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Serving you since June 2001, Pets Without Parents is a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter for dogs and cats, striving to place every pet that enters our shelter into a loving, permanent home.
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One-time donor. Monthly donor.
It means the world either way!
Thank you!
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It has been brought to our attention that there is a derogatory social media post being circulated that targets Pets Without Parents. The post is from a former employee. The pictures that were posted and the accusations made do not accurately reflect how the animals in our care spend their time at our facility. We do typically walk in to find many overnight messes and the first few hours of each (and EVERY) day is spent cleaning up those messes, as well as feeding and administering medications. We continue to tidy up new messes while providing enrichment and care throughout the day. The process repeats 7 days a week.
As shared, Columbus Humane was contacted by the poster and took the complaint seriously. They opened an investigation and, after performing an on-site inspection of PWP, closed the case.
We are concerned about the harm a negative post like this could cause to our program and, ultimately, to the animals. It is disheartening that someone who was hired and trusted to provide care (ironically, one of their main tasks was the cleaning of the pets’ areas), is being hurtful instead. We are not a new rescue and hope our reputation helps readers feel confident in PWP. We’ve been in operation for 23 years and take a great deal of pride in what we accomplish. This is not just a job to us, this is our life. There are many things about this job that are difficult. This quickly makes helping to care for the animals lose its fascination for some people. The former employee who is being so critical worked at PWP less than 46 hours over the course of 3 weeks. We think that is hardly enough time to have enough information to substantiate the criticism.
We do not own our facility, we rent it. We pay for some improvements and the landlord pays for others. This is an old building and lacks sufficient infrastructure to support a central air conditioning system, more adequate lighting, and an upgrade to the plumbing to facilitate more efficient cleaning. We don’t think it is good stewardship of our donations to make all improvements to someone else’s building and we have been trying to put a plan together for a new facility. In spite of that philosophy, we are replacing much of the flooring to help make cleaning and sanitation more efficient. We did just replace our 2013 van that had 250,000 miles on it when it was suddenly inoperable. It was replaced with a used vehicle. PWP’s vehicle is needed for transporting animals to veterinary clinics, picking up supplies for the shelter, and transporting animals from other shelters where they are at risk of euthanasia.
We understand that anyone sharing the other post is someone that cares for animals. That isn’t lost on us. We appreciate that people are reaching out and are doing what they think is best based on the information they have.
So let’s use this opportunity to do more good! We have 23 years of good reputation in the shelter community, success stories, and supporters. We have good working relationships with veterinary clinics and other rescue operations. We need all the animal lovers we can get on our team! We hope that some of these people will, in turn, contribute to the care that PWP gives each animal and the resource we are to the community. We hope that more attention on our pets will lead to more adoptions or foster homes and that we may gain some more volunteers and boosters along the way. If you are interested in being a board member who will readily “set foot in the place”, we would love to talk to you. We are asking our supporters to not engage with the post. Instead, please post the good you have experienced at PWP. Share a pet’s bio far and wide. Send a link to one of our webpages or help us move forward with our floor replacement project. We are open to answering kind questions. Our favorite is, how can I help? There are so many awesome ways to make a difference in rescue. Thanks again to all those that care so dearly.
As shared, Columbus Humane was contacted by the poster and took the complaint seriously. They opened an investigation and, after performing an on-site inspection of PWP, closed the case.
We are concerned about the harm a negative post like this could cause to our program and, ultimately, to the animals. It is disheartening that someone who was hired and trusted to provide care (ironically, one of their main tasks was the cleaning of the pets’ areas), is being hurtful instead. We are not a new rescue and hope our reputation helps readers feel confident in PWP. We’ve been in operation for 23 years and take a great deal of pride in what we accomplish. This is not just a job to us, this is our life. There are many things about this job that are difficult. This quickly makes helping to care for the animals lose its fascination for some people. The former employee who is being so critical worked at PWP less than 46 hours over the course of 3 weeks. We think that is hardly enough time to have enough information to substantiate the criticism.
