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  • OHS Rescues Pets Facing Neglect in Jackson County

    ADOPTION UPDATE, FEB. 4, 2015:  The first five dogs from the rescue will be available for adoption Feb.6. Details here. Major Rescue in Jackson County Jan. 29, 2015: In a […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • Welcome to Our New Website

    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 […]

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  • 2014: Record-Setting Year for Adoptions

    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 […]

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  • Christmas Rescue in Columbia Gorge

    “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 […]

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  • 11,000th Pet of 2014 Finds a Home!

    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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  • OHS Gets Top Charity Ranking

    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 […]

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  • OHS Team Rescues Another Dog After 150-Foot Fall in Columbia Gorge

    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 […]

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  • 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 […]

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