A team from OHS worked with Greenhill Humane Society and Lane County Animal Services to assist an overwhelmed pet owner in Lane County. More than 250 guinea pigs arrived at […]
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News releases from OHS.
Anxiety and Our Pets
The pandemic has taken a toll on our mental health, and our pets may be feeling it too. Advice from Jennifer Shirley, CPDT, OHS Training and Behavior Department Over the […]
Happy Tails: Connie
Just in time for the holidays, a senior dog gets a second chance. Connie, a 14-year-old German Shepherd mix, came to the Oregon Humane Society when her previous owner was […]
OHS Hosting Two-Day Pet Food Bank for #GivingTuesday
Update: Dec. 3, 2020 #GivingTuesday Pet Food Bank helps hundreds of struggling pet owners. #GivingTuesday was a day for the Oregon Humane Society to give back to struggling pet owners […]
OHS Receives Record Donation from Stella & Chewy’s
The gift represents one of the largest donations of pet food to OHS Oregon Humane Society has received a 73,000-pound donation of pet food, worth more than $250,000, from Stella […]
Help for Barry Manilow
How OHS’s Humane Law Enforcement and Medical team came together to help a cat with a rare condition Barry Manilow is famous at the Holman Medical Center at OHS, but […]
OHS Honors Top Volunteers
A look back at 2019: honoring exceptional OHS volunteers during extraordinary times. This year has brought so many unprecedented challenges, but one thing has remained constant: dedicated volunteers have been […]
OHS Participates in Largest Pet Rescue Flight in History
Yesterday, the Oregon Humane Society assisted Greater Good Charities and Wings of Rescue in a historic airlift of close to 600 shelter pets from the Hawaiian Islands. Oregon Humane Society, […]
OHS Partners with Banfield Foundation on Life-Saving Transport Program
Three transports of pets from Oklahoma are planned before the end of 2020. OHS is joining forces with the Banfield Foundation, PEDIGREE Foundation and VCA Charities to transport close to […]
Responding to a disaster…during a disaster
OHS Incident Command team tackles challenges of disaster response during a pandemic Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon faced another massive challenge. Wildfires were raging across the state — […]