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1. The Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary in Scio rescues and rehabilitates farm animals and hosts a unique online farm animal adoption program. Additional barns, fencing and staff are on their wish list at www.lighthousefarmsanctuary.org
2. Jane Goodall visited chimps at Chimps, Inc., in Bend. This sanctuary provides care for desperate chimpanzees rescued from roadside zoos and entertainment facilities. www.chimps-inc.org
3. Macaws are now on the Endangered Species list and that means the Macaw Landing Foundation in Portland has its work cut out for it. See what they do at www.macawlanding.org
4. Willamette Humane Society in Salem encourages animal lovers to shop ‘til they drop—some money to be used for animals. And they have two thrift stores and a gift shop to make it easy! www.willamettehumane.org
5. Read how witnessing animal cruelty 140 years ago started an effort that goes on today. The Oregon Humane Society in Portland currently has 100 staff members, over 1,000 volunteers and serves nearly 12,000 animals a year through a wide array of programs. Check them out at www.oregonhumane.org
6. Tillamook is more than a place to get great cheese. Since its inception Unite Paws of Tillamook has spay/neutered nearly 3,000 cats and dogs and placed over 800 animals. See how their online “Print a Poster” program provides adoption posters for area businesses and organizations at http://www.unitedpaws.org 7. The Cascade Ferret Network in Portland provides temporary homes and adoption opportunities for abused and homeless ferrets. Watch the antics of these clever critters on the CFN web cam which includes favorites such as Extreme Playtime, Wrestlemania and Water Weasels. http://www.cascade-ferret.org 8. Pregnant dogs and cats, and newborns that are too young or vulnerable to thrive in a shelter, get TLC from
Other Mothers Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation, Inc. in Portland. See who’s ready for a forever home, or find
out how you can help, at http://othermothers.org
9. A dynamic collaboration between a non-profit fundraising organization and a county animal control shelter means
medical care and new loving homes for dogs and cats in Warrenton. http://www.dogsncats.org
10. The Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria, the only wildlife care hospital on the Central and North Oregon
Coast, assists over 2,000 native birds and animals each year. http://www.coastwildlife.org
