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Oregon Humane Society
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Categories: Animal Shelters, Pet Stores, Pet Services [Edit]
Neighborhood: Northeast Portland1067 NE Columbia Blvd
Portland, OR 97211
(503) 285-7722
- Hours:
Mon-Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sun. 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
23 reviews for Oregon Humane Society
The Oregon Humane Society is one of my favorite places around Portland.
I adopted my cat from here about 10 months ago. They were extremely helpful during the adoption process and set us up with everything we n nothing eeded: tags, a collar, information, and free pet insurance. After we brought him home, he got very sick. We had to take him to the vet several times for the next three weeks or so (an issue related to him being very tiny and just growing up in a shelter... nothing that could have been prevented). If it wasn't for the pet insurance, we would not have been able to afford the bills. He is now healthy and happy.
Facility wise, OHS is very large and clean. The volunteers are amazing and very helpful and you can individually meet any pet you'd like. Every animal has a small packet listing any information about them and sometimes some insight from previous owners or workers at the OHS. The prices are very reasonable, especially when you keep in mind that they don't receive any government funding.
This is a great place to find the next member of your family and I would highly recommend them. In addition, they have a store inside where you can pick up most essential pet supplies.
I want to stress that the services they provide through adoptions are extraordinary. On reflection, I have some issues with their human services. We emailed and called multiple people at OHS to see if we could have our information forwarded to the adopters of the littermates of our dog, as the whole litter was adopted out at OHS. If people were willing to contact us, we thought it would be very cool to exchange photos of the dogs, now they are grown up. Nobody at OHs answered my multiple emails. I called, expressed my frustration that nobody answered my emails, somebody called me back and left a message apologizing. I left a message for that person thanking her for calling and asking about my original question, about forwarding our information, and she never called me back. I left another message about a week after, expressing my frustration that both phone calls and emails were left unanswered, and again, no response.
I wasn't asking for information to be revealed to me. One email could have forwarded my info to the other dog owners. This could have been a fun experience for us and the other dog owners, but instead, OHS refused to offer any customer service. If they had just said, "NO, we don't do that" I would have stopped emailing and calling and called it a day, but no response is just rude. I get it, I'm not giving them thousands of dollars, I don't rank high on their list of people to call back.
This was about a year ago, that I last tried to contact them. A full year's time given for them to respond, and I've received nothing, other than mail requests to donate money. Anyway, I would definitely adopt from OHS again if I still lived in Oregon, I just wouldn't expect any assistance as soon as I walked out the door with the dog.
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6/28/2007
We got a dog at a pet store (BAD, I know now, due to puppy mills, wont happen again) and had to… Read more »
The Oregon Humane Society is the #1 reason I love being an Oregonian.
OHS will change your views of what is possible in caring for animals who are between living situations.
Note that they get no government funding and they are independent of the national humane society so all donations help animals in the NW. (Though they did a lot of great work in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina too.)
Thank you for your amazing public/community service. My dog, my cat and my mom's dog all thank you for rescuing them and helping to find us!
I had a heart breaking experience with OHS. My partner and I adopted a lovely little lap dog that had really severe issues. No one at the Humane Society communicated to us the impact of adopting such a damaged dog. We kept this little guy just long enough for him to attack my mother in law, two of our neighbors, and my father. We worked with a trainer but were unable to resolve his issues so we gave him back to the Humane Society. It cost us $250 to adopt this dog, we spent hundreds more on training, grooming and vet visits, and walked away not only heart broken but broke. There are shelters in Portland I would highly recommend, that really take the time to get to know their animals and their clients and truly hope to make a good a match. I don't think OHS is one of those organizations.
Comment from Barbara B. of
Oregon Humane Society
10/11/2009
I'm sorry you had a bad experience with OHS. We strive to…
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What's more to say about this great organization!? On Christmas Eve '08 I adopted a 2 yr old Blue Russian cat by the name of Jasmine June, who I quickly renamed and Christened Grace "Empress Kittenbush von Pushkin" Jones. I lurked and stalked the Oregon Humane Society website, http://www.oregonhuman..., for 2 weeks and found my darling kitten there.
