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OHS News and Blog

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

  • OHS celebrates 12,000th adoption – setting new record

    OHS sets new adoption record as a puppy transferred from a Klamath Falls shelter goes home. Caroline, a three-month old border collie, made history at the Oregon Humane Society as […]

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  • OHS offers adoption special to finish record-breaking year

    Adoption special at the Oregon Humane Society aims to find every pet at the shelter a new home by the New Year. In an effort to find loving homes for […]

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  • Oregon Humane Society deploys second team to help with Camp Fire response

    Second OHS team helps care for pets people affected by deadly California wildfire. Late last week, a second group of OHS responders deployed to California to help care for hundreds […]

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  • Jane and Dick Miller: Charitable Gift Annuity

    Jane and Dick Miller have always loved animals. Allergies prevented them from having a dog or cat, but that didn’t stop them. Ten years ago, thanks to the generosity of […]

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  • OHS Team Helps Pets Displaced by Camp Fire

    OHS disaster responders care for pets and reunite families Since the Camp Fire ravaged the town of Paradise, California, the Oregon Humane Society has been in contact with local shelters […]

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  • Volunteers Give Back on Thanksgiving

    64 volunteers celebrate holiday with OHS pets In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving day, volunteers filled the Oregon Humane Society. The shelter was closed to the public, but volunteers […]

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  • OHS Finds Home for 11,000th Pet of 2018

    Nelson finds a home for the holidays A tiny three-year-old Chihuahua set a milestone for the Oregon Humane Society today by becoming the 11,000th pet adopted in 2018. Nelson is going to […]

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  • Petunia’s Story: Turning Pets and People into Family

    A Special Message from CEO Sharon Harmon Like the Oregon Humane Society, you believe pets are family. Their unconditional love lends us strength and joy. I’m writing to share the […]

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  • OHS Birthday: Thank You for 150 Years

    For 150 years, Oregonians have led with their hearts, creating a more humane society where animals are treated with kindness and compassion. To honor OHS’s 150-year legacy of saving lives, […]

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  • Military Veterans Receive Half-Price Adoptions

    Come to the Oregon Humane Society on Veterans Day Weekend Pets bring so much joy to our lives. They provide comfort, companionship and unconditional love. There’s nothing quite like a […]

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