Aries was adopted at 14 and is now 15. But this perfect boy doesn't act a day over 7. It was noted on his file he had not played with a toy in over 4 years, but now this boy has so many favorite toys and loves to chase them and play with his sister. He was adopted deaf but that does not stop him from living his best life! He is the best cuddle bug with not only his humans, but his fur siblings too. Him choosing us is the best feeling. He is a sweet, energetic, funny ball of happiness and love, and we are thankful for him ❤️

I adopted Rose in September 2021, I changed her name to Ginger. She looks like a Ginger, she is one of the sweetest cats I've met. I love her so much and I am so glad that I adopted her. She's so cute, friendly and very playful. My parents love her too, my mom wants to take her home lol. She is the perfect cat for me, I adopted the right cat. I love giving her hugs and kisses, she is spoiled and she is going to have a very happy life with me,

We adopted Daphne (formerly Glenda) in May of 2020 right when the pandemic hit and we were stuck inside. We knew it was the right time to get a cat when all we could do was stay home and give her our undivided attention, and that’s just what we did. We were so excited to get her that we almost left without paying! Daphne came to us a little of 7 pounds and she had just finished nursing her kittens. She settled right in shortly after exploring and smelling every inch of the house, she wasn’t the nicest cat at first in these new surroundings but we didn’t give up on her. Now here we are over a year later and she’s up to a healthy 12 pounds and actually loves to cuddle now in the mornings. All she wants to do is play and be in her catio, she’s no longer the tough street cat she was and now she is a pampered treat hungry cat! She’s definitely changed our lives for the better!

I adopted Rambo July 3, 2021. Rambo had a run in with a bicycle which severely injured his back left leg. When his family could not afford his medical care he was surrendered to WHS for care. Rambo’s leg was amputated and 10 days later I adopted him. Rambo is a great dog. He must have been loved prior to his misadventure as he is friendly to everyone and not a bit fearful. He walks and runs, plays with his toys, and cuddles with me. We go on several walks every day. Everyone who meets him immediately love him because of his happy personality and cute sweet face. He may only be 6 pounds but his heart and personality are immense. I love my new best friend and companion Thank You WHS for approving his adoption by me.

Joy came home one year ago. At first, Joy was underweight and missing half of her fur from an untreated flea infestation. She was so small that she looked like a kitten, even though she was estimated to be seven years old. Joy quickly got up to her goal weight (7lbs!) and started to regrow her fur. And while her coat took a little while to recover, her spirit was bright from day one. The minute she came home, Joy started play and snuggle. She loves sitting on tissue paper, attacking catnip toys, sleeping on her human’s pillow, and watching hummingbirds from her catio. She will run for treats and always reminds her human to put extra treats into her puzzle toy before leaving. Joy is deeply loved and a little bit spoiled. We will celebrate her adoption day with canned cat food, new toys, snuggles, and gratitude. Thank you, WHS, for bringing Joy into my life.

Misty aka Brunch when we first adopted her, is our bundle of happiness. When we first brought Misty home she was very shy for the first few days but became very comfortable after that. Now she runs the show! She is a curious little cat, always following me room to room. Her favorite thing to do during the day is look out at the birds, sit in the sun, and take long naps in her favorite spot. She loves to cuddle especially at night. She also loves to play with her favorite feather toy and loves to wake us up at exactly 6am every morning for her food. She’s the perfect companion and has truly fit into our family so puuurfectly. Thank you for giving us to the chance to give Misty the best home!!

I adopted Billie to be a companion to me and my only other pet, a sweet 2 year old calico named Bonnie who loves other cats. She was so teeny tiny and full of spunk when I adopted her as a little kitten. She wasn't shy at all and took to causing all kinds of kitten chaos around the home. I meant to do a proper introduction between Billie and Bonnie, but they literally become instant best friends - I am so lucky. They are made for each other and will groom each other and even cuddle (if Bonnie allows it, she is sensitive). Billie herself is five times bigger now and has all sorts of siamese sass. She chirps incessantly at crows outside, snuggles right on my lap, tries to steal french fries, and looks at me with her cute cross eyes. And she always sleeps in crazy ways. I can't imagine my life during the pandemic any other way than with her here. She brings me so much joy every day. Thank you WHS for letting me bring her forever home!

We brought Patches, now also known as Patchita, home a month and a half ago and can't believe how quickly she has made herself one of the family. She gets along with everyone, although she hasn't been allowed with the chickens unsupervised yet. She just loves our morning walks on the property with Ruby our 10 year old dog. She has a deformed front leg, but that doesn't stop her from running everywhere. She loves going in water. She has to wade in both ponds and the creek every morning. She also loves to chase sticks, obsessively! But they said she should lose weight, so we give her a workout with them. She is just so happy and loving, we are so glad she came to live with us!

This little girl stole my heart when I first saw her picture. She had the most saddest eyes. I was still hurting over losing my senior kitty that I had for 14 and half years. I saw this kitties eyes and I wanted to make them happy. I felt lost without a companion to come home to after work. So I asked about this kitty. She is still shy of people. Now I get home she chats and tells me how her day is. I renamed her Sonata as she sure likes to talk. First few days was her getting used to me and my place. Hiding from out under the bed, then coming out to get some head scratches and cute little mews. Then off she went to hide again. She has helped mend my losses and I hope I can give her a long good life.

