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Ferret Shelters in Oregon

Lane Area Ferret Shelter and Rescue is a no-kill shelter providing temporary housing, care, and rehoming services for stray, abandoned, or otherwise unwanted ferrets. We service all southern Oregon from Albany to Ashland as well as northern California. We provide information and education about ferrets through brochures, hands-on demonstrations, web site content, and events. We hope that through education and contact, people will gain a better understanding of the domestic ferret as a fun and playful pet. We also provide boarding services for ferrets when needed.

OFS, the largest and oldest no-kill Ferret Shelter in Oregon, is a Federal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to adopting out and rescuing ferrets.

When a center has recommendations, sources are noted. I've had outstanding experiences with OFS over the last four years and have seen many others whole-heartedly endorse them as well. Top-notch owners and volunteers.

Dog & Cat Shelters in Oregon

Animal Aid is a charitable non-profit organization funded solely through private donations and dedicated to rescuing homeless and abandoned animals. Animal Aid provides the necessary veterinary care and socialization before adoption to loving, responsible, permanent homes.

Our Mission is to prevent and reduce animal suffering by providing assistance to abused, homeless, injured and sick animals.

To actively promote and encourage altering of all pets to reduce and prevent overpopulation.

To find loving, dependable and nurturing forever homes for animals in our care at the shelter and in foster homes.

To educate the public by teaching and promoting the ethic of compassion and respect for all animals, including the need to be kind and responsible stewards.

Born Again Pit Bull Rescue (BAPBR) operates under our "Foster one, save two" motto. We partner with crowded animal welfare agencies to create much needed kennel space for incoming dogs by transferring primarily pit bull type dogs out of those facilities and into our foster program. We educate the community about the importance of giving equal treatment and opportunity for all dogs, regardless of physical appearance. We strive to instill responsible pet guardianship amongst all dog owners in the community.

BAPBR is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit, no-kill organization, based in Portland, Oregon, dedicated to creating a better future for pit bull type dogs. We are passionate about helping repair the reputation of these dogs as the “family dog” through responsible ownership, while working to educate the public to stop their abuse, over-breeding, and neglect.

A leader in the shelter community with its extensive shelter medicine, adoption, and foster care programs, CAT cares for 150 to 400 cats and kittens on a daily basis with the help of a dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

The Cat's Pajamas is a No-Kill rescue. The only time we euthanize is for terminal illness and behaviors that severely impact quality of life. We do not kill for space, nor for behaviors that generally make cats & kittens unadoptable in other shelters. We are dedicated to creating and providing safe shelter for our animals for as long as it takes for their person to find and adopt them. Those that are not adopted/adoptable remain here as our long term residents.

Nonprofit, all volunteer run, not gov't supported, that has rescued, cared for and found homes for over 1,200 cats & kittens each year since 2008. No kill, regardless of age, tame or not, physical handicap, etc. or those that otherwise would be turned away or put down at regular shelters. Supported by occasional grants and the individuals who care about the cats & kittens.

WHO ARE WE ? Pennies for Pooches/ Curry County Animal Shelter is the agency for all of Curry County for dog licensing and the agency to care for all the unwanted and orphaned dogs that are placed in the county shelter. The staff and volunteers try very hard to find new and better homes for the animals that are received. Pennies for Pooches is the 501c3 that will run Curry County Animal SHleter as the County has ran out of goverment funding. Pennies for Pooches will continue to do the medical and food expenses of the shelter.

The Curry County Animal Shelter is proud to be a no-kill shelter. Only animals too ill or severely injured are euthanized. When over-crowding becomes a problem, volunteers take the dogs to the Oregon Humane Society or Greenhill, giving them a larger population to draw from for their adoption. All those taken so far have found new families. The shelter collects grocery receipts (Ray's Food Place, McKay's Market,- all local stores of the county). Mail or drop them off at the shelter; these all earn extra income to help with expenses (and they DO help!) . Proceeds from all these receipts go to our spay/neuter program sponsored by Pennies for Pooches, the non profit behind the shelter. Pennies for Pooches pays for all the medical needs for the dogs pays the shipping cost on the food.

Family Dogs New Life is a no kill dog shelter dedicated to rescuing and rehoming needy dogs regardless of age, breed or history. Our organization was built on the belief that all dogs deserve a second chance at a new life. We are here for the dogs who have no other options. This includes dogs that other shelters do not have space for, long term residents who have run out of time and dogs that other shelters may consider ‘unadoptable’. Our mission, simply, is to help reduce the number of dogs being euthanized . We take in dogs from Animal Control Agencies and Humane Societies located within the state of Oregon as well as Washington. We also work with many smaller Rescue Groups across the country, as well as a limited number of owner surrendered pets.

Family Dogs New Life Shelter is unique in that we do not house our dogs in kennels or dog runs, but in large play groups or ‘packs’ of anywhere from 8-20 dogs running loose together. We typically have 35-50 dogs in our shelter at all times. Because of our group housing all our dogs are able to play and interact all day long, just like a doggy daycare or dog park. What this does is allow us to monitor their behavior and better determine their true personalities, plus it is great socialization for the dogs. At night time all dogs are trained to sleep in their own crate, which when continued by the adopter, makes for a wonderful transition.

