This holiday season, there are some special pets who are settling into their new home thanks to the Friends Forever program. These pets were enrolled in Oregon Humane’s Friends ForeverTM program after their owners included Oregon Humane in their estate plans. Planning for the care of pets if they outlive us can be an emotional […]
Category: Friends Forever
Meet Tinkerbell and Sweetie– a special pair of cats in search of the purrfect home.
It’s often said that animals know how to find the right person when they need help. Sweetie and Tinkerbell were each wandering the streets as stray cats when they crossed paths with a kind-hearted woman who had compassion for animals her whole life. As she was leaving church in 2007, Barbara noticed an orange cat […]
Friends Forever – Ollie and Rusty
A bonded pair find a special home thanks to the Friends Forever program Shirley, a retired scientist and Oregon Humane supporter of 40+ years, adopted Rusty after he had been passed around among a series of owners. Rusty was a bit of a challenge; he sometimes let his herding instinct get the better of him […]
Caring For a Friend
It takes a big heart to help a friend cope with the final stages of her life. When that friend has a cat who is a cherished family member, the process of helping becomes even more challenging. This is caregiver Merrill Clarke’s account of how she helped her friend, Susan Blake, and her beloved pet, […]
Two Senior Felines Find Homes
Stephen Swearingen’s cats were the reason he decided to enroll in the Oregon Humane Friends Forever™ program. Stephen was only 60 years old, but he knew that the diabetes he was battling would soon bring his life to an end. Stephen’s closest companions were his cats Cali and Chelula. To make sure the two cats, […]
One Year Later: Mac & Wylie
Patricia Iron* was only 62 when she decided to make a plan for her large, loveable dogs, Mac and Wylie. While Patricia had worked for a different animal welfare organization, she was familiar with the Oregon Humane Friends Forever™ program, which guarantees the care of pets who survive their owner. Patricia had done her research […]
Tuxedo Cat, Shaggy, Finds New Home After Owner’s Passing
In December 2013, loyal Oregon Humane supporter Susan Powers* was being treated for cancer. Although she was optimistic about her prognosis, she contacted Oregon Humane to make a plan for her two cats. Susan had read about the Oregon Humane Friends Forever™ program, which guarantees the care of pets who survive their owners. Susan included […]
Friends Forever Finds Clyde a New Home
Contributed by Kathryn Karr, Legacy Gifts Manager Oregon Humane Friends Forever™ – Planning for Your Pets Art contacted Oregon Humane a few years ago, worried about his two beagles, Bonnie and Clyde. The two dogs were healthy, but Art was worried about their future. What if there came a time when he was unable to care for them? […]
Forever Friends Baby and Cookie Find a Home
Finding a home for a “bonded pair” can be challenging, particularly when they are mature dogs like Baby and Cookie. The pair of toy poodles had lived with each other nearly their entire lives, and needed to find a new home where they could continue to live together. At eight and nine years old, respectively, […]