She was rescued by the society by former owners who could not afford to take care of her and the other cats in their care. They thankfully gave her over to the capable and caring hands of the humane society, where rested for about 2 months before I found her.
I was able to visit with her shortly before bringing her home, and we hit off like gangbusters! The volunteer brought her into the visitation room, and explained her background and isms, which I tried to dutifully pay attention to but was too wrapped up in playing "Catch The Mousey" with her. After I decided that she was the one for me, her paper work was processed, and I was given a complimentary vet visit for her that's good for one year! How great is that?! Plus, she's already received her major vaccinations, a micro-chip in case she gets lost, and a slew of resources on how to get along with a new pet & who to contact in case of emergencies. A week after I had her home one of the kind folks at the society phoned me up to check in on her and make sure everything was going swimmingly, which it is!
I was very thankful that she was still available one I was able to get a ride to the facility during the later days of Snowpocalypse '08 and spent my Christmas Eve and Morning with a new, sweet, affectionate, uber cute (see the pics on my profile) friend. She gets a loving home, I get the friend I need to welcome me home.
Now, if I could just get her to stop licking and kissing me after her morning constitutionals, then we'll be a happy family.
What a wonderful place. The OR Humane Society is a grand Center of Love and Affection.
Roomies and I headed up yesterday afternoon because we were in dire need of another roomie, the fuzzy kind. Our entire experience there, start to finish, was wonderful. All staff members and volunteers we talked to were helpful and obviously love their jobs so much. I would too, if I worked there, I'm sure.
We went in search of a totally punk-rock-lookin' one-eared fatty named Harvey Bug Brain (found him on the website, which is also awesome) but once we got there, a staff member in the Cattery just kind of randomly suggested we meet a tiny tyke named Little Squeeks and it took about oh, 12 seconds for immediate infatuation between Squeeks and Roomie #1. Wrap it up and pay for it, we're outta here!
But not until after a full consult, medical review, etc. and so forth to make sure people and pets are all on the same page and happy. Bonus on the retail shop.
Thanks to the OR Humane Society, I am now the proud roommate of a little Riot Grrl who has already broken a champagne flute. Bad Cats rule!
In the past year, my family has had to deal with the Humane Society in several respects:
The first instance occurred when my sister--who was leaving for school in about two weeks' time--got it into her head that she wanted...no...NEEDED a kitten. The last time we had a cat (dearly beloved Spike), my mom kicked her out onto the streets after biting her toes and ripping her silk blouse. Spike then became Louie, the Lewis Elementary School cat.... Anyway, after my parents gave her a resounding "NO," my sister proceeded to utilize the Humane Society website to find the cat she wanted, print out the photo, and leave it in random places for my parents to find. She even went so far as to throw temper tantrums while my parents were asleep.
In the end, somehow she won (even though I'm practically deathly allergic to cats), and we ended up with Tucker (nee Merlot): http://www.flickr.com/...
Then a few months later, my mom--thoroughly impressed with baby Tuck--decides that he is lonely and needs a playmate. She is bound and determined to get a Bermin. We have no idea why.
As a side note, did you know that you can put animals on hold? It's true. And that's why part two of our kitten quest was so difficult. My mom would scour the site, find a cat she liked, only to hear that it was already adopted. Then one morning, we got a tip that there might be Bermins coming in...and we snatched him up immediately. Now we also have Oliver Raleigh: http://www.flickr.com/...
Now you know two of our pets.
The Humane Society was an excellent, friendly, and clean place to find a pet to love. Adoption fees are affordable, and all animals are spayed and neutered upon arrival. This could be a good or bad thing, depending on how you look at it (animals that get fixed before six months of age run the risk of underdeveloped joints, etc.), but either way, your pet won't come home one day with bad news....
What's more is the Humane Society is an amazing place when dealing with the other end of the spectrum, too.
