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Double Your Holiday Impact for Animals
Coca Cola arrived in pain, with sensitive skin issues that had snowballed into agonizing, open sores all along her body. The sores were itchy, leading Coca Cola into a problematic cycle of causing herself greater harm by constantly scratching and rubbing her irritated skin in an effort to ease her pain. Her family had done…
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Oregon Humane’s CEO: First Month Reflections
A Community Effort As I navigate my way through our buildings across our Portland and Salem campuses, I have met so many passionate staff and volunteers who are doing this work every day. I was fortunate to meet one individual who has volunteered at Oregon Humane for 19 years. On the day we met, she…
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Spay Neuter Services Provided for More than 340 Pets
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Oregon Humane hosted our third “super-sized” spay neuter event of the year. While low-cost spay/neuter is provided to pet owners at our Salem and Portland campuses every week, the demand far outpaces supply. This is why, several times a year, we pause most other medical services and pull our teams together…
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Medical Care at Oregon Humane
In 2025, the medical teams across all our campuses conducted nearly 18,587 surgeries, helping provide care to animals in need. While a vast majority of the surgeries conducted are essential spay/neuter services, close to 10% were considered other urgent or emergency surgery services. These can often include services like limb amputations, bladder surgeries, enucleations (eye…
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Understanding Pet Behavior
Mental Health During the Holidays The holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of year—for both humans and their pets. Travel, visitors, disrupted routines, and extra noise can add pressure to already strained households. Taking steps to support your pet’s behavior is also a way of supporting your own mental health. The…
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Addressing Pet Overpopulation
The Overpopulation Problem An increase in animals across our community isn’t a singular issue. Unexpected litters place a burden on families, leading many to choose to surrender the unintended offspring to a shelter. If they are unable to access or afford spay/neuter services, many families are also choosing to surrender their unaltered adult pets to avoid the risk of…
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Friends Forever: A Look Back at 2025
Pets with a Plan Thanks to our Friends Forever® program, pet owners can have a solid plan in place for their pet’s future should the day ever come that they can no longer care for their beloved pets. The program ensures enrolled pets get a safe landing pad in our care while they await new homes. Enrolling pets into the program…
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Oregon Humane Book Club: 2026 Fall Selection
Our Fall Book Club Selection Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About: A Memoir by Isabel Klee Isabel Klee made her name on Instagram as @SimonSits, documenting her love for her dog Simon and her adventures fostering dogs in need. This memoir is a look back on Klee’s journey—coming-of-age in New York City, searching for…
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Getting Started on the Right Paw
The early months of a kitten’s or puppy’s life are full of excitement and discovery, but they are also a critical time for protecting your new pet’s health. In their young age, baby animals have under-developed immune systems and are vulnerable to illness. If you’re welcoming a new bundle of four-legged joy into your home,…
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CEO Announcement: Introducing Frank So
We are excited to welcome Frank So as Oregon Humane’s next CEO. Frank brings a remarkable breadth of leadership experience and a deep commitment to uniting people around a shared vision for a better future. His career has taken him from Beaverton, where he grew up, to international humanitarian work and diplomacy, and on to…
