Serenading the Animals Leigh Brown has been playing the harp for 38 years and has made a career out of music playing for a variety of special events. When longtime OHS supporters, Marge and Stephen Brenneke, hired Leigh to play the harp for a recent event, it didn’t take long before they all got to […]
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Blog posts from OHS staff and volunteers
How OHS Fosters are Saving Little Lives
Buck and Joey came to OHS in need of critical care. At only three days old and with no mama to care for them, the tiny siblings had severe injuries that required immediate medical intervention. Upon examination, the OHS medical team found nearly identical injuries to Buck and Joey’s left hind legs—one limb on each […]
Investigation at West Coast Game Park Safari
OHS is also making our Animal Crimes Forensic Center, the only one of its kind on the West Coast, available for any additional evidence support. An operation of this scale and complexity would not be possible without the partnership of all the agencies involved, and the leadership of Humane Law Enforcement Chief, Chris Allori. OHS […]
Announcing the Sharon M. Harmon Endowed Fund
To honor her 36 years of service, Oregon Humane Society proudly named a portion of our endowment as a lasting tribute to her legacy of service to animals in Oregon and beyond. The Sharon M. Harmon Endowed Fund will support a future of continued impact for animals for many years to come. Sharon Harmon’s Lasting […]
OHS Holds Spay & Neuter Clinic
Thanks to donor support, OHS was able to conduct thousands of high-quality, low-cost spay and neuter surgeries in 2024, giving out $792,730 in subsidized care through our Spay & Save program. Although thousands of spay and neuter surgeries are performed within our community annually, the demand for this procedure shows no sign of slowing down. […]
Bringing Pets & People Together
Luckily, the small siblings found safe haven with Lila Obeng, Evidence Technician on OHS’ Humane Law Enforcement team, who stepped in to provide emergency foster care that helped keep the kittens alive during their most vulnerable hours. Although Lila’s care helped stabilize them, the tiny trio needed continual care and attention—especially Stanley, the smallest and […]
More Care for More Animals
The hospital opened in October 2022 as part of our New Road Ahead expansion, with a goal of keeping more pets and their people together. By offering high-quality veterinary care to our community—including preventative care, surgery, dentistry, urgent care—and providing families who qualify with subsidized care options, OHS has been able to reduce the need […]
Meet Dr. Forman
OHS Welcomes a New Medical Director to the Community Veterinary Hospital Looking back on her life, Dr. Franci Forman believes she was always destined to be a veterinarian. She had focused much of her early adulthood around building a career as a competitive downhill skier, but the practice of medicine called to her just as […]
Justice for Monte
The neighbors felt something wasn’t right. Rumors circulated as the community grew increasingly concerned about the noises emanating from a SE Portland home. Portland Police Bureau officers responded to the call for help, with the assistance of Multnomah County Animal Services and Oregon Humane Society’s Humane Law Enforcement and medical teams. A total of 15 […]
Announcing the Retirement of Longtime CEO Sharon Harmon
Sharon Harmon, president and CEO of Oregon Humane Society, is retiring after 36 years of leading the largest animal welfare organization in the Northwest. Harmon has built this independent, nonprofit organization into a national leader in animal sheltering and welfare, significantly expanding its services, facilities, and impact. She is nationally recognized for developing innovative programs […]
