Rescue Organizations
There are many rescue organizations in Central Ohio as well as in other areas of the state. Some are even breed specific.
Central Ohio (general)
Outside Central Ohio (general)
Breed Specific Rescue Groups
Central Ohio Rescue Groups
Adopt-A-Pet Columbus
614-459-7071
Bark Park
www.barkpark.org
Bark Til Dark Dog Park (Delaware)
www.barktildarkdogpark.com
Capital Area Humane Society
614-777-7387
www.cahs-pets.org
Cat Welfare Columbus
614-268-6096
www.catwelfareohio.com
Central Ohio Scottie Rescue (COSR):
www.scottierescue.org
614-529-9811
Columbus Academy of Veterinary Medicine
cavm-online.org
Cherished Cockers (Cocker Spaniel rescue)
cockerrescue2003@yahoo.com
Columbus Dog Connection
614-637-1342
www.columbusdogconnection.com
Companion Animal Connection Pickaway County
740-477-1406
binkley@dragonbbs.com
Delaware County Animal Control
740-368-1915
740-548-7313
Feline Rescue Network
www.FelineRescue.net
Feral cats
CATco offers workshops for people who take care of feral cats. For more information, visit:
www.catteam.org/feral.html
Forgotten 4 Paws
740-687-9244
www.forgotten4-paws.org
forgotten4paws2001@yahoo.com
Friends for Life Animal Haven, Canal Winchester
614-837-6260
www.theanimalhaven.org
Franklin County Animal Control
614-462-4360
animalshelter.co.franklin.oh.us
Franklin County Dog Shelter
www.franklincountydogs.com
Humane Society of Delaware County
740-548-PETS
www.delawarecohumanesoc.org
Hocking County Humane Society
740-380-3002
Knox County Humane Society
740-392-2287
Licking County Animal Shelter
http://www.lcounty.com/ac
Madison County Animal Shelter
740-852-PETS
Operation Noble Foster
www.OperationNobleFoster.org
Pickaway County Humane Society
740-474-8690
Pup Links: All about dogs
www.puplinks.com
Union County Humane Society (Marysville)
937-642-6716
www.unioncohumanesociety.org
Outside Central Ohio (general)
Athens County Humane Society Cat Shelter
http://www.athenshumane.petfinder.com
Belmont County Shelter
St Clairsville
740-695-4708
Champaign City Animal Shelter
937-653-6233
Harrison County Dog Pound
740-942-4080
Hocking County Humane Society
Logan
animal@ohiohills.com
Pound Rescue of Athens County
740-594-DOGS
www.poundrescue.org/
Wyandot County Humane Society
419-294-447
Breed Specifice Rescue Groups
Afgan Rescue
614-471-7289
members.aol.com/ahrco/rescue.html
Airdale
740-965-4941
g_ngdung@compuserve.com
Alaskan Malamute
419-947-7948
shaman@mail.bright.net
American Eskimos
Heart Bandits
www.heartbandits.com
eckryley@netset.com
Ohio Basset Hound rescue
513-625-2036
babynugs2003@aol.com
Basset Hound Rescue
www.nybasset.org
Smallpaws Bichon Rescue
614-492-0267
sheters@aol.com
Great Lakes Border Collie Rescue
www.greatlakesbcrescue.org
Border Terrier
614-548-7811
leblanc.2@osu.edu
Borzoi
614-363-1861
Boston Terrier
614-771-1673
Boxers
Heart of Ohio
614-855-9967
members.xoom.com.
boxerwoman@earthlink.net
Bulldog
740-587-4042
amyandcraig@nextek.net
Bull Mastiff
330-343-9857
Columbus Cocker Rescue
www.ColumbusCockerRescue.org
Collies / Shelties
Tri-State Collie
614-846-0962
www.geocities.com/tristatecle/collie.html
lassie6400@aol.com
Corgi
937-997-3732
Dachshund
Wild Wiener Ranch
513-933-0585
members.xoom.com/rescuedogs/
Dandy Dinmont
614-869-4243
Doberman
Hand Me Down Dobes, Inc., Columbus
www.handmedowndobes.org/
Foxhound
614-387-2554
German Shorthair Pointer
614-792-8296
Golden Retriever
Golden Endings
740-837-8377
www.goldenendings.org
Gordon Setter
614-792-2924
Great Dane Rescue of Ohio, Inc.
www.ohiodanerescue.com
Great Pyrenees
Heart Of Ohio
937-857-9257
Greyhound
Ohio Greyhound
440-338-1744
www.greyhound website
ohiogreyhounds@geocities.com
Lake Erie Greyhounds
614-239-0943
greyhound.marinar.com
bfields@columbus.rr.com
Husky
614-866-3678
www.aroundohio.com/husky
bocher@aol.com
Irish Setter
614-846-0962
lassie6400@aol.com
Jack Russell Terriers
www.terrier.com/
Keeshouden
614-861-7634
Maine Coon Hound Rescue
www.coonhoundrescue.org
Maltese
937-322-5176
Ims72@aol.com
Newfoundland
614-855-1614
JYurvati@aol.com
Persian Cats
groups.yahoo.com/group/Persian_Rescue
Petit Basset Griffon
614-873-3647
OhioPuli@aol.com
Puli
614-873-3647
OhioPuli@aol.com
Ohio Pug Rescue, Inc.
614-475-6369
www.ohiopugrescue.com
Pug Secrets (training materials)
http://www.pug-secrets.com
Rottweiler
Cincinnati Rottweiller Club
513-851-2051
Rottweiler Rescue Of Ohio
Rottweilerrescueofohio.com
Saint Bernard
440-548-2006
419-691-0330
Saymoyed
Central Ohio Samoyed Rescue
614-276-8007
www.cosr.org
samrescue@netwalk.com
Schipperke
614-983-2071
614-794-0568
Shar Pei
740-394-2212
Shetland Sheepdog
614-964-9701
Siberian Huskey
614-866-3678
Weimaraner
614-527-9843
Wheaton Terrier
614-235-8595
Whippets
614-625-7358
Yorkshire Terrier
614-836-1601
937-669-8888
www.yorkshireterrierrescue.com