Information to help pets and the people who love them.
Explore practical information about adopting, fostering, responsible pet care, safety, and community resources.
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Use these sections as a starting point. For medical emergencies or individualized veterinary advice, contact a licensed veterinarian.
Bringing a pet home
Prepare your household, establish routines, and give a newly adopted pet time to settle in.
Explore adoption →Dog care
Learn about daily routines, exercise, enrichment, identification, training, and preventative care.
Ask CHS for resources →Cat care
Find guidance on indoor safety, litter routines, enrichment, scratching, carriers, and preventative care.
Ask CHS for resources →Health and wellness
Routine veterinary care, vaccination, parasite prevention, spay/neuter, nutrition, and early attention to illness all matter.
Contact CHS →Identification and lost pets
Use collars, current tags, and microchip information, and keep recent photographs available in case a pet is lost.
Community help →Training and behavior
Positive, consistent routines can help pets learn household expectations and build confidence.
Ask about local resources →Foster resources
Learn what to expect when providing a temporary home and how foster families support successful adoptions.
Learn about fostering →Ways to help
Adopt, foster, volunteer, donate, share pet profiles, and help CHS connect animals with permanent homes.
Volunteer →Know when to get help
When in doubt, contact a professional.
Online resources are not a substitute for veterinary diagnosis or treatment. If an animal is having difficulty breathing, has experienced major trauma, may have ingested a toxin, is having repeated seizures, or appears critically ill, seek urgent veterinary help.
Save your regular veterinarian and preferred emergency veterinary clinic in your phone before you need them.
Contact Columbus Humane Society.
If you cannot find the resource you need, reach out and we will help point you in the right direction when possible.