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Mission Statement:

C.A.R.E. is a non-profit, all volunteer group based in Columbus, IN working to promote animal welfare through community awareness and responsible pet adoptions. We educate and promote spaying and neutering of pets, and provide financial assistance. We work with the Columbus City Animal Control Center, helping them to increase the number of adoptions.

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MORE Local animals available for adoption at:

Bartholomew Co. Humane Society

Little Orphan Annie's Rescue

Utopia provides veterinary care, rehabilitation and release of orphaned and injured Indiana wildlife and birds of prey.

Indiana-PAW is an all-volunteer agency who's mission is to use education and advocacy to reduce the number of companion animals who are euthanized in Indiana, and to cultivate in our community a sense of respect for the needs of those animals with whom we share our world.

MORE LOCAL RESCUES/SHELTERS:

Decatur County:

People Assisting Animals in Need (PAAIN) - Greensburg, IN

Daschund Rescue of North America - Greensburg, IN

Jennings County:

Mercy Rescue & Adoption - North Vernon, IN

Humane Society of Jennings Co. - North Vernon, IN

(see Southern Indiana Save-A-Pet)

Jackson County:

Humane Society of Jackson Co. - Seymour, IN

Brown County:

Brown County Humane Society - Nashville, IN

Johnson County:

Humane Society of Johnson County - Franklin, IN

Johnson County Animal Control - Franklin, IN

Casa del Toro Bully Breed Rescue - Franklin, IN

German Shepherd Rescue & Adoption of Central Indiana - Franklin, IN

Shelby County:

Shelbyville/Shelby Co. Animal Shelter - Shelbyville, IN

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