Animals Up For Adoption

There are two ways to see the list of animals up for adoption:

visit our "adopt a pet" page

view directly on petfinder.com

Who We Are

Every humane organization dreams of the day when cruelty to animals can be reduced to the point of elimination and the killing of homeless animals will have ended. The Poundhounds Adoption Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.) was formed to help bring this dream to reality… read more

Great News! Portia found a forever home

Pet Adoption

Come check out all the dogs and cats available. Adopt a pet - take home a friend! Click the image for a printable flier.

Online Store

Shop using the link below and 25% of the proceeds directly support our efforts.

Thanks to Mars Co!

Thanks to Mars Co, maker of Pedigree, for the donations of dog food.

Email and Donations

Email us at ohiopoundhounds@yahoo.com

We are PayPal certified. Click here to support PAWS

Note to Adopters

"Lassie and Cleo and Rin Tin Tin and Toto don't show up in rescue. We don't get the elegantly coiffed, classically beautiful, completely trained, perfectly behaved dog. We get the leftovers. Dogs that other people have incompetently bred, inadequately socialized, ineffectively "trained," and badly treated. Most Rescue dogs have had it. They've been pushed from one lousy situation to another. They've never had proper veterinary care, kind and consistent training, or sufficient company. They've lived outside, in a crate, or in the basement. They're scared, depressed and anxious. Some are angry. Some are sick. Some have given up.

But we are Rescue and we don't give up. We never give up on a dog. We know that a dog is a living being, with a spirit and a heart and feelings. Our dogs are not commodities, things, or garbage. They are part of sacred creation and they deserve as much love and care and respect as the next Westminster champion. So please, please don't come to rescue in the hopes of getting a "bargain," or indeed of "getting" anything.

Come to Rescue to give, to love, to save a life -- and to mend your own spirit. For Rescue will reward you in ways you never thought possible. I can promise you this -- a rescue dog will make you a better person."

By Diane Morgan