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Stop the Suffering

Columbus, Ohio

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Stop the Suffering Columbus, OH 43214 rescueteam@stopthesuffering.org http://www.stopthesuffering.org		Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! Contact us, or contact another local humane society, animal shelter or SPCA.
We Serve the Following Cities, Towns, and/or Counties: Franklin, Licking, Delaware Counties Columbus, Newark, Heath OH and other surrounding Cities in the Central Ohio area

Stop the Suffering

About Our Rescue Group

Our Mission" is to rescue homeless dogs and cats from shelters that are at high risk of euthanasia. With the help of Foster Home programs & other Rescue Groups we place these animals in safe havens. While in foster care funding is provided for spaying and neutering, along with other required veterinary care. We promote and process suitable applications for adoptions to create responsible ownership."

Stop the Suffering accepts dogs and cats from rural Ohio shelters and some owner "turn-ins" into the adoption programs. Many of these animals were rescued from the Licking County Animal Shelter.

Come Meet our Pets

Mingle With Our Mutts
The 1st & 3rd Sunday Monthly
12-2PM at the Franklin County Dog Shelter
Minglewithourmutts.org

Our Adoption Process

Each dog and cat in our rescue group is special. Every one has it's own unique personality and needs. Not every dog or cat is right for every home. Our adoption process is designed to make sure you and your new pet will have a successful future together.

ADOPTION APPLICATION: Our website is currently under construction--please email STOPTHESUFFERING@GMAIL.COM to request an adoption application!

Assessment - Matching the Dog and the Adopter
Adopter discusses the dog or cat of choice with an STS adoption specialist.
The STS adoption specialist discusses needs and temperament of dog with individual/family.
Both needs of the dog or cat and and the criteria of the family are very carefully assessed to assure the best match possible. Items considered include:

Temperament and age of dog or cat
Veterinary/health needs of dog or cat
Individual/families desires and perception of the perfect pet
(no match is “perfect” but STS strives for the best match possible)
Ability of individual/family to meet the veterinary, daily-living, behavioral and emotional needs of the dog or cat.

STS visits the home of any adoptive family. If the family lives out of state, STS may arrange for another local rescue to conduct the home visit.
Other means of assessment include:

Veterinary reference
Personal references by two to three individuals who know the adopter and the adopter’s capability to provide a loving home for an animal

Dog adoption and cat adoption saves lives. Adopt a dog or adopt a cat and you'll have a friend for life! What is the difference between adopting a dog, adopting a cat, adopting a kitten or adopting a puppy versus getting dogs for sale, cats for sale, puppies for sale or kittens for sale from a dog breeder or a cat breeder? When someone is breeding puppies or breeding kittens, they are creating new dogs and cats who need homes. Some people are interested in a very specific breed of dog, cat, puppy or kitten and they think the only way to find that specific breed is to buy a dog for sale or buy a cat for sale from a puppy breeder or a kitten breeder. Yet animal shelters are filled with dogs and cats who must find homes. So rather than buying a dog or puppy for sale from a dog breeder or buying a cat or kitten for sale from a cat breeder, we encourage people to adopt a dog, adopt a cat, adopt a puppy or adopt a kitten at their local animal shelter, SPCA, humane society or pet rescue group.