We do not own our facility, we rent it. We pay for some improvements and the landlord pays for others. This is an old building and lacks sufficient infrastructure to support a central air conditioning system, more adequate lighting, and an upgrade to the plumbing to facilitate more efficient cleaning. We don’t think it is good stewardship of our donations to make all improvements to someone else’s building and we have been trying to put a plan together for a new facility. In spite of that philosophy, we are replacing much of the flooring to help make cleaning and sanitation more efficient. We did just replace our 2013 van that had 250,000 miles on it when it was suddenly inoperable. It was replaced with a used vehicle. PWP’s vehicle is needed for transporting animals to veterinary clinics, picking up supplies for the shelter, and transporting animals from other shelters where they are at risk of euthanasia.
We understand that anyone sharing the other post is someone that cares for animals. That isn’t lost on us. We appreciate that people are reaching out and are doing what they think is best based on the information they have.
So let’s use this opportunity to do more good! We have 23 years of good reputation in the shelter community, success stories, and supporters. We have good working relationships with veterinary clinics and other rescue operations. We need all the animal lovers we can get on our team! We hope that some of these people will, in turn, contribute to the care that PWP gives each animal and the resource we are to the community. We hope that more attention on our pets will lead to more adoptions or foster homes and that we may gain some more volunteers and boosters along the way. If you are interested in being a board member who will readily “set foot in the place”, we would love to talk to you. We are asking our supporters to not engage with the post. Instead, please post the good you have experienced at PWP. Share a pet’s bio far and wide. Send a link to one of our webpages or help us move forward with our floor replacement project. We are open to answering kind questions. Our favorite is, how can I help? There are so many awesome ways to make a difference in rescue. Thanks again to all those that care so dearly.
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VolunteerLooking for a rewarding experience? Caring for dogs and cats, talking to adoptive parents at events, doing some light house keeping, or pitching in at one of our fundraisers are critical parts of keeping our animals happy and the shelter humming. See how we can use your help.
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FosterBecome a foster. We rely on a network of dedicated foster families to help wonderful pets get out of the shelter while they await their forever home. It is a temporary situation, but vital to the health and well-being of the animal.
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DonateYour generosity allows our friends to get the medical attention and daily care they need while waiting to be adopted.
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SponsorTogether we can do more for the members of the Columbus community and the animals in it.
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SuppliesMaintaining our little shelter takes many of the everyday supplies you use. What we currently need:
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Effective Immediately and Until Further Notice:
Pets Without Parents has made the difficult decision to limit visitors to the shelter to staff and appointment-holding adopters only. We feel this is the best practice to encourage adopters to feel secure in adopting a pet at this time and to keep our small staff from experiencing absence due to illness that could impact the shelter. Our staff will continue to come daily to care for the pets of the shelter and continue our mission!
Adopters! Adoptions are our favorite part of rescue and very much needed! Our scheduled adoptions with approved adopters helps us do this better than ever! If you are interested in meeting one of our pets, please submit an adoption application via our website. We will quickly process your application and schedule a time for you to come meet and adopt your new pet! Appointment-based meetings allows us to answer most questions by phone and reduce the noise levels in the shelter to decrease the need for close face-to-face communication and reduces the amount of visits needed for each adoption. Having as much information as possible prior to your visit helps shelter staff and adopters use their time at the shelter as valuably as possible!
Surrenders! We are still here to help. If you have found a pet, please call the shelter to coordinate a time to bring the pet to the shelter for a microchip scan. These appointments can typically be made very quickly. If you have a pet that you are hoping to surrender to Pets Without Parents, please submit a surrender request via our website. Please provide as much information as possible. We will contact you once we have space available for this pet and schedule a surrender appointment.
Volunteers! We know how important you are to our pets and how important time at PWP is for you! We appreciate your understanding and support for our temporary changes.
Donors! Pets Without Parents will continue to need donations to help us through this time and supplies to help care for the pets at the shelter! We prefer monetary donations which can be made via our website or mailed to the shelter. Physical donations can be placed on the bench near the front door of the shelter. If you require a donation receipt, please contact us to arrange an appointment for your donation.
You can help from home! We are looking for items to increase enrichment for our pets and help showcasing them while visitations are limited. Consider making toys, decorating boxes for the cats, sharing your favorite pets via social media, and sending us your volunteer perspective of a pet to add to their bios!
This decision was made in order to protect our mission and adoptions. This is still very much a group effort!
Any questions or suggestions can be made to 614-267-7297 or [email protected]
Thank you for your understanding and support!
Any questions or suggestions can be made to 614-267-7297 or [email protected]
Thank you for your understanding and support!