What is Canine Distemper? Canine distemper is a contagious and serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the respiratory, gastrointestinal and nervous systems of puppies and dogs.  Puppies and dogs most often become infected through airborne exposure (through sneezing or coughing) to the virus from an infected dog or wild animals like raccoons, skunks, or coyotes. All dogs are at risk but puppies younger than four months old and dogs that have not been vaccinated against canine distemper are at increased risk of acquiring the disease. Canine Distemper is easily prevented by a series of vaccinations to provide immunity.  All dogs entering the shelter are vaccinated for distemper and revaccinated at the appropriate intervals. Add a new member to your team! When our Buckeyes win, everybody wins...and especially the dogs! This week our adoption price is just $48. Check out some of our all-star athletes, and add a new member to your team! Thank you to everyone who adopted a dog during the month of July! 

It was a really busy month, and we took in 967 dogs. A record 473 dogs were adopted---the most ever in the month of July, and the seventh month in a row that we set a new record. We are very grateful to our staff and volunteers for working so hard to care for the dogs and help find them good homes, and to the rescue groups who took dogs who needed more care that we could provide here at the shelter.  Mingle With Our Mutts Our twice-monthly adoption event with shelter dogs and many area rescue groups is a great place to search for a new best friend.Held the first and third Sunday afternoon of the month at the shelter, from noon to 2 pm, in our community room at the shelter.You don't need to wait for Mingle With Our Mutts to visit us, we're open seven days a week! Next Mingle is Sunday, September 18. Franklin County Dog Shelter Achieves 88% Live Release!!!We are so very proud of the progress we’ve made in the past year! Our live release rate has improved from 81% a year ago, to 88% in July, 2016!

Live Release includes all dogs reclaimed by their owners, adopted or sent to rescue.  Cheap Big Bear Cabins With Hot TubSee our statistics page for more information.Best Laptop Battery Utility Thank you to everyone who helped address the problem of homeless dogs by adopting, reclaiming and rescuing dogs from the shelter.Russian Moving Company Brooklyn Did you know that the average dog spends just 7 days in the shelter? Beginning with the day the dog arrives, it is checked out in the clinic, behavior-tested, spayed or neutered and placed on our adoption floor, and eventually adopted. Small dogs and puppies disappear even more quickly!  Check our site daily for new arrivals, and visit early as soon as we open for the best selection.

Check our website for dogs currently available for adoption.To see the dogs recently adopted, please visit our Facebook page. What is Canine Distemper?Delaware County - Delaware, OH 43015Humane Society of Delaware County 740-369-7387 Fayette County - Washington Court House, OH 43160Fayette County Humane 740-335-8126 Franklin County - Columbus 43214Cat Welfare Association 614-268-6096 Franklin County - Dublin 43235RASCAL Unit 614-791-SPAY Wyandot County - Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351HOPE 419-294-4477 Wyandot County - Upper Sandusky, Ohio 43351Wyandot County Humane Society HOPE program 419-294-4477 Sandusky County - Fremont, Ohio 43420Humane Society of Sandusky County 419-334-4517 Williams County - Whitehouse, Ohio 43517Planned Pethood 419-877-3499 Fulton County - Swanton 43558Planned Pethood 419-826-FIXX Lucas County - Toledo, Ohio 43615United Humanitarians 419-475-1977 Geauga County - Russell Township, Ohio 44072Geauga Humane Society 440-338-4819

Cuyahoga County - Cleveland, Ohio 44113City of Cleveland Kennel 216-664-2759 Portage County - Ravenna, OH 44266Portage Animal Protective League 330-296-4022 Medina County - Sharon Center, OH 44274AlterPet Inc 330-321-6243 Richland County - Mansfield 44907Stop The Overpopulation of Pets Inc. 419 774-1738 Butler County - Middletown, Ohio 45042Minimizing Animal Reproduction 513-465-3295 Hamilton County - Cincinnati, OH 45236Scratching Post CatSNIP 513-984-6369 Greene County - Xenia 45385Humane Society of Greene County 937-376-3001 Montgomery County - Kettering 45419SICSA 937-294-6505 Angels County - Elida, Ohio 45807for Animals Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic 419-339-9408 If you find any of the above spay/neuter information is incorrect, or if you know another low-cost clinic to recommend in Ohio, please call Rescue Me! at 1-800-800-2099 ext. 3 with this information.Join us at Events!The Powell Animal Welfare SocietyOpt to AdoptFoster a dog with PAWSVolunteer with the Powell Animal Welfare SocietyDonate to the Powell Animal Welfare SocietyNolan meets Brutus!

