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CHA Animal Shelter
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We love our Jane! Thank you CHA!

CHA Animal Shelter

#46 in United States, #3 in Ohio, #2 in Columbus

3765 Corporate Drive Columbus Ohio 43231

https://www.chaanimalshelter.org

Adopt@chaanimalshelter.org

Service areas:

Central Columbus and Westerville

CHA Animal Shelter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit animal shelter in northeast Columbus, Ohio. CHA is funded solely from adoption fees, donations from the public, and our own fundraising efforts.

Mission and Vision

Our mission is to serve the people and animals of Central Ohio by providing safe, temporary shelter and care for abandoned or otherwise homeless cats and dogs, and to reduce pet overpopulation by means of spay and neuter, education, and community outreach. We have been fulfilling our mission since 1975.

Adoption Policy

CHA Animal Shelter has both dogs and cats available for adoption. All of our adoptable dogs and cats are spayed or neutered, up to date on vaccinations, microchipped, and have been examined by a veterinarian.The process includes just 3 short steps:1. Complete an adoption application2. Meet with an Adoption Counselor to ensure we are sending you home with the right match
https://www.chaanimalshelter.org

Testimonials

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"We love our Jane! Thank you CHA!"

sara l.

Adoptee

"I have interacted with CHA Animal Shelter in many different ways over the years. This organization has some of the most caring and hard working people you could ever hope to cross paths with. Whether volunteering, fostering, adopting, or seeing how far they go to help the animals in their care, it is always an A+ experience."

dean p.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster, Supporter

"We adopted Ollie ( formerly known as Pablo) 5 years ago from CHA. A friend of mine was fostering him and insisted that we meet him. He was brought to the shelter after his previous owners realized that the puppy life was more than they could handle. We adopted him. I’m so thankful that CHA gave him another opportunity for a good life. We adore him. CHA made sure that he was healthy, microchipped, vaccinated, and neutered before we adopted him."

carrie w.

Adoptee

"I have adopted from CHA, and am currently a volunteer there. The staff is very caring and attentive to all the pets’ needs. Though resources are tight, they always manage to take excellent care of the dogs and cats. It’s not the fanciest shelter in the area, but the staff are kind and conscientious, and they have a ton of local support."

lucy c.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

"I have 3 pets that I have adopted from them. I will only adopted from them. They are very clean place, animals look happy,healthy. They have good prices and a very friendly place."

angie n.

Adoptee

"I have volunteered for CHA Animal Shelter for over 27 years and loved every minute of it!! The facility and animals are well taken care of and the staff and volunteers are 100% dedicated to making a difference."

jana d.

Volunteer / foster

"Our family has been fostering pets through CHA Animal Shelter since 2019. Helping animals is something that both my children were passionate about, but were too young to volunteer at the shelter. They had participated in the Tales for Tails Summer Reading Program, but wanted to be more hands on. So we signed up to start fostering and it has been an amazingly rewarding experience. CHA is organized, responsive, and supportive. But the best part is that they do a fantastic job getting all animals adopted quickly. We understand that being in a foster home is just a part of each animal's journey and the goal is to have them find their forever homes. We are so happy to be a part of that!"

kathy m.

Volunteer / foster

"CHA is a wonderful organization! I’ve volunteered caring for dogs for over 3 years and love the commitment the organization and its strong base of volunteers have to giving great care to homeless dogs and cats. I also adopted a great kitty from there!!"

beth k.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

"This is absolutely one of the best animal shelters I've ever seen. They do a lot of things to help raise money for their shelter. My kids and I have done several of the 5Ks that they've done and they're absolutely well put together and wonderfully done. My youngest is just dying to be old enough to come volunteer at this place her and several of her friends will be there next year when they're old enough. And I do everything I can to help this place. And anybody that works there or volunteers there are absolutely the nicest people I have ever met they're so friendly and so helpful."

jennifer d.

Fan

"I have volunteered for CHA since 2012 and I've adopted 2 dogs and 5 cats from them. The staff always treats their animals with dignity and respect and I'm proud to be a member of the volunteer team."

marc w.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

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"We love our Jane! Thank you CHA!"

sara l.

Adoptee

"I have interacted with CHA Animal Shelter in many different ways over the years. This organization has some of the most caring and hard working people you could ever hope to cross paths with. Whether volunteering, fostering, adopting, or seeing how far they go to help the animals in their care, it is always an A+ experience."

dean p.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster, Supporter

"We adopted Ollie ( formerly known as Pablo) 5 years ago from CHA. A friend of mine was fostering him and insisted that we meet him. He was brought to the shelter after his previous owners realized that the puppy life was more than they could handle. We adopted him. I’m so thankful that CHA gave him another opportunity for a good life. We adore him. CHA made sure that he was healthy, microchipped, vaccinated, and neutered before we adopted him."

carrie w.

Adoptee

"I have adopted from CHA, and am currently a volunteer there. The staff is very caring and attentive to all the pets’ needs. Though resources are tight, they always manage to take excellent care of the dogs and cats. It’s not the fanciest shelter in the area, but the staff are kind and conscientious, and they have a ton of local support."

lucy c.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

"I have 3 pets that I have adopted from them. I will only adopted from them. They are very clean place, animals look happy,healthy. They have good prices and a very friendly place."

angie n.

Adoptee

"I have volunteered for CHA Animal Shelter for over 27 years and loved every minute of it!! The facility and animals are well taken care of and the staff and volunteers are 100% dedicated to making a difference."

jana d.

Volunteer / foster

"Our family has been fostering pets through CHA Animal Shelter since 2019. Helping animals is something that both my children were passionate about, but were too young to volunteer at the shelter. They had participated in the Tales for Tails Summer Reading Program, but wanted to be more hands on. So we signed up to start fostering and it has been an amazingly rewarding experience. CHA is organized, responsive, and supportive. But the best part is that they do a fantastic job getting all animals adopted quickly. We understand that being in a foster home is just a part of each animal's journey and the goal is to have them find their forever homes. We are so happy to be a part of that!"

kathy m.

Volunteer / foster

"CHA is a wonderful organization! I’ve volunteered caring for dogs for over 3 years and love the commitment the organization and its strong base of volunteers have to giving great care to homeless dogs and cats. I also adopted a great kitty from there!!"

beth k.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

"This is absolutely one of the best animal shelters I've ever seen. They do a lot of things to help raise money for their shelter. My kids and I have done several of the 5Ks that they've done and they're absolutely well put together and wonderfully done. My youngest is just dying to be old enough to come volunteer at this place her and several of her friends will be there next year when they're old enough. And I do everything I can to help this place. And anybody that works there or volunteers there are absolutely the nicest people I have ever met they're so friendly and so helpful."

jennifer d.

Fan

"I have volunteered for CHA since 2012 and I've adopted 2 dogs and 5 cats from them. The staff always treats their animals with dignity and respect and I'm proud to be a member of the volunteer team."

marc w.

Adoptee, Volunteer / foster

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