Willamette Humane Society

WHS IS DEDICATED TO ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING, AND ENHANCING THE BOND BETWEEN COMPANION ANIMALS AND PEOPLE OF MARION AND POLK COUNTIES.

TOTAL PEOPLE AND ANIMALS SERVED IN 2020-2021: 52,311 PEOPLE (INCLUDING VISITORS TO WHS AND THE THRIFT STORE NOT COUNTED ELSEWHERE) AND 5,550 ANIMALS (2,973 INTAKES, 2,238 PUBLIC S/N SERVICES, 218 B&T CLIENTS). THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHS SHELTER AND RELATED SERVICES REACHED 16 PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN MARION AND POLK COUNTIES.

SHELTERING/ANIMAL CARE: THIS YEAR 2,973 DOGS AND CATS ENTERED WHS FOR REHOMING, CRISIS HOUSING, OR MEDICAL CARE. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS BETWEEN 14 AND 17 DAYS. COMPASSIONATE END OF LIFE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY OWNER REQUEST FOR 160 PETS. IN SPITE OF COVID-19 IMPACTED OPERATIONS, WILLAMETTE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS MAINTAINED LIFE-SAVING INITIATIVES AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES. THIS FISCAL YEAR, OVER 92 PERCENT OF ANIMALS BROUGHT INTO THE SHELTER WERE SAVED: 1839 PETS WERE ADOPTED, 87 PETS WERE RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS, INCLUDING 12 PETS WHS CARED FOR WHILE THEIR PEOPLE WERE IN CRISIS. 602 WERE TRANSFERRED TO PARTNERS, INCLUDING 516 CATS, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CAT ADOPTION TEAM, OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY, AND OTHERS. EXTENSIVE RESOURCES OF STAFF TIME, SHELTER SPACE, AND TREATMENT COSTS WERE DEDICATED TO HELPING SUCCESSFULLY PREPARE PETS TO GO HOME. OFF-SITE ADOPTION PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW WHS TO HOUSE MORE ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AND IN LOCATIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE PANDEMIC. NEARLY 2,000 CATS WERE ADOPTED OFF-SITE AT MEOWTOWN, OUR ADOPTION CENTER LOCATED IN A PETSMART RETAIL STORE.IN THE SAME WAY PET OWNERS HAVE TO MAKE REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS FOR THEIR PETS, WHS LEADERSHIP ELECTED EUTHANASIA FOR 31 DOGS AND 176 CATS WITH UNTREATABLE OR UNMANAGEABLE MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. ZERO HEALTHY, REHABILITATABLE, OR MANAGEABLE PETS WERE EUTHANIZED, AND NO PET WAS EUTHANIZED FOR SPACE OR TIME LIMITS.

VETERINARY CARE: WHS SPAY & NEUTER CLINICTHE WHS SPAY & NEUTER CLINIC TEAM PERFORMED 3762 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES IN 2020-21: 695 OWNED PETS, 1331 COMMUNITY CATS, 212 PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS, AND 1524 WHS SHELTER PETS. THE NEED FOR VETERINARY CARE CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO ADOPTION. TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PETS AND FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS, CLINIC STAFF PERFORMED 151 ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES, SUCH AS DENTAL CLEANINGS AND EXTRACTIONS, AMPUTATIONS, GROWTH REMOVALS, AND MORE, FOR SHELTER PETSSERVICES CONSERVATIVELY VALUED AT OVER $24,000. THERE WERE FEWER OWNED PETS STERILIZED THAN LAST YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 IMPACTS ON CLINIC OPERATIONS.WHS IS THE PRIMARY SUPPORTER OF THE MARION POLK COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE SHELTER EUTHANASIA RATES FOR FELINES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO FREE OR HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR COMMUNITY CATS (FERAL/STRAY/AT LARGE/UN-OWNED). THESE EFFORTS CONSEQUENTLY REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE, PARTICULARLY FOR LITTERS OF UNWEANED, UNOWNED KITTENS. WHS OFFERS THESE SERVICES FOR UNOWNED CATS FOR NO COST TO MARION AND POLK COUNTY RESIDENTS.

