A former legal intern recounts his experience working with the Investigations Department at Oregon Humane. Contributed by John Hopkinson, Investigations Program Assistant. On an average Saturday, around 700 people walk through the doors at OHS to meet pets for adoption. However, most people do not realize that many of our available animals come from abuse and neglect […]
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Blog posts from OHS staff and volunteers
Behind the Scenes with Second Chance
Follow along with an Oregon Humane volunteer as she welcomes Mr. Beefy, a Boston terrier mix, to Oregon Humane as part of a recent Second Chance transfer from a shelter in need of assistance. Mr. Beefy slowly steps out of his crate, blinks his eyes and buries his head in the back of my leg. He […]
Babu’s Big Adventure
Oregon Humane found homes for more than 5,500 cats last year, but not all of them had an easy time adjusting to their stay at Oregon Humane. We work hard to make the shelter as cat-friendly as possible, but some cats needed help overcoming fearful behaviors before being offered for adoption. In 2015, Oregon Humane […]
Meet the Dog Path Crew!
Candace and Bill Bailey are two exceptional Oregon Humane volunteers who donate many hours of their time each month to helping the shelter animals. One of their many contributions is starting and running the Dog Path Crew, which maintains our natural area where shelter dogs get daily walks. The Dog Path Crew (DPC) began as […]
The Rewards of Patience
Two Oregon Humane volunteers share their story of adopting an adult cat who needed some time to settle in and show her true purrsonality. Patience has its rewards! I first saw Hannah in one of the cat colony rooms at Oregon Humane. She was one of those cats who would find a dark and quiet […]
Pokemon GO at OHS
The game for mobile smartphones, Pokémon GO, is making waves all over – including Oregon Humane and other animal shelters! You may have seen information about a shelter in Muncie, Indiana which is encouraging people to come walk shelter dogs while playing Pokémon. Oregon Humane already has a crew of volunteer dog-walkers who ensure our […]
A Dog’s Day at Work
Did you know that Oregon Humane Humane Educators visit local classrooms—often with a canine work partner? Follow along with one of the canines as she goes about a day on the job, teaching students about dog safety and more: I know something is up as soon as my mom comes into the room. I jump up from my […]
Little Dogs Reunion
The little dogs were large and in charge on Sunday, May 29, when they and their families attended the Rainier/Columbia County Rescue Little Dogs reunion at Oregon Humane. Five dogs from that rescue had a play date at Oregon Humane while their families—all Oregon Humane staff or volunteers who fell in love with these resilient […]
Home Is Where the Pets Are
Bill & Roberta Ramirez: Friends Forever Story By Kristin Anderson For Bill and Roberta Ramirez, “home” is not a static place—home is where their pets are. Bill and Roberta spent two decades living all over the globe—Houston, Brussels, Geneva, New York, Hong Kong—but there were two things that kept them grounded: their love for each […]
Oregon Humane Volunteers in Action
Assisting with ASPCA Emergency Animal Rescue in North Carolina Who do you call when you need help caring for hundreds of neglected animals? Well, if you are the ASPCA and you have just conducted the largest companion-animal rescue mission in your organization’s history, you call Oregon Humane. In January 2016, the ASPCA rescued nearly 700 […]
