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ARTHRIX
Natural supplement for older or injured dogs or cats designed to support the body's own healing system.

THE ANIMAL SOURCE
A free bimonthly newspaper circulated throughout central Ohio to help foster a better relationship between people and their pets through education and entertainment.

PET FBI
Pet FBI is a small, all-volunteer non-profit organization with a big mission. Please help! Volunteers and Donations are very welcome. Your tax-deductible donation may be sent to Pet FBI, P.O. Box 163904, Columbus, OH 43216.

PET SUPPLIES
A resource for information about pet food, pet medication, and other pet supply needs.

Discussion Forums

Mix-breed dogs: Designed to help educate all who visit about how wonderful life can be when shared with a dog. http://mutts.orb3.net/

Don't buy from a pet store that uses puppy mills

9 out of 10 puppies in a pet store were purchased from a puppy mill.
Source: ASPCA
Each puppy purchased from a pet store serves an industry with no conscience and virtually no enforcement by the USDA.
Source: In Defense of Animals
Conditions at puppy mills are cruel:

Broken bones/infections/diseases go untreated
Voice boxes are crudely severed
Females are bred so often they are disposed of in 5 years.

Of the 5,000 puppy mills in the United States, most are in the Midwest.

Be part of the solution

Spay or neuter and encourage others to do the same.
Adopt from a shelter or rescue organization.
Volunteer/Donate to humane societies or rescues.
Adopt only if you are ready for a 10-18 year commitment.

Thinking about breeding?
Consider this ...

You must pay state taxes on pups you sell.
The dog/pups will require at least 8 veterinary visits during and after pregnancy ... if you have a routine pregnancy.
Genetic testing/x-rays should be done to both parents
Breeding stresses the female dog.
Selling 12 puppies will be difficult. Why will people buy one of your pups?
Advertising costs are high.
You are responsible for dogs you bring in this world and should accept dogs that are returned throughout their life.
Be prepared to pay for the cost of an emergency cesarean section and be prepared for puppies born dead.
Reputable breeders spay/neuter the pups before adoption.
Puppy mills and back yard breeders exist in the Columbus area. What if one of your pups ends up there?
You will not make money breeding your dog ... not if you do it properly. If you have this kind of time, why not volunteer to foster puppies with a rescue or shelter? The dogs need you.

The dog control agency of Franklin County, Ohio, euthanizes an average of 19 dogs and puppies every day of the year. You say you love dogs, so don't add to this number.

Be part of the solution, not part of the problem: Spay or neuter your dogs and cats.

Source: Columbus Dog Connection (Used with permission.)

Other rescue organizations

Central Ohio (general)

Adopt-A-Pet Columbus
614-459-7071

All Creatures Great & Small Animal Sanctuary (Northern Ohio)
www.allcreaturesohio.org

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 (cats only)
614-268-6096
www.catwelfareohio.com
Newsletter: www.catwelfare.mainpage.net/

Central Ohio Scottie Rescue (COSR):
www.scottierescue.org
Ellie Trump - rescue@scottierescue.org
P.O. Box 905, Hilliard, OH 43026
614-529-9811

Columbus Academy of Veterinary Medicine
Post Office Box 21320, Columbus, Ohio 43221
cavm-online.org/

Cherished Cockers (Cocker Spaniel rescue)
cockerrescue2003@yahoo.com

Columbus Dog Connection
614-637-1342
www.columbusdogconnection.com
kdifrischia@yahoo.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
www.theanimalhaven.org
614-837-6260

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
madisonhumane.hypermart.net

Operation Noble Foster
www.OperationNobleFoster.org

Pickaway County Humane Society:
www.forgotten4-paws.org/pickaway.html
740-474-8690

PawsPark
www.pawspark.org

Project Dawg Park, Grove City
www.grovecitydogpark.com

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
www.frognet.net/~cats/

Belmont County Shelter
St Clairsville
740-695-4708

Champaign Cty Animal Shelter
937-653-6233

Harrison County Dog Pound
740-942-4080

Hocking County Humane Society
E-mail: animal@ohiohills.com

Oscar's Other World
Dedicated to making a difference in the lives of Ohio's homeless dogs.

Pound Rescue of Athens County
740-594-DOGS
www.poundrescue.org/

Wyandot County Humane Society
419-294-4477

Breed specific rescue groups

Basset Hound

Ohio Basset Hound rescue
Eva DeVaughn babynugs2003@aol.com
513-625-2036

Basset Hound Rescue
www.nybasset.org

Bichon

Smallpaws Bichon Rescue
614-492-0267
sheters@aol.com
sheters@aol.com

Border Collie

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

Cocker Spaniels

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/

Dalmation

Dandy Dinmont
614-869-4243

Other dalmation numbers
614-864-8249

Doberman

Hand Me Down Dobes, Inc., Columbus
www.handmedowndobes.org/

Other doberman numbers:
614-799-8051
740-549-9999

Foxhound

614-387-2554

German Shorthair Pnt

614-792-8296

Golden Retriever

Golden Endings
740-837-8377
www.goldenendings.org

Gordon Setter

614-792-2924

Great Dane

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

614-777-9840

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

Pugs

Ohio Pug Rescue, Inc.
614-475-6369
www.ohiopugrescue.com
Contact: Terri Wolf, Rescue Coord.

Pug Secrets (training materials)
http://www.pug-secrets.com/

Rottweiler

Cincinnati Rottweiller Club
513-851-2051

Rottweiler Rescue Of Ohio
Rottweilerrescueofohio.com

Other rottweiler numbers
614-491-1222
740-965-5882

Saint Bernard

440-548-2006
419-691-0330

Saymoyed

Central Ohio Samoyed Rescue
www.cosr.org/
samrescue@netwalk.com

614-276-8007

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
www.yorkshireterrierrescue.com

937-669-8888

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