Pioneering Compassion

Ever wonder how far OHS has come? Consider this: OHS didn’t have a shelter for the first 50 years, and has already outgrown two shelters built on Columbia Boulevard, the first dating back a century.

Today, 150 years after its founding, OHS finds homes for more pets than any other single-facility shelter on the West Coast, supports Oregon’s only dedicated animal cruelty investigators, and is a leader in providing veterinary care to thousands of shelter pets each year.

Take a journey through the Oregon Humane Society’s history. Pioneering Compassion: 150 years at the Oregon Humane Society exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society.

150th Book: Pioneering Compassion

Now available for purchase! Copies are sold for $29.99. Find your copy here:

Want even more historical content? Explore the location and buildings of OHS over our 150 year history.