If you observe any animal you believe is not receiving proper care contact OHS Investigations, (503) 285-7722, ext. 214, or use our online animal cruelty complaint form.

Guidelines for reporting abuse:

• OHS Humane Investigation Officers conduct investigations into allegations of abuse and neglect and are not generally available for emergency response. If an animal is in need of immediate assistance, please call your local animal control or police agency.
• The OHS Investigations Department generally responds to complaints in the greater Portland, Oregon, area. To find an animal control or humane society in your area:  Oregon and Washington; Nationwide.
• Complaints regarding barking dogs, animals at large, or animal bites should be reported to your local animal control agency.
• We publish a legal reference to animal cruelty and related laws in the state of Oregon. Contact us to order this book.

 

Animal Cruelty Complaint Form

 

OHS investigates allegations of animal abuse and neglect. If you believe you’ve witnessed a crime involving animals, provide the following information as completely as possible to initiate an investigation. Due to the confidential nature of our investigations, you will not receive any information regarding the results of any investigation.

 

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

 

 

Animal Description:

 

Type of animal(s) (select all that apply):

Cat	Dog	Horse	Other

 

Color (very important)	Hair length	Approximate breed
Animal name	Number of animals	Size of animals

 

Physical condition of the animal(s) (select all that apply):

Thin (explain)	Injured (explain)
Neglected (explain)	Abused (explain)
Sick (explain)

 

Describe the condition of the animals' environment.

Shelter:	None	Inadequate	Good
Water:	None	Inadequate	Dirty	Good
Food:	None	Inadequate	Dirty	Good
Sanitation:	Feces	Flies	Trash	Wet
Confinement:	Wire	Rope	Fence	Other

 

Hazards:

Other details about the animals' environment:

 

Suspect information:

Suspect name
Suspect address *
City *	State	Zip
Suspect phone
Suspect description

Vehicle description (if any associated with the suspect or animal(s)):
Car	Truck	Van

Vehicle color

Vehicle make & model

 

Your information (will not be disclosed without your approval):

Your name
Your address
City	State	Zip

Your phone	Your email *
Other/Additional Information:

Please enter the text you see in the above image (text is case sensitive): *