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: Indianapolis and surrounding communities within 50 miles
Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership, Inc.
About Our Rescue Group
ARPO's Mission
To encourage and assist existing and future pet owners in providing a good quality life for their pets.
To temporarily shelter stray, abandoned, neglected, abused and surrendered cats and dogs in a clean, comfortable, and safe environment while providing the best quality of life and medical care possible.
To facilitate the adoption of these companion animals into stable, loving homes.
To promote pet ownership as a lifetime commitment.
To cooperate with other animal-related organizations for the purpose of reducing the population of unwanted cats and dogs through adoption, spay/neuter and educational programs.
To further educate the public regarding the important benefits of the human/companion animal bond.
To promote respect for creatures of all species.
Come Meet our Pets
Saturdays from 12-4 at the Castleton PetSmart at 82nd and Allisonville Road in Indianapolis.
Our Adoption Process
Applicant completes Pre-Qualification form, has interview with ARPO representative, and home visit prior to pet placement.
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.