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We are a collection of men, women and our families that may or may not include Boxers that come together as a group to rescue Boxers in need and promote responsible pet ownership. We do this simply because we have a profound love for the best breed. Our rewards are placing animals in need into forever homes, only after our volunteers have fostered them in their personal homes for at least 7 days. Some do stay longer depending upon when the foster home feels the animal ready to start its forever life.

We are a small home based rescue that works with kill pounds in ohio to help eliminated over population and try to eliminate the need for gassing. We love our pets. We do not kennel, our pets live with us in our home until they are adopted.

About OCDRT PersimmonAustralian Cattle Dogs have always found themselves in shelters, as many people do not do proper research on the breed before acquiring an ACD. The need to have a network for them in Ohio is great. While Ohio Cattle Dog Rescue Team may be a newly formed group (mid 2014), this team has many combined years working together in rescue. The Founders of OCDRT have been active in ACD Rescue since 2003, along with backgrounds in the veterinary fields, animal control fields, business ownership fields, military fields; all have been through the adoption process with other Rescues. OCDRT takes in ACDs primarily from shelters. Owner surrenders are considered on a case by case basis if we have room. If you want to surrender your ACD, please contact us; maybe we can assist you with keeping your ACD in its own home first. After OCDRT takes in an ACD, OCDRT then completes all the vetting, does evaluations, does necessary training and when the ACD is ready, offers them for adoption to approved homes. ACDs who find themselves in the shelter may be there for any number of reasons and most often it is through no fault of their own. This breed is not for everyone; they are very cute as puppies, but when they start to herd / mouth / bark / ignore their person to do what pleases them (sometimes they are simply deaf), many people become overwhelmed and give the puppy away or surrender them to a shelter. These behaviors are all normal ACD behaviors; however, most people do not want to deal with the intelligence that comes along with this sometimes stubborn breed that will take over a home if allowed. Our fosters are normally older pups or young adults. We are often asked if the adult will bond with its new family and our answer is always ‘YES!’ This breed is very loyal and will typically pick one person in the family to shadow, but will interact with all in the family. When you adopt an adult, you skip all the ‘unknowns’ that come with a puppy. The adult’s size, color, looks and temperament are known; a puppy is a blank slate. Breeding and how the pup is raised/socialized will determine what kind of adult that puppy will become. If you still think you want a puppy, please know we do not adopt our puppies out until they are 16 weeks of age so we can have them altered / vaccinated and start a very strong foundation in socialization and training. ACDs need tremendous amounts of each and they will test you nearly every day. We are a 501(c)3 and all donations are tax deductible! Donations go toward helping with OCDRT’s food and / or vet expenses.

All breed rescue that primarily fosters dogs, but some cats as well.

The Feline Haven is a very small foster home group.This means that all of our cats and kittens are in homes and not in a facility or shelter. Every cat and kitten we take in is safe.They stay with us until we are able to find them suitable loving homes. We are dedicated to helping unwanted and abandoned felines. We rescue small bottle baby's, mommas with litters,strays, and some that are set to be euthanized in shelters. We believe that every animal deserves a second chance to have a loving family.

I do it because these dogs need me and I probably need them too. I have been rescuing since 1993. It is something that I do on my own without the aid of a breed club.

I'm a small place with just a few dogs at a time due to limited space.But, I just can't stand to see their little faces at the shelter (in jail) as I call it. some with no hope of a home.Some with just a little training turn out to be the best of dogs and when given a second chance they are the most loving of the bunch.

The Toledo Area Humane Society was founded on February 14, 1884. As one of the first humane societies in the United States, our original purpose was to prevent cruelty and provide refuge for both animals and children. To this day, we investigate cruelty to animals and provide homeless, abused and abandoned animals with protection and safety. TAHS is a private, non-profit organization and receives no funding from the United Way, the government, or national humane organizations. Donations from local individuals, corporations and generated by our fundraisers are the sole source of funding. Programs like Forever Friends, for people who include TAHS in their wills, and the Golden Paw League, for people who give gifts of $100 or more, have been established to give people donation options and to recognize their generosity. Volunteers help supplement the staff assisting with tasks both inside and outside of our facility. Volunteers provide enrichment for animals such as walking dogs or socializing cats. The Humane Education and Pet Therapy Visitation programs are dependent on our volunteers. Foster care volunteers provide a safe, nurturing environment for animals too young for adoption and for sick or injured animals. It is our goal to help every animal at-risk for abandonment or cruelty, and to find a home for every adoptable animal. The Humane Society is the only animal welfare group in this community who will give refuge to any animal at-risk for abuse or neglect, regardless of its type, health, age or whether we have space.

Our priorities are threefold. Our top priority is to support each other in the work we do. Our second priority is to help people with their animal companions through education. And our third, and most important priority is to help animals currently in limbo find their human partners. We love and honor every living creature and strive to find the perfect homes for our foster "children."