Oregon Humane Society

Every Tuesday I spend at least a couple of hours volunteering at the shelter.  During the (slightly over) two hours I was there today, I showed four cats and all four were adopted.  A good day indeed.

It's on a super busy street, basically a highway.  Walking from volunteer parking to the entrance always sucks.

One of the coolest things about this shelter is that there is a teaching veterinary hospital in it.  There are giant windows where the spay and neuter surgeries happen, so you can watch.  I think that's a pretty positive thing for the general public.

Sorry about the blurry photos.  This is Shiloh.  He weighs 21 pounds and has the tiniest squeak you've ever heard for a meow.  He was adopted today by a couple who was really excited about getting him healthy.

These are called colony rooms.  6-8 cats coexist in these rooms.  Companies sponsor them and are allowed to design them as they choose:

Here's the website if you want to learn more about it.

Channeling

Goal:  To post something every day/night for a week.  Hopefully that will set the habit.

I recently began volunteering at the Oregon Humane Society here in Portland.  I'm totally stoked.  I volunteered in Tacoma at the Pierce County shelter.  I also did some kitten fostering with my roommates during senior year.  That's how I ended up with Ava.  I'm what you call a failed foster.

But, come on:

The shelters are totally different, as it turns out, so I'll be doing a lot of learning over the next few weeks and I'll fill you in on all of it as it comes.  I'll be working with cats to start, but I intend to be trained for dogs and small animals, as well.  I'll be there every Tuesday and occasionally on Wednesdays or Thursdays.

OHS has the most wonderful ad campaign, so I thought I'd share a few of my favorites.  You can see all of them, here.