About a year ago, I got a phone call on my way in to work. It was my mom, and all she could say was that my dad wasn't doing well. After prying, she finally told me--our family dog of about 15 years, the black lab mutt, Sparky, had passed away. And my dad--the one who was closest to her--found her.
I rushed home, and helped my dad, and we took her over to the Humane Society. They were incredibly compassionate, and were sensitive at every step of the "receiving" process. And while we didn't end up using their sweet pet cemetery, we did feel comforted.
Oh, and this place DOES NOT euthanize animals because of the amount of time they've been here. Place is HUMANE, ya hear me?
So, Humane Society, keep doing what you're doing. Keep helping out people when it's time to let go of their pets, and keep giving people like my sister a reason to pester their parents.
I almost cried upon entering. The differences between this place and the shelter in my last town of residence are astonishing.
It's clean! The animals look happy, healthy, and well cared for! It's bright! The people working there aren't surly!
The two lovely cats with whom I share a household were both adopted here. Both times my roommate and I were clearly informed of their medical history and given ample time to snuggle our prospective cats before being totally won over by our respective balls of fur.
My 16 pound, 3 year old Siamese thanks you for keeping him plump and happy, but I think he prefers the foot of my bed (or directly on top of my head) to the Cattery.
Our old friend Palmer the cat had just died of liver failure a few weeks earlier. So, we took a look at the Oregon Humane Society website, to see if we could find another cat to join our home. We already have 2 other cats, Ziggy and COAL.
Go online to http://www.oregonhuman.../ and you can see all kinds of cats! All ages, all sizes and breeds.
We settled on 3 or 4 cats that looked interesting and went down to the shelter. It's the most beautiful animal shelter I've ever seen. The cats were in small cheerful rooms and some were in cages sleeping. There were several very nice shelter volunteers there to help us. You can tell that these volunteers are into it.
Finally, after looking at several cats, we decided we'd like to meet "Soon Hee." She was a beautiful 4 year old cat who had been at the shelter for about 4 months. Her previous owners had given her up to the shelter because, "they had too many pets already."
Soon the very nice people at the shelter had Soon Hee in their arms and we took her to one of the little rooms to meet her. She was beautiful and shy.
It didn't take long before we were hooked. We asked if we could adopt Soon Hee. We completed our application, paid an $85 fee. Some cats have a much lower fee. We had a brief meeting with the shelter people and they told us about Soon Hee's history, her medical history including which shots she has had. They gave us a certificate good for her first vet check-up.
That was it!
Take a look at our photos, you'll see Soon Hee is an excellent pet.
You should consider adopting a pet from the Oregon Humane Shelter. They have hundreds of beautiful cats and dogs of all kinds.
Owning a pet is a big resposibility, but , the love of an animal adds so much to your life.
Two of our beloved animal-friends came from this lovely place and if we're ever on the look-out for more 4-legged pals to add to our family (and I'm sure we will be, eventually), this is definitely where we'll be going to find them. The people that work here obviously love their job, and love the animals they work with and care for even more.
5 great BIG shiny stars for the OHS! :-)
There is nothing better than the love of an animal friend. Nothing. It makes me sick that people pay hundreds of dollars to animal breeders to get purebreds who live up to their shallow and vain ideas of what a pet should be. Thousands of dogs and cats and other creatures die every day in shelters across the US. Adopting from the Humane Society means opening up a space for another animal to stay in their loving, kill free shelter.
This past weekend I took home two new loves of my life. Everyone at the OHS was helpful and friendly and passionate about finding good homes for their animal friends. The shelter also has a pet store with everything you need to bring home your dog or cat, and you can feel good about spending your money there, instead of some giant corporate pet store.
If you have room in your heart and home, I strongly encourage you to take a visit to the Oregon Humane Society. You just may find the love of your life as well.
The It Events, out of sequence:
*Second grade, blacktop playground, freeze-tag. Kevin V (1) taps your back*
"I'm it! I'm it! He loooooves me! I'm it!"
*On a beach, walking backwards. Watching him.*
"Yup. He's it."
*Parent's couch, senior year. XXXX breaks your heart by phone"
"Wait, that's it?"
