The Best Oregon Dog Rescues & Shelters in 2026

Street Dog Hero

The values we share at Street Dog Hero inspire the interactions we have with everyone*. We are committed to bettering the communities, people, and animals we serve. Each of us contributes to this effort in our own way, bringing passion to what we do best and committing to align with the following values. Act with integrity, empathy, and compassion Seek to understand those we serve Minimize suffering Provide appropriate transparency Safety first, in all its forms *four-legged and two-legged

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Rockn EZ Rescue Ranch

There is a huge need in our community to help with animal overpopulation and medical needs. We saw this need growing and decided to help. After 8 years of rescue, foster and helping out these animals we knew we could do much more with your help.

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Sammie’s Senior Dog Sanctuary

Sammie was our first family dog. She was our wild child, always ready to play soccer, chase down a ball, and run like the wind. Sammie loved all humans and was the best big sister to her dog siblings. She had back-to-back knee surgeries by the age of 3yo but recovered quickly and remained active for many years after. Over time, Sammie became deaf and blind. Her old bones started to choose a warm bed over playing ball, but her devotion to her family never wavered. She was truly our good ol’ girl! Sammie was 15yo when we held her for the last time. It was an honor and a privilege to care for our Sammie, especially in her golden years. Which is an act of love too many older dogs do not receive. The amount of dogs over the age of 7 that are abandoned or surrendered, solely for their age is truly heartbreaking. We established Sammie’s Senior Dog Sanctuary to care for those seniors. We know age is never an indicator of the love they have to give. We are dedicated to their well-being and making sure their time with us is safe, stress-free, and full of compassion. Robin is a registered veterinary technician (RVT) with several years of experience caring for all animals and is Fear Free certified. Our family has spent the majority of our lives loving our pets unconditionally until their remaining days.

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Great Pyrs & Paws Rescue

Great Pyrs & Paws Rescue is a 501c3 organization with a network of volunteers across the United States. We rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome unwanted, displaced, and neglected Great Pyrenees along with other Livestock Guardian dogs in need throughout Texas and the Pacific Northwest. By placing them in caring and nurturing foster homes we are able to successfully adopt them to loving homes throughout the Western United States. Our mission is to engage community members to promote better treatment of these dogs and reduce euthanasia numbers through adoptions, education, and other resources. Great Pyrs & Paws Rescue is a partner with National Great Pyrenees Rescue (www.nationalpyr.org) and we strive to collaborate with other community members. Our vision is to be at the forefront of generating awareness concerning the mistreatment and over-population of Livestock Guardian Breeds, specifically in Texas. Our rescue focuses on finding forever homes for the Pyrs and other livestock guardian dogs in Texas and in the Pacific Northwestern states, by placing them with fosters in Texas, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and adopting them to loving families. We partner with multiple transport companies to safely get our Pyrs to their destinations. We also welcome and support other transport arrangements, such as air travel, if the adopters prefer.

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Herding Dog Rescue of Central Oregon

Herding Dog Rescue of Central Oregon (HDRescue) was founded in May of 2023. Our mission is to help herding dogs who are abandoned, neglected and abused or simply in the wrong home into a loving appropriate home. We rely on foster homes, donations and volunteers. Every dog/puppy will be up to date on their vaccines, microchipped and if older than 6 months spayed/neutered. Any known health concerns will be addressed.

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South Coast Humane Society

South Coast Humane Society Believes in the UNDERDOG!! We are a progressive rescue organization that serves not only our community but animals from all over the world. We give the second chance that an animal needs!! We help our community with low cost spay/neuter and medical wellness that would otherwise not be available.

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Coos County Animal Shelter

CCAS is governed by the Animal Control Division of the Coos County Sheriff's Office. CCAS's mission is to provide temporary shelter for lost, abandoned, and unwanted animals; provide adoption services; educate the public; protect public safety and animal welfare by enforcing Oregon's anti-cruelty and animal control laws.

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Many Miles 2 Home Rescue

We specialize in bully breed, pregnant pups and moms with litters. These pups are 3rd on the euthanasia list and we found that they need help the most. We rescue , rehab and rehome all our dogs so that they have a better chance of getting homes. We dedicate every waking moment to these pups. They run every day at least 2 times a day, they get tons of love from our staff and volunteers. We love what we do.

