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Learn about Oregon Humane’s impact in our community and beyond, and discover new ways to support your pets at home.

  • Oregon Humane partners with Blanchet House to Help Pets

    Once a month, Dr. Mack makes himself available to consult with pet owners receiving services from Blanchet House. He is available to answer questions and, when needed, facilitate referrals to Oregon Humaneโ€™s Community Veterinary Hospital. Dr. Mack also distributes necessary supplies including food, collapsible water bowls, harnesses, leashes, and collars. These items are all donations…

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  • Oregon Humane Salem New BottleDrop Program

    It’s never been easier to help Oregon Humane shelter pets! We have some exciting news! Effective January 1, 2023, Oregon Humane Salem has partnered with BottleDrop Give! BottleDrop partners with 503(c) nonprofits to allow community members to donate their recyclables while supporting Oregon Humane Salem’s shelter pets and services. Have questions?

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  • FAQs: Change in Services for Stray Cats from Marion County

    Beginning Nov. 15, 2022, Oregon Humane Salem Campus will no longer be able to accept stray cats from Marion County. With this change, Oregon Humane will deepen our focus on helping pet owners who are seeking support to keep their cats or need to rehome their cats/kittens. We will also have greater capacity to assist…

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  • What To Do If You Find A Cat

    “Help! I found a cat! What do I do?” Oregon Humane(OHS)fields numerous calls like this each week. Many cats that people spot in their neighborhoods arenโ€™t in need of immediate help. Instead, they are pets who spend some or all of their time outdoors. Some may be indoor-only pets whoโ€™ve escaped their home and are…

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  • Oregon Humane Cuts Ribbon on Community Veterinary Hospital

    The new hospital will offer expanded veterinary care for Oregon and SW Washington. Oregon Humane cut the ribbon to celebrate the official opening of the Community Veterinary Hospital on Thursday and appointments for the public clinic are already being booked up for the first weeks. The project, along with a soon-to-be completed Behavior and Rescue…

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  • How a Special Cat Inspired a Legacy Gift

    By Carol Christensen I have been an Oregon Humane foster parent, volunteer, and donor for many years. I want to tell you about a very special cat that I fostered, and adopted, named Birmie. Birmie was one of 114 cats rescued from a house in Oregon in June of 2015. In my role as a…

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  • A Journey to a New Home

    Chartres’ Story It was one of those unseasonably hot spring days when I loaded up the Oregon Humane van with enough kennels and supplies to make a big rescue. My name is Perla Ceh-CoCom and I work in the Oregon Humane Admissions department as part of our Second Chance team. My job allows me to…

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  • Peace of Mind for Pets: Friends Foreverโ„ข Program

    Secure Your Pet’s Future Planning for the care of our pets if they outlive us can be an emotional process. But the Friends Foreverโ„ข program provides peace of mind knowing that your beloved family member will be cared for by Oregon Humane and placed in a new, loving home.ย ย  Murphy was enrolled in Oregon Humane’s…

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  • Autumn with the Animals of OHS

    Autumn has arrived! That means it’s time for some of our most beloved Pacific Northwest traditions: watching the swifts migrate at Chapman Elementary School, apple-picking in the Willamette Valley, and visiting the corn mazes of Sauvie Island. It turns out that we humans arenโ€™t the only ones who enjoy the changing of the seasons. As…

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  • Salem Campus Responds to Urgent Need to Help 87 Cats

    Teams from Portland and Salem work together to provide immediate care to at-risk felines. The call came into Oregon Humane’s Humane Law Enforcement team while they were out assisting with another case. But the situation was urgent. As many as 100 cats and kittens were living in unsanitary conditions with many needing immediate medical care.…

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