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A Day of Giving to Pets in Need

It was a day of giving back, celebrating our love for pets and working together to create a More Humane Society. On October 2, the animal-loving community stepped up in a big way โ€” raising nearly $270,000 for shelter pets during Oregon Humane’s Day of Giving.ย Thanks to our generous sponsors, all gifts were matched up […]

2019 Oregon Humane Photo Contest Winners

The votes are in! Pets of all shapes and sizes competed to earn the most votes in this yearโ€™s Oregon Humane Photo Contest. Adorable photos of furry and feathered friends were submitted by 226 people, which raised $18,852 to help shelter pets. The contest used a peopleโ€™s choice voting system. Votes were purchased for $1 […]

One Year Later – Dogs from South Korea

Checking in, one year later, on a group of dogs who were rescued from a dog-meat farm in South Korea. It was the first international rescue for the Oregon Humane. In October 2018, eight dogs were transferred to Oregon Humane through a partnership with Humane Society International (HSI). They were from a group of 200 […]

OHSTAR: Reporting for Rescue

Oregon Humaneโ€™s Technical Animal Rescue Team (OHSTAR) is an all-volunteer group who can rappel down cliffs, climb trees and crawl into the tightest spaces to rescue animals in distress. Team members are compassionate, driven and highly skilled. A news crew from KOIN recently accompanied OHSTAR during a training exercise. See how they hone their skills […]

Happy Tails: Rolling Along with Rita

The Second Chance Program brings nearly 8,000 pets to Oregon Humane each year to find a loving home. Often, they come from 100+ miles away. However, one of the most memorable adoptions of 2018 was of an old, nearly blind pit bull-type dog named Rita who came to Oregon Humane from Multnomah County Animal Services. […]

Swan the Survivor

Once a victim of horrific neglect, Swan transforms into a loving, beautiful cat. Swanโ€™s perfect white coat and gleaming gold eyes hide a painful past of trauma and neglect. But itโ€™s his transformation, from a cat who was clinging to life to an elegant feline, that earned him the name โ€œSwan.โ€ When Swan was rescued […]

Sweetie and Tinkerbell’s New Beginning

Will you save more cats like Sweetie and Tinkerbell today? Neither cat had an easy life before Barbara Taylor gave them a home. She found a kind but scruffy cat in 2007 as she was leaving church. When no one claimed him, she named him Sweetie. A year later, a friendโ€™s grandson found a skittish […]