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Greenhill Humane Society

Greenhill Humane Society has been caring for animals in Lane County since 1944. We operate the only animal shelter within the Eugene/Springfield area. Our programs include animal adoptions; reuniting lost animals with their families; disaster response; crisis care boarding in situations of domestic violence, medical emergencies, and other crisis situations; spay/neuter for free roaming, un-owned community cats; a pet pantry; on-site volunteer opportunities; foster care and humane education. We are a private non-profit and rely on donations for a majority of our budget. The generosity of our local community enables us to provide a high level of care to lost, abandoned, and neglected animals while at the same time helping pet owners in need.

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A New Leash on Life Pet Rescue and Transport

Our love for all animals, big and small, runs deep. Our rescue efforts began while healing from the sadness of losing our 13-year-old Golden Retriever, Ruby. The healing began with a phone call from a friend nearly 1,000 miles away: Can you help us? It was that desperate plea that opened our eyes to a problem that isn't going away anytime soon. Pet overpopulation, animal abuse, neglect, and abandonment affect all of us and the communities we live in. Through our transports, we are able to save these animals from being euthanized in high kill shelters by carrying them to the safety of our rescue network. Dog Rescue is all about teamwork. Each life saved represents countless hours of collaboration between volunteers and rescue organizations. Currently, our network spans the I-5 Corridor, from the Mexican to Canadian borders. Here, these various agencies provide the training, medical care, and fostering to help find a happy, healthy, and loving home for the dogs to live in for the rest of their lives. As of April 2024, over 11,800 dogs (and many cats) have been transported. In addition to transport, we work with several pet food suppliers to secure donated food for animals in our community. Donated food, supplies, and treats are distributed to food banks, shelters, rescue agencies, churches, veterans and the homeless. In the sweet spirit of Ruby, we wake up every day with the hope of giving these animals a new leash on life.

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SafeHaven Humane Society

Finding Homes, Opening Hearts, and Educating Minds to strengthen and improve the lives of animals and people

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Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center

In 2001, a group of concerned, passionate people knew that the animals of Douglas County needed and deserved the very best care. After a year of working through details, Saving Grace was deeded the land from Douglas County in June 2002 and took over shelter operations from the County in July. Since that time, Saving Grace has saved the lives of over 30,000 animals! From the beginning, Saving Grace’s focus was on adoptions and providing quality care. An Animal Healthy Advisory Committee of local veterinarians was formed to provide guidance on populations, practices for disease control and vaccination protocols. The organization actively promoted spay/neuter, and in 2007 opened the onsite spay/neuter clinic. Since that time, Saving Grace has performed over 7,300 surgeries.

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Josephine County Animal Shelter

The Josephine County Animal Shelter is an open - admissions shelter serving Josephine County, Oregon. Our mission is to protect and promote the welfare and safety of pets and people in our community. We provide professional and compassionate care to stray animals, surrendered pets, and animal from legal cases. We aim to reunite lost pets with their owners and always have animals looking for new families through adoption. Check them our under our Adoption Info tab!

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Rogue Valley Humane Society

Fifty years ago homeless animals in the Rogue Valley faced a death sentence if no one adopted them within a few days. In 1965 a small group of animal lovers decided to try to change that, and they started a rescue to give homeless, abused, and abandoned pets in Josephine County a safe haven without a time limit. The Rogue Valley Humane Society grew out of this grassroots effort. RVHS was incorporated in 1965 as a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to providing love, food, shelter, and medical attention to these animals until they can find new lifetime homes. Thirty-five years later the current facility opened with the capacity to house 14 dogs and 80 cats plus litters of puppies and kittens. Our main building houses all of the cats plus the office, laundry and medical room. The separate kennel building has indoor/outdoor runs. The Robert E. and Jennifer Murphy Canine Care Building was built in 2013 to house newborn puppies and any dog needing a quiet place to heal. Throughout the years we’ve had one singular goal: to improve the lives of animals. We are proud to show RVHS to visitors so they can see first-hand the standard of care we give to every homeless companion animal, from an elderly, blind dog to a day old kitten. The Rogue Valley Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. We provide shelter, food, medical care and personal attention for hundreds of homeless dogs and cats every year. We are here for the young and cuddly, the old, sick and neglected, and everything in between. We receive no county, state or federal funds and rely solely on individual and foundation grants to carry out our mission.

