person who simply wants to help an animal in need. If this sounds like you, we suggest you download & read the Best Friend's guide on How to find homes for homeless pets. It's chock full of tips and ideas on how to find the best homes, how to reach people, and even how to screen potential adopters! If you're surrendering your pet because of health or behavior problems, we urge you to explore some alternatives before you give your animal up. Best Friends also has a large online library with resources, articles, messageboards & ideas for how to deal with and treat these problems. Capital Area Humane Society also has a local, automated number to help you through behavior problems (614) 777-0567.