Resources For Other Shelter Professionals
OHS provides these resources to assist our fellow animal welfare organizations and shelters with the many issues that arise when organizing and operating an animal shelter or rescue.
- Disease Control »
- OHS Shelter Medicine Program »
- Operating an Animal Shelter »
- Physical Shelter Building »
- Second Chance Transfer Program »
- Volunteer Development
Disease Control
CDC: Healthy Pets, Healthy People
Zoonotic disease information
University of California at Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine
Tufts University
School of Veterinary Medicine
OHS Shelter Medicine Program
The Oregon Humane Society trains veterinarians in the field of shelter medicine through an internship and residency program. Our residents perform a variety of tasks, including shelter consultations, both on-site and off-site. Veterinarians seeking more information, please contact us.
We also have a link to the video presentations from the 2011 Innovations in Education Conference here. Experts from across the country spoke on a variety of topics involving shelter medicine.
Miscellaneous
Petfinder.com: Animal Shelters & Rescues
An online resource library for shelters
Oregon Animal Cruelty Laws Handbook
A Legal Reference to Oregon Revised Statutes (PDF)
Operating an Animal Shelter
Animal Sheltering Online
Comprehensive publication from HSUS for animal shelters.
ASPCA Professional
A collection of resources from ASPCA for many aspects of running a shelter, from animal cruelty investigations to fundraising to community outreach and more.
How do you start an animal shelter?
Advice from OHS (PDF)
American Humane Association Professional
Resources for animal welfare professionals
Targeted Spay/Neuter Presentation
Madness in the Method (PDF) – presented at HSUS conference in Spring 2011
Physical Shelter Building
Oregon Humane Society
OHS Shelter Building Project (PDF)
Shor-Line
Adoption and holding kennels
Second Chance Program
The OHS Second Chance program helps shelters throughout the region. Over 6,000 animals are accepted by OHS each year from other shelters throughout the West Coast.
Contact Us:
(503) 416-5029
Volunteer Development
Energize Inc.
Resource library for volunteer managers and much more
Nonprofit Risk Management Center
Risk awareness and training for non-profit leaders
Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association
Volunteer management resources and training
