able to house them. “One of the hardest things we’ve found


were owner surrenders from soldiers because they were being deployed, but we had some great people who stepped up to foster the animals,” Short said. “Tat was probably the hardest because when you see a grown man cry over his dog or cat, it’s kind of hard to take, but we try to help them the best we can.” One difficulty the shelters can’t help


with, however, is animal control’s long hours. Because the control center is open 24/7, the pens are sometimes filled


overnight with no opportunity to thin the numbers through adoption, Short said. “We’re always fighting capacity,” Short


said. “It’s always an issue for us. We try to hold off until we open to see who’s coming in to adopt and if we can make some runs get empty that way before we start doing any euthanasia.” Most shelters, on the other hand, have


control over the amount of animals they take in and when, so they never have to resort to euthanasia, Smith-Stull said. “We are not an open facility, so we con- trol our intake,” she said. “We are never


over-crowded because we stop before we get to that point.” Tough some Columbus animals meet


sad ends on the euthanasia table, many more


are placed with loving families.


McClure said she likes to record these adoptions as Happy Tails on the PAWS Facebook page. “With the other res-


cues coming up in town, people are really working together, and it’s success- ful,” McClure said. “It’s been great.” C


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Jim Davis’ red Doberman Pincher Brandy was adopted from PAWS.


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Siegfried, better known as Sigi was rescued from a puppy mill then adopted by Marilyn Laufer and Tom Butler.


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