Welcome to Our New Website
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OHS began the New Year with a new website, featuring more great animal photos than ever before, eye-pleasing graphics, and a navigation system designed to help people find information more … Read More
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2014: Record-Setting Year for Adoptions
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2014 was a record-setting adoption year at OHS. More cats found homes last year than in any year since the new shelter building opened fourteen years ago, along with the … Read More
Christmas Rescue in Columbia Gorge
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“It never occurred to me that I would see her alive again,” said David Schelske of West Linn, whose dog plunged 150 feet down a cliff during a Christmas afternoon … Read More
11,000th Pet of 2014 Finds a Home!
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Staff and volunteers at OHS today celebrated the 11,000th adoption of 2014. The lucky dog was Lucy, a four-month-old Jack Russell terrier mix who was adopted by the Bruns family … Read More
Owner of Alleged Puppy Mill Charged with Animal Cruelty
The final group of animals forfeited to OHS after their seizure in Columbia County have been adopted and/or placed with other humane organizations dedicated to finding them the best possible … Read More
OHS Gets Top Charity Ranking
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The nation’s top charity watchdog has awarded OHS its highest possible ranking for the seventh consecutive year, an honor given to only a handful of the nation’s nonprofits. Of the … Read More
OHS Team Rescues Another Dog After 150-Foot Fall in Columbia Gorge
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In a nighttime rescue near High Bridge in the Columbia Gorge, an Oregon Humane Society rescue team last night brought to safety a young dog that had fallen 150 feet … Read More
Columbia County Residents Convicted of Cattle Neglect
A Columbia County jury last week convicted two local residents of more than 120 counts of animal neglect in relation to a commercial cattle operation. The unanimous conviction on all … Read More
Stolen Puppy Found Safe
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Watch the reunion of Marlowe with her OHS foster parent and her adopter The puppy stolen from the Oregon Humane Society on Sept. 16 was recovered safe yesterday evening. The … Read More
Thief Steals Puppy from OHS Shelter
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Video Footage of the OHS Lobby The video below is surveillance footage of the OHS lobby on the afternoon the theft occurred. If you have any information pertaining to people … Read More