*Dorm room, sophomore year. Boots still on"
"Wait. That's it?!?"
*Overlooking a freeway and rain*
"Every fiber of my being says, 'Yup. She's it.'" Dontgodontgodontgo
"It's time for me to go." I'm totally lying. Call my bluff. Do it now.
"OK." That's it.
*Portland Humane Society. Stripey, solidly built cat dozes. Heart swells.*
"Can we see that one? Yeah, him."
The Cat nudges you hello.
"He's it."
Thank you, Humane Society for all the work you do to place our critter friends with caring families and your efforts toward curbing animal overpopulation. Thanks for providing many of the necessary inoculations and medical care procedures for the critters. Thank you for hiring volunteers whose obvious affection and enthusiasm for animals make it damn near impossible to not bring a critter friend home. And, no kidding, thank you for The Cat. The Cat thanks you for bringing him humans who bring him food at all hours. Food is his It.
(1) We have the same initials, y'all! Tell me it's not meant to be 4-EVA.
Oh so impressed!
Just got back from a work related volunteer trip to OHS and my preconceived notions were proven to be completely backwards. I guess I pictured an all cement building (much like my childhood tours of Alcatraz) with crying, pathetic doggies awaiting their fate on death row. OHS has a 99% turnaround rate on dogs...99%!!! Despite their stressful situation, all the dogs appear decently comfortable and loved. Seriously high standards of cleanliness and a regular schedule of play/walk times contribute to their happiness. Not to mention the state-of-the-art medical facilities and 'better than the kennel I've sent my own dogs to' living conditions.
Never will I get a dog from anywhere else, ever again.
I was raised on the belief that the best pets were shelter/rescue pets. Over the years my family, or myself on my own, played host to:
Kilimanjaro --- the cat that was part ocelot and once tried to eat a full grown African Grey parrot
Hillary --- named after the famed mountain climber because she was always 'climbing' Kilimanjaro
Ebony --- our only dog, who was deathly afraid of Hillary...and she knew it
Venus --- named for the goddess of love, she was the ultimate lap cat
Athena --- liked to hide around the corner and attack
Skywise and Nightfall --- sibling cats who would bring live (thank god) animals and insects for our approval
Pan --- named for the god of mischief, he loved to swing in our hanging chair
Sid --- the biggest, blackest sissy cat to ever live
Kaze --- as in Kamikaze, because he was fearless and a bit crazy
I tell you all this so you will understand when I say that the Oregon SPCA Shelter is a wonderful place for adopting animals, I have some experience from which to draw. I've been in a lot of shelters.
Kaze came from the Oregon shelter on a day when I was 'just going to look'. Right, we've all heard that one before. I found this to be one of the more open and friendly shelter environments, at least on the feline side. I was allowed to wander at will, even into the communal kitten rooms, and to spend as much time as I wanted with a cat once I had selected him. The staff was efficient and friendly and very vigilant about the rules (I rented, so LL approval was obtained before I could take Kaze home).
But the reason I really like this place is because of what happened a few years later when I moved. I could not take Kaze and had made an appointment to return him to the shelter for re-adoption. On the day of my appointment I called the shelter, crying, saying I didn't want to bring him in. The counselor on the other end of the phone was wonderful. She let me talk through my reasons (which basically boiled down to "I want to know who takes him") and helped me come up with a strategy to advertise Kaze as an adoption cat outside of the shelter. With her good ideas, I was able to place Kaze in a great home.
This is a wonderful, clean, light-filled shelter doing good work in a not always rewarding business. Please consider adopting your next pet from them!
When I die I want to come back as a cat that gets to be adopted from the OHS. The place is like a Ritz-Carlton for animals - a great place to stay until you get to go home to the one you love that loves you back.
