OHS News and Blog
Learn about OHS’ impact in our community and beyond, and discover new ways to support your pets at home.
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Back to School – Helping Your Pets Adjust
Back to school time can also be an adjustment for your pets. As the playful days of summer transition to the busy back to school season, schedules can become busier and packed with sports and homework. All this change can be confusing for your pets, especially if your family spent lots of time with them…
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OHS Receives Grant to Help Senior Dogs
Love is in the air at the Oregon Humane Society for senior dogs and older adults. OHS recently received a grant from The Grey Muzzle Organization, a national nonprofit, to help adopt more senior dogs, aged seven years and older. Through this grant, all senior dogs available for adoption at OHS will have their adoption…
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2018 OHS Photo Contest Winners
Thanks to everyone who entered the 2018 OHS Photo Contest. The contest has ended and more than $18,000 was raised for shelter animals! Congratulations to Emily Robinson, Tom Faller and Alex Jones for submitting photos that got the most votes in each category. The OHS Choice Award went to JoZell Johnson (see gallery of winning…
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The kittens have landed!
The call came in nine days ago. Shelters in Los Angeles County were experiencing a huge influx of kittens – more than 100 per day in some areas. Nearby wildfires and a number of hoarding cases were pushing things to the breaking point. Jackson Galaxy, star and Executive Producer of the television show My Cat…
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You Have a Gift for Saving Animals
We’ve shared your outrage at the discovery of animal cruelty and neglect, your satisfaction at the successful prosecution of those crimes, and your relief when those animals regain their health and confidence. Your donations inspire justice. We’ve watched your generosity retrieve animals from smaller shelters — relieving them from overcrowding — and bring those pets…
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OHS Adventure Pets
After leaving our shelter, many OHS adopted pets lead adventurous lives. This week, we are celebrating OHS adopted dogs and cats living their best lives as #AdventurePets in the Pacific Northwest. Hoot Hoot can’t get enough of the Pacific Northwest! This 9-month-old kitty’s favorite place to explore is the Seaquest State Park. Hoot’s human learned…
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Adoption Fees Reduced for Cats and Kittens, July 27-29
Me-WOW! It’s kitten season at the Oregon Humane Society We’re not kitten around here! The Oregon Humane Society is overflowing with cats and kittens looking for loving homes. Close to 200 cats and kittens are currently at the shelter, exceeding capacity and limiting the ability to take in new cats and kittens in need. Through…
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Celebrating 150 Years – One Animal at a Time
After Hurricane Harvey, a dog named Bruce inspires compassion In 1868, Thomas Lamb Eliot called for action after witnessing the abuse of a horse pulling a wagon in downtown Portland. This single plea, put forward by one man, was the catalyst for change. Eliot formed the Oregon Humane Society with other like-minded Portlanders and their…
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A Special Kitten Named Shane
Kitten with unique condition looking for loving home. Some might say he’s unlucky, but after you spend five minutes with this sweet guy you quickly forget that under that perfect furry coat lies a misshapen sternum. You can barely feel it as he lies in your arms, purring contently. Three-month-old kitten Shane was born with…
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Friends Forever – Ollie and Rusty
A bonded pair find a special home thanks to the Friends Forever program Shirley, a retired scientist and OHS supporter of 40+ years, adopted Rusty after he had been passed around among a series of owners. Rusty was a bit of a challenge; he sometimes let his herding instinct get the better of him and…