TOTAL PEOPLE AND ANIMALS SERVED IN 2020-2021: 52,311 PEOPLE (INCLUDING VISITORS TO WHS AND THE THRIFT STORE NOT COUNTED ELSEWHERE) AND 5,550 ANIMALS (2,973 INTAKES, 2,238 PUBLIC S/N SERVICES, 218 B&T CLIENTS). THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHS SHELTER AND RELATED SERVICES REACHED 16 PERCENT OF THE HOUSEHOLDS IN MARION AND POLK COUNTIES.

SHELTERING/ANIMAL CARE: THIS YEAR 2,973 DOGS AND CATS ENTERED WHS FOR REHOMING, CRISIS HOUSING, OR MEDICAL CARE. THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY WAS BETWEEN 14 AND 17 DAYS. COMPASSIONATE END OF LIFE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY OWNER REQUEST FOR 160 PETS. IN SPITE OF COVID-19 IMPACTED OPERATIONS, WILLAMETTE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS MAINTAINED LIFE-SAVING INITIATIVES AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES. THIS FISCAL YEAR, OVER 92 PERCENT OF ANIMALS BROUGHT INTO THE SHELTER WERE SAVED: 1839 PETS WERE ADOPTED, 87 PETS WERE RETURNED TO THEIR OWNERS, INCLUDING 12 PETS WHS CARED FOR WHILE THEIR PEOPLE WERE IN CRISIS. 602 WERE TRANSFERRED TO PARTNERS, INCLUDING 516 CATS, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CAT ADOPTION TEAM, OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY, AND OTHERS. EXTENSIVE RESOURCES OF STAFF TIME, SHELTER SPACE, AND TREATMENT COSTS WERE DEDICATED TO HELPING SUCCESSFULLY PREPARE PETS TO GO HOME. OFF-SITE ADOPTION PARTNERSHIPS ALLOW WHS TO HOUSE MORE ANIMALS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AND IN LOCATIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE PANDEMIC. NEARLY 2,000 CATS WERE ADOPTED OFF-SITE AT MEOWTOWN, OUR ADOPTION CENTER LOCATED IN A PETSMART RETAIL STORE.IN THE SAME WAY PET OWNERS HAVE TO MAKE REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS FOR THEIR PETS, WHS LEADERSHIP ELECTED EUTHANASIA FOR 31 DOGS AND 176 CATS WITH UNTREATABLE OR UNMANAGEABLE MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. ZERO HEALTHY, REHABILITATABLE, OR MANAGEABLE PETS WERE EUTHANIZED, AND NO PET WAS EUTHANIZED FOR SPACE OR TIME LIMITS.

VETERINARY CARE: WHS SPAY & NEUTER CLINICTHE WHS SPAY & NEUTER CLINIC TEAM PERFORMED 3762 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES IN 2020-21: 695 OWNED PETS, 1331 COMMUNITY CATS, 212 PETS FROM OTHER RESCUE GROUPS, AND 1524 WHS SHELTER PETS. THE NEED FOR VETERINARY CARE CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT BARRIER TO ADOPTION. TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE PETS AND FACILITATE SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS, CLINIC STAFF PERFORMED 151 ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES, SUCH AS DENTAL CLEANINGS AND EXTRACTIONS, AMPUTATIONS, GROWTH REMOVALS, AND MORE, FOR SHELTER PETSSERVICES CONSERVATIVELY VALUED AT OVER $24,000. THERE WERE FEWER OWNED PETS STERILIZED THAN LAST YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 IMPACTS ON CLINIC OPERATIONS.WHS IS THE PRIMARY SUPPORTER OF THE MARION POLK COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE SHELTER EUTHANASIA RATES FOR FELINES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO FREE OR HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR COMMUNITY CATS (FERAL/STRAY/AT LARGE/UN-OWNED). THESE EFFORTS CONSEQUENTLY REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE, PARTICULARLY FOR LITTERS OF UNWEANED, UNOWNED KITTENS. WHS OFFERS THESE SERVICES FOR UNOWNED CATS FOR NO COST TO MARION AND POLK COUNTY RESIDENTS.