Willamette Humane Society

About

8,500 animals arrive at WHS each year needing shelter, warmth, and care. Your volunteer help and donations are what keep the shelter running. www.whs4pets.org

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We monitor this page and try to respond to every person. Because we want to foster an enjoyable community for everyone, posts that do not fall within our social media policy will be removed. To read our complete guidelines, please visit www.whs4pets.org/social-media. Thank you for supporting the pets in our community in a positive way!

Mission

WHS exists to:
• provide a temporary shelter for discarded, abused, abandoned, and lost animals
• complete families by matching pets with people
• lead the community through education by teaching respect and compassion for animals
• Support the spay/neuter of companion animals as a means of population control

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Willamette Humane Society is independent of other Humane Societies and animal welfare organizations, and is governed entirely by a local volunteer board of directors.

Products

Services we provide:

Behavior Helpline
Cat & Dog Adoptions
Dog Training Classes & Consults
Lost & Found Help
Low-Cost Spay & Neuter
On-site Pet Supply Store (Davenport's Den)
Pet Re-homing Assistance
Shelter Tours
Summer Day Camps (Camp Paw Paw & Jr. Trainers Camp)
Thrift Store (located in downtown Salem)

"Oregon Humane Society OHS is a non-profit organization that provides pet adoption services, shelters surrendered or homeless cats and dogs, teaches responsible pet care, behavior and training -- and reduces pet over-population through its low-cost Spay and Neuter Clinic.OHS was founded in 1868 by noted humanitarian Thomas Lamb Eliot, OHS is the fourth-oldest humane society in the nation. Eliot initially established OHS to stop the neglect and abuse of draft animals. The mission expanded to include companion animals and, until 1933, orphaned children.The Oregon Humane Society Salem Campus former Willamette Humane Society was founded in 1968. They officially merged with Oregon Humane Society in July 2022."