A great place to find the next family member to add to the household. The facilities are clean and organized. The staff members are friendly and professional. I would recommend this place to anyone, even if they aren't in the place to get a pet because helping out other families find a pet make for better feelings all around. Volunteers make this place work.
oh lila. what would we do without you?
my boyfriend and i picked up lila from the humane society about a month ago, and she's just the best thing ever! almost 7 months, and of course full of energy. i guess that's what you get when you mix a lab and a chow, huh?
when we went there on an unassuming sunday afternoon, i thought we were going just to go. we went around all the pods, didn't see anything. for some reason, i wanted to go back around. a little group had formed in front of lila's (then valya) kennel which she shared with her sister olga. so cute. one of the volunteers was playing with them and they just stole everyone's hearts. another lady grabbed olga's paperwork, and i knew lila was mine. i hung on to that packet for dear life!
we soon had a meet... i called my sister's boyfriend and had another pet meet.. and before we knew it, lila was ours! OHS is so great, they were professional and friendly, gave us tips (my boyfriend's first ever dog) and let us on our way.
and like someone else said - no kill! good for them.
How can you not give the Humane Society a five star review? The wonderful things they do for pets (and people) deserves a major five-star pat on the back (I'd give em six if I could). Yes, I adoped a pet here. I remember Shep sitting there in the pen, a ball of ornery puppyness and sharp teeth. The sign said "corgi/shepherd mix, large dog, 55+ pounds". No really, he is a german shepherd with no legs. He never got large, but he did become rather barrel shaped, kind of like a piglet. What could be CUTER than that?! We took him home and he became the world's worst nightmare of a puppy...but we held fast and didn't give up on him. Years later, old Shep is one of the best friends of all time, and my sidekick. His puppyness has long since worn off, but I still see that ornery sparkle in his eye and not a day goes by that he doesn't make me laugh. Mutts really do make the best dogs. Read more about the great services that OHS offers at:
http://www.oregonhuman... Whether you want a dog, puppy, cat, kitten, small animal...this is a great option. Not to get up on my soapbox, but also consider doing something nice for the community and volunteer or donate to OHS.
We braved the snow a day after seeing "our dog of interest" on the Oregon Humane Society (OHS) website. Since the snow was coming down (and we were early) they had mercy on us and opened the doors a few minutes before 10. We quickly sought out our 3 1/2 month old Shetland Sheepdog/Jack Russell Terrier mix "Apple." They brought her to a meet room and we all "met" for a while. After deciding "Apple" was for us, the process for adopting her took only about 30 minutes including buying a bunch of food & gear from the pet store on site. From the moments we walked into the door to the moment they carried her out to the car, the staff was very professional, caring, helpful, and friendly. They also informed us that they spaded her when she was brought in and gave us a certificate for a complimentary initial vet exam. Apple ended up having a little cold, worms, and a few flees, but she got over that all in a few days. Very pleased the OHS and our great new puppy!
When looking for a sweet companion, be it dog or cat, the Oregon Humane Society is the logical place to go in a city that's already full of sweet feral cats. Not only will your bucks be going to a good cause, but the Oregon Humane Society provides a pleasant, clean, facility. Upon picking out a cat or a dog they'll bring both of you into a meeting room so you can feel each other out, and hopefully you'll go home with a new family member. The OHS website also has a kitten cam which is funny to peak in on.
I love the Oregon Humane Society. I used to volunteer there for 3 years. Even after I stopped volunteering I found myself visiting just to see all the wonderful cats, dogs and rabbits they have up for adoption. The staff is friendly and care about finding the animals the right home. The counselors are very thorough and supportive. I definitely recommend going there to volunteer, find your next pet or get your fill of animal love.
Being an avid animal lover, especially cats, this place has come through for me on many occasions in helping me find a furry little companion (or 3). The conditions at OHS are much nicer and cleaner than other shelters I have been to, and there is always a wonderful group of volunteers that pay extra attention and affection to the animals the facility harbors. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, and will help you take into consideration all of the responsibilities of owning a pet, and all of the variables in finding one with the right fit for your lifestyle. The Humane Society is a non-profit organization that puts every dollar it earns right back into itself. They are currently building a new wing (almost complete) that will become an "Animal Learning and Medical Center". Even if you aren't looking to adopt, OHS also offers volunteer programs, and can always use the extra help.