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Eastern Oregon humane society Pet Rescue

The Humane Society Of Eastern Oregon\Pet Rescue is an open-door, non-profit animal shelter and adoption facility serving the Umatilla and Morrow County area. We are a municipal animal shelter for the city of Hermiston. We are dedicated to providing adequate shelter for homeless animals, uniting families with their lost pets, and finding abandoned animals their forever families. These may be dogs and cats that have been abandoned, lost, or even surrendered to us by their owners because of difficult circumstances. We are not a no-kill animal shelter. However, as long as animals are healthy and not aggressive we keep animals up for adoption as long as possible. We do not have a specific time frame for keeping an animal. In fact, we have had dogs and cats in our facility many months prior to adoption. It is our goal to place dogs and cats in loving, responsible, committed permanent homes. Our adoption process includes taking considerable care in finding good matches and educating prospective adopters about the responsibilities of bringing a dog or cat into their homes and lives.

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Sanctuary One

Sanctuary One respectfully acknowledges the Latgawa and Takelma People in particular who have stewarded the land our care farm exists with throughout the generations. It is our hope at Sanctuary One that we are faithful stewards continuing this love and care of land. At Sanctuary One, people of all ages have the opportunity to volunteer on a real working farm and experience nature’s healing power firsthand. We offer educational tours that open people’s hearts and minds. We invite groups from schools and youth-serving nonprofit organizations to visit the farm for fresh air, exercise and hands-on service-learning. We mentor interns who dream of becoming the next generation of care farmers. We promote the ethics of mindful, sustainable living. And we provide a safe, loving home to rescued farm animals and pets. It’s all part of a practice called care farming. Benefits of Care Farms are wide ranging for people, and at Sanctuary One, we ensure healing is mutual, for people and animals and the earth. Care farms like Sanctuary One demonstrate how farming for health can be an affordable, natural and effective means of healing people. They serve as models for treating animals humanely and honoring their intrinsic physical and spiritual value. And they illustrate how the environment that sustains us all can be steadily improved through organic and permaculture-inspired farming practices. At Sanctuary One, we envision a future where care farms are as commonplace in the United States as they are in Europe. For example, in the Netherlands there are more than 1,000 established care farms. Great Britain has hundreds, and there are dozens more in other European countries. We hope to enliven and motivate our visitors at Sanctuary One and, ultimately, inspire more Americans to start up care farms in their communities.

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Blue Mountain Humane Association

We aim to be the best environment for lost and stray animals, to eliminate animal cruelty in Union County, to educate the public about animal welfare, and to implement spay & neuter programs to reduce the overpopulation of homeless animals.

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Southern Oregon Humane Society

SoHumane provides quality care for dogs and cats while working to make a difference in the pet overpopulation problem. Annually, SoHumane serves approximately 1,600 companion animals. In 2022 we successfully adopted out 1,275 animals, and saved 427 animals from euthanasia at other shelters through our Saving Train program.

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PAWS: Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter

Pioneer Humane Society/Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter is a local, private, non-profit 501(c)3 animal shelter located in Pendleton, Oregon. Founded in 1975 by a group of compassionate citizens, we are dedicated to helping homeless, lost, and at-risk animals in Umatilla County. We operate under the guidance of a volunteer Board of Directors, a small paid staff, and many volunteers who give their time in support of the mission.

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Oregon Dog Rescue

After 13 years in Tualatin, We recently re-located to Portland in the John's Landing neighborhood! We always have 50+ adorable pups waiting for homes so please come visit us 7-days a week!

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Street Savvy Dog Rescue

Street Savvy Dog Rescue is a superlative, foster-based dog rescue active in rescuing dogs from underserved areas such as rural Texas, Mexico, CA and the PNW where we are based. Our amazing ALL-VOLUNTEER team cares for dogs in their homes until they are matched to applicants. Started in 2014, we are now entering our 10th year and have surpassed the 3000 saved mark! We are notably THE FIRST non-profit dog rescue in Oregon to resolutely ONLY use force-free training methods and we are dedicated to educating the public all about using force-free training and mental enrichment to help their dogs be happy and psychologically healthy!

