Established in 2009, Paws Humane Society is a private 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a profound commitment to enhancing the well-being of both animals and humans.
Vision:
To serve as an Animal Resource Center that unites people and pets, fosters partnerships, and creates solutions to become a no-kill community.
Mission:
Paws Humane Society is dedicated to keeping pets out of the shelter system and in loving homes. We achieve this by providing access to affordable veterinary care, pet retention services, humane education, adoption, and other life-saving programs.
Paws Humane is the largest companion animal welfare organization in the region and is committed to assuring its community has:
- A comprehensive adoption program that matches nearly 2,000 homeless animals with new families every year. There is no time or space limit for any animals in the adoption program. Not only does Paws Humane save animals from Columbus Animal Care and Control, we also accept surrendered pets for owners who can no longer care for them.
- Affordable veterinary services open to the public. We offer spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, microchips, preventative medicine and more.
- Pets for Life Outreach program to provide assistance to pets owners in underserved areas of Columbus.
- Neighborhood Pet Support helps pet owners resolve the problems they are facing, preventing unnecessary owner surrenders and keeping beloved pets out of shelters.
- Foster Care for in-home heroes to open their homes to puppies and kittens as well as sick, injured, and behaviorally challenged animals. Once foster animals are rehabilitated or are of appropriate age to be vaccinated and altered, they return to the shelter for placement in the adoption program.
- Community Cat program that allows for the humane trapping of community (feral) cats. Community cats are transported to our Veterinary Clinic, spayed/neutered, rabies vaccinated, ear-tipped and returned to their colony through a model called TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return).
- Volunteer opportunities which play a vital role in enabling Paws Humane to accomplish our mission. Volunteers serve in many different roles suggest as dog walkers, special event assistants, adoption floor cleaning, dog bathing, cat socializing, dog training and enrichment.