OHS set a new adoption record yesterday when it found a home for Panther, making the lucky nine-month-old cat the 11,522nd pet adopted from OHS in 2015. That number represents the most pets ever adopted by OHS in a single year since the new shelter facility opened in 2000. OHS, which has adopted more than 11,000 […]
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News releases from OHS.
New Year’s Resolutions for Pet Lovers
Make the next year even better by taking to heart a New Year’s resolution for the pets in your life. OHS encourages everyone to adopt one (or more) of these resolutions for the upcoming year: 1. I will get exercise by walking and playing with my dog every day (see dog training and fitness classes offered […]
OHS Helps Pets During Evacuation
OHS has teamed up with Clackamas County to aid pets owned by apartment residents who were forced to evacuate because of a potential landslide. Earlier this week, residents of ten apartment units on S. Beavercreek Road in Oregon City were given mandatory evacuation orders because of the risk of landslides created by record rainfalls. Clackamas […]
IRA Rollover Gifts Can Help Pets
Congress today passed legislation that once again allows tax-favored gifts from IRA accounts. This is a great way to help pets and save on taxes. Under the new legislation (which is expected to be signed by the President shortly), a gift transferred directly from a donor’s IRA account to OHS at any point during 2015 […]
OHS Celebrates 11,000 Adoptions in 2015
Staff and volunteers at the Oregon Humane Society today celebrated the 11,000th adoption of 2015. The lucky dog was Beaugard, a two-year-old West Highland terrier who was adopted by Clint Bruton and Tammy Fields of NE Portland. “This is what the holidays are all about,” said Sharon Harmon, OHS executive director. “Our goal is to […]
Big Rescue, Small Pets in Search of Homes
A few days ago, OHS rescued 210 animals from overcrowded conditions, including chinchillas, lovebirds, Guinea pigs, parakeets and other small animals. To find adopters quickly, Black Friday goes to the birds at OHS: small animal adoption fees will be reduced by 50 percent. Lovebirds, Gerbils and More Rescued from Oregon City Property: Adopters Needed The […]
Breeder Fined $172,000 for Animal Neglect
OHS Investigation Leads to Conviction and Fine In a major neglect case involving 140 animals, the owner of a commercial breeding operation in Rainier was fined $172,000 and banned from owning domestic animals and horses for five years. The Oct. 22 sentencing hearing came nearly two years after OHS mounted a rescue operation to help animals […]
Justice for Animals: Rainier Breeder Convicted
OHS Rescue Results in Conviction on 43 Felony Counts Justice was served for animals last week as the result of a major OHS investigation involving more than 100 neglected dogs and horses in Rainier. A Columbia County jury found the owner guilty of 43 felony neglect charges. The verdict came nearly two years after OHS mounted […]
State Police Commission OHS Special Agents
First in Oregon: State Police Commission Oregon Humane Society Agents A new era in law enforcement begins July 21 at the Oregon Humane Society, as the nonprofit’s Humane Special Agents will for the first time be commissioned by the Superintendent of Oregon State Police (OSP). In the past, the “animal cops” at OHS received their police […]
Major Neglect Case Ends in Convictions, Stronger Laws
The Oregon Humane Society cheered yesterday’s conviction of the third and final individual involved in one of the largest animal neglect cases in Oregon history. The conviction comes two-and-a-half years after Marion County, working with an OHS investigations team, seized 149 dogs from a warehouse in Brooks, near Salem. Rescue story from 2013 on KATU and […]