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Pawsitively Saved Rescue

At Pawsitively Saved we believe that all dogs deserve a safe and nurturing forever home. Providing an environment, coupled with active mental and physical stimulation, leads to a happy, healthy life for your dogs. To meet the physical and recreational needs of your pet, promote healthy exercise and foster essential socialization skills for confident canines. Dogs that are fully socialized and exercised are confident companions We are passionate about what we do and care deeply about the health and well-being of all dogs. This is not a business, this is our lifestyle, and dogs ARE our life. Dogs bring us comfort, joy, and companionship through every phase of our lives, and it's our job to give back to them as much as they give to us.

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Jack Russell Rescue OWII

Jack Russell Rescue OWII was inaugurated in 2006 to help Jack Russell terriers in need of new homes. We have placed over 900 dogs in new terrier-appropriate homes since our inception. We function as a regional Jack Russell terrier rescue for the Pacific Northwest states and have our own 501(c)3 status EIN# 26-4080201.

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The Asher House

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4 All Muttkind

We are a 100% foster based, volunteer run, all breed rescue. Our mission is to provide a stepping stone to the most at-risk pups via a strong foster based network and training support to our fosters, adopters, and community. While we can't adopt ourselves out of our current crisis, we can provide a pawsitive impact to those pups in our care and bridge the training gap in our community. We are a science based, force free rescue, founded by certified dog trainers, with a mission to educate our community on dog behavior and canine learning. We regularly team up with certified trainers and behaviorists, vets, and vet behaviorists to ensure every canine in our care is set up for success.

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Golden Bond Rescue of Oregon.

Golden Bond Rescue is a volunteer run, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of retrievers. Our mission is to find caring, adoptive homes for retrievers and retriever mixes in need and to educate the public to prevent the homeless retrievers of the future. Retrievers in need of new homes come from a variety of circumstances. Some come to us due to compelling family situations such as death, divorce, family illness, relocation or economic hardship. Others are released to rescue because of behavior problems due to lack of exercise and poor understanding of the needs of the breed. Since our beginnings in 1991, we have successfully placed over 3,500 dogs with new loving families. We would like to remind anyone interested in adopting a retriever that there is no source (including breeders, kennels, humane societies, rescue organizations) for a guaranteed perfect or pre-trained dog. Like many rescue organizations, we offer the benefits of being able to provide dogs who are already spayed or neutered, who have had a sound fundamental health examination, and whose temperament is fairly well known (since they have all lived with our foster families). Some of our dogs have not had a loving family in the past, but many have. Some may have behavioral problems, but many do not. And some need special medical care, just as most any dog will eventually. Many of our dogs need some level of training. All of our dogs need significant amounts of time, attention, patience, and love to adjust to their forever homes. Golden Bond Rescue is a resource for people who would like to give retrievers or retriever mixes a second chance in life. Golden Bond Rescue identifies a "retriever" as any breed that falls under the American Kennel Club's (AKC) retriever classification: golden retriever, Labrador retriever, Chesapeake Bay retriever, curly-coated retriever, flat-coated retriever, and Nova Scotia duck-tolling retriever. For more information about each of these breeds, please use this link RETRIEVERS.

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ARK Pet Rescue

Oregon Pet Project, DBA ARK Pet Rescue is an animal rescue organization located in Newberg, Oregon. Our focus is helping cats and dogs in at-risk situations in our community and beyond. We strongly believe in creating a community environment for animals and people to come to and rest.

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Project Pooch

Joan Dalton founded the program in 1993 while she was vice principal at MacLaren's Lord High School. She started with one dog and one youth. Since that time Project POOCH, Inc. has changed (and saved) the lives of hundreds of dogs and youths.

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One Tail at a Time PDX

COMPASSION for animals and the humans who care for them. We believe in respecting the dignity of all living beings and aim to create a positive, kind, empathetic, and inclusive environment. COMMITMENT to a humane quality of care using science-based welfare standards to consider and address the needs of animals as individuals. COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT by providing education, resources, and support through our programs that aim to foster thoughtful engagement and participation. TRANSPARENCY and ACCOUNTABILITY through clear and open communication that aims to build and sustain our community's trust.

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