The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon is dedicated to the humane treatment of feral cats and to the prevention of future generations through spay/neuter programs and education.

The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon is a trap-neuter-return (TNR) program for feral and stray cats living in Oregon. The goal of the program is to reduce suffering for existing feral cats and prevent the births and suffering of future generations. The program's services are targeted for feral cats who have caregivers feeding them. The caregivers trap the cats, bring them to a clinic, and return the cats to where they are being fed with a commitment to feed the cat(s) on a permanent basis.

Founder & Operator Kathy Williams

Guided by the humane ethic, it is the mission of Homeward Bound Pets to promote and further the principles of the No-Kill philosophy through sheltering/adoption, advocation of spay/neuter programs and humane education.

House of Dreams is a non-profit, all volunteer operated no-kill cat shelter located in the North Tabor area of Portland. It began in April of 1999 when five volunteers took over a pre-existing shelter when the owner decided to retire. At that time, 97 cats were living at the shelter. The five volunteers tirelessly worked seven days a week cleaning, painting and re-structuring the shelter while feeding and loving the cats.

Today, House of Dreams provides long-term care for 50-60 cats. We have 40-50 volunteers. About 35 of these volunteers come in weekly or every other week. The rest help out with events or come in from time to time as their schedule allows.

House of Dreams is the only cat shelter in the Portland area where the cats are allowed to live out their natural lives in a free roam environment. Our mission is to find loving, responsible homes for our kitties with the policy being that they are indoor only companions. As we do not discriminate based on age or medical history, many of our cats are what some would call "difficult to adopt". Some of these older, medically challenged cats will spend the rest of their lives at House of Dreams (and we are happy to have them!). At the shelter they have friends (human and feline), regular meals, and quality medical care. Think of it as "assisted living" for cats.

We are the oldest Reptile Rescue in North America and have been NO KILL from the 70's. We’ve been educating and entertaining kids and adults alike on how unique and “not-so-scary” most reptiles are once you get to know them.

Our knowledge of reptiles have animal, police and private collectors from around the U. S. and beyond calling for our expertise. In many reptile rescues we have to travel out of state to get the animal as local agencies are frequently not qualified or do not have the facilities to take or house a large or dangerous reptile.

Local Community No-Kill Cat Shelter.

Luvable Dog Rescue (formerly known as Luv-A-Bull & Luv-A-Little Dog Rescue and Sanctuary) is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) that began in 1999. We are a volunteer-based organization dedicated to re-homing exceptional, loving dogs who have been rescued from high-kill shelters where they had little chance of being adopted.

A Cage Free, No-Kill Shelter for animals that have been abused, neglected, or abandoned, an Adoption Center finding loving homes for all types of animals,a Hospice for chronically or terminally ill animals to live out their lives in comfort.

Oregon Dachshund Rescue, Inc. is a non-profit, all-volunteer, no-kill Dachshund rescue organization serving Oregon and Washington. Our aim is to find the best homes possible for Dachshunds who have been neglected, abused, injured or surrendered for euthanization. We are a 501(c)3 registered organization.

We believe that every single one of these wonderful little dogs deserves love and care, but life doesn't always work that way. Sometimes dogs are injured and their owners cannot afford or provide appropriate care. Sometimes dogs are used solely as breeding vessels and are tossed aside when they are no longer useful. Sometimes families under-estimate what dog ownership requires and realize too late that they cannot care for their pet. Sometimes dogs outlive their humans and there is no one to take them in. That is where the Oregon Dachshund Rescue comes in.

Oregon Dog Rescue is an all-breed, no-kill shelter serving the greater Portland, Oregon area. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization started in 2007 by two women with a combined twelve years of experience with rescue dogs. Oregon Dog Rescue is devoted to placing dogs in the best homes and assuring the long-term success of the adoption.

S/Nipped, Inc. is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization with a driven mission to end the suffering and euthanasia of healthy adoptable dogs and cats due to over population through education and high quality, low cost, assessable spay and neuter.

Our mission is to end euthanasia due solely to homelessness. To promote responsible pet ownership. To education the public on humane, ethical and compassionate treatment of feral cats through our TNR program, Trap Neuter Return.

Salem Friends of Felines is a no-kill organization for cats in Salem.

Our Adoption Center (for our rescued and previously unwanted felines), and Thrift Store is in downtown Salem and we always need volunteers. If you've got time to spare and the desire to help, please get involved. We also still have our adoption center in the Salem PetsMart on Lancaster Dr NE & and we always need volunteers there also.

Our Mission Statement:
To help as many homeless cats and kittens as we can by placing them in loving permanent homes; to reduce feline over-population through education and our spay/neuter assistance program; and to bring more public awareness to the plight of homeless and unwanted cats.

Save the Pets is a non-profit 501(c)-3. The primary goal of Save the Pets, to eliminate pet over-population in Lane County, is being aided by increasing adoption rates in our community and educating people on the importance of spaying and neutering their pets. Save the Pets has helped local shelters and other rescue groups by creating a venue to showcase animals available for adoption at off-site adoption events. The success of such events has shown that the community can support an alternative site for pet adoptions.