October has spent most of his life hoping to find his “furever” home, and he’s waiting for you to adopt him from The Healthy Hearts and Paws Project shelter.

An Ohio humane society says adoptions at its shelter have come to a "screeching halt" recently."We don't know what it is," the Humane Society of Richland County wrote on Facebook Wednesday. " Maybe ...

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COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Ohio hit an adoption milestone with the help of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, where more than 1,500 children have been placed into permanent homes. Rita Soronen, president ...

Ohioans adopting children can now apply for the Ohio Adoption Grant Program worth up to $20,000. “For adoptive families, this is really a gamechanger because there are a lot of legal costs and other ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, but for too many precious pups in Northeast Ohio kennels, years have passed without finding a ‘fur-ever’ family to call their own. Below ...

Of the lucky pups who were adopted last year, it seems more have found their forever homes: The number of dogs surrendered by their owners has decreased by about 4.5% since 2023, according to a 2024 ...

COLUMBUS - There are several reasons why adult adoptions may be undertaken. The most common reason is to formally and legally recognize an existing parent/child relationship. Among the benefits of a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A central Ohio brewery has released beer cans featuring local residents’ pets in a partnership that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is celebrated on April 30 to promote finding animals with fur, feathers, tails, or scales a home to call their own. But for too many precious ...