Cruz Candy Adoption Event 11 AM - 1 PM. Saturday, September 10. Come join the Powell Animal Welfare Society for fun and candy at our adoption event at The Cruz Candy Company in Powell! 10 AM - 2 PM. September 17. Come join the Powell Animal Welfare Society for fun at our adoption event right next door to Giant Eagle. Mingle with our Mutts 12 PM - 2 PM, Sunday, September 18. Join us at the Franklin County Dog Shelter to mingle with our mutts.Holly was first rescued from a shelter when she was 8 weeks old. She was adopted for three years and returned to the organization when her family no longer wanted her. She is now looking for another forever family. Holly is a friendly girl who loves to play and would do well with an active family. Holly's adoption fee is $230. She is spayed, UTD on vaccines, micro-chipped, heartworm negative and on heartworm/flea/tick prevention. To learn more about Holly, check her out here: Click Here. Peace For Paws is an organization that coordinates a network of foster homes where rescued pets live until adopted.

We do not operate an animal shelter. If you are interested in meeting one of our rescued pets, please fill out an adoption application. If your application is approved, the foster family for the pet you are interested in will contact you to schedule a meeting. Peace For Paws works with shelters all across the state and some outside of the state. Most of the dogs we take are never viewable for adoption at the shelter we take them from for different reasons. Peace for Paws Ohio is forced to pass on many adoptable dogs due to lack of space. If there is a specific type of dog you are looking for, please submit a breed request form. We will inform the shelters we are working with that we have a spot for a specific type of dog, and help you to meet your perfect match AND save a life! ***You MUST have an approved adoption application with us as well before we will release a dog to you*** Click Here to submit a Breed Request Form Our adoption process consists of submitting an application, meeting the pet, and completing a home visit by one of our representatives.

This process may take several days. Adoption fees start at $175. The fee includes all vaccinations, a heartworm test, neutering, and microchipping. Please Note: Peace for Paws Ohio does not adopt outside Ohio Fill out an Adoption Application. Mingle with Our Mutts at the Franklin County Dog Shelter - Peace for Paws is proud to announce our participation in Mingle with Our Mutts at the Franklin County Dog Shelter. The first and third Sunday of every month, rain or shine, we will be there with some of our adoptable dogs. Mingle with Our Mutts is from 12:00pm- 2:00pm at 4340 Tamarak Blv, Columbus Ohio (Off Morse Rd behind Menards, old Northland mall location). if you are interested in meeting a specific dog so we can make sure they are there! Monthly Volunteer Meetings- Last Sunday of the month (4pm) - visit us on Facebook for more details. Peace for Paws Ohio is a non-profit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization to assist with the homeless pet overpopulation in Ohio.

Our mission is to provide education and financial support for spay and neuter efforts in rural areas, foster and adopt dogs from high-kill shelters, provide resources to shelters or humane societies who are caring for animals from large-scale rescues, support Ohio legislation for companion animal protection, and provide temporary pet food assistance for families going through financial hardship. This organization is made up of 100% volunteers. Peace for Paws Ohio was founded August 6, 2011 in Dublin, Ohio, by a group of dedicated animal lovers. Before forming Peace for Paws Ohio, the members individually volunteered at various Ohio shelters and a large-scale hoarding rescue, and were involved in promoting animal protection legislation in Ohio. Foster parents are the MOST important part of our rescue. Without them, we would have no where to put our rescued pets! We are limited on the number of dogs we can save because we are limited on the number of foster homes we have. Fostering a dog means you give it the love, shelter, and care that it needs until it finds its forever home.