We adopted Rocky at the beginning of the Covid outbreak and what a joy he has been. We have enjoyed him so much and he makes sure we laugh at him often. It took him a little bit to get used to us and we to him but he settled right in and made sure we knew his rules. He has his routines which he switches up about once a month, just to keep us on our toes. He lives in a neighborhood where he is not allowed to be outside to run free (a sadness and frustration for him), so he goes out on his leash almost every day. He especially likes getting acquainted with the neighbors, including the dog neighbors, and walks along beside us on his leash or just parks himself and surveys the area and sniffs the air. He is quite the talker and begs to go out after dark every day to hunt for moths and bugs. Beings that he is all black, it is impossible to see him out in the dark. I think I must get him a white harness so I can see him. He is a great little traveler, and his nosy and curious instincts allow him to get in the car and go with us for visits to family. We have so enjoyed this gregarious, self assured, full of personality cat. He is not a lap cat - yet- but I hope as he constantly evolves that he will mellow enough to sit on a lap occasionally. We can’t imagine being without him!

Ziggy has been an absolute joy to have in our home. We are so happy we found him and thankful for adopting such a great dog! He can still be nervous with new situations, but he’s quick to adjust so we just take baby steps to get him comfy and once he’s there, he’s back to his normal puppy-ish self. He recently graduated from a Reactive Rover class at the Oregon Humane Society and did really well. We’re working on his leash skills and he’s making decent progress. We also learned about Doggy Parkour and are considering doing some work with him there since we discovered during one of training sessions that he loves obstacle courses!
He gets along wonderfully with our two cats and has the perfect amount of energy for our family. We recently took him to the beach for the day and then a dog park with a fenced in dog run; he did awesome. He still has to fine tune some manners with meeting new dogs as he’s very exuberant and likes to bounce around them, but it’s all in the name of play and with patience and positive guidance, we know he’ll get there! He’s very much loved and we’re very grateful to the staff at WHS who were with us when we first met him and helped us with the adoption process. Thank you!

As soon as we saw pictures of Titus on the adoption website, we just had this feeling he was meant to live with us! After our first visit with him, we learned he has FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus). Whereas this may have made other potential adopters turn away, this made us love him more. He is such a sweet loving (big) boy. He wakes me up every morning by jumping on me and making me pet him. He is such a blessing to our family.

I am not going to lie, I was pretty apprehensive about adopting Chip because of his looks. He was listed as a mixed breed and I was terribly concerned about his Pit Bull resemblance. He’s a very strong dog and was pulling me all over the place when we stopped at the dog store to get supplies on our way home. Luckily for me the trainer was in the store and approached us and gave me some wonderful tips. The biggest tip of all was his suggestion of a Wonder Walker harness. This harness is the most amazing thing ever. We had to go to another pet store to get it and it was totally worth it. It was an instant difference! It was recommended that I get a chain leash as he likes to grab the leash and play tug with it. While he does this once in awhile, it is no longer an issue. Chip had several accidents in the house for the first two days. I started to seared him with treats for going potty outside and we’ve had no more accidents! Today was the first day I went back to work since getting him and was terribly concerned about barking and a potty accident but neither happened! He’s been wonderful with all of the neighbors and their dogs so far and everyone loves him! He even went to the dog park on Tuesday and did fantastic! I kept him on his leash until he had a chance to meet the dogs that were there and when I could see that everything alone good I let him loose. If things got touch with the other dogs he would just escape and start running and the other dogs would chase him but could never catch him because he’s so fast. I wish I could up load the video him sleeping because he snores when he sleeps and it’s loud but freaking adorable. So far so good! I think he knows he’s mine! Thank you for letting me spend the needed time with him at our meet and greet!

Boy did I get lucky when I came to my new home. All I could think about when I met them was getting out of this little room and I talked about it non stop. Guess they got the message. At my new home, I have the run of the house and even have a catio with perches and a big tree branch and some wheat grass and a great view of the birdbath and big trees with noisy crows. I love being up high so they got me one of those condo things so I can scamper up there and sit on the top to survey my world inside and out. I make it very clear to them that I really want to go outside and do more exploring, and have managed to escape a few times but they always find me within too short a time and haul me back home, and then I plead with them for days about how much I need to get out for additional exploring. So to help satisfy my longing to get out, mom takes me outside on a leash or carries me and then I can see more of the wider world, but the best thing was we went on a road trip clear to another state to visit friends who have a kitten (who hissed and growled at me; what was that about), but I was calm and very kool and we became good friends by dinner time. We really had a good time together. Riding in the car is the best, lots of windows to look out and see things whizzing by. I got bored in a short while and got inside my igloo and napped most of the time. I loooove being in the car. I might get to go on another trip since I am such a good traveler.

I lost my wonderful cat, DB earlier this year and wasn't sure I was ready for another until I looked on the whs website and saw Will (now Cooper). He was such a shy little guy when I met him, even trembling out of fear. After a few minutes meeting him and him licking my hand, I knew I had to take him! He has completely come out of his shell and is such a wonderful addition! He still hides from visitors but is slowly coming around to them too. He is such a curious kitten and loves everything shiny! He can play fetch with his favorite mouse toy for hours and loves to cuddle at night. It was definitely the right choice bringing Cooper home. Thank you so much! Cooper has helped me heal and I have been able to give him love and security!

Hannah here! Its been just a few short days but my servants thought it best that I give an update. First, these people came and visited me at the shelter and I was so happy because everyone was paying attention to me. Next thing I knew though they put me in a box in the car and I had to stay there for 3 hours. I was such a good girl though and didn’t cry once. It took me a while to settle in at my new home, but I showed everyone how loving I am and how loud I can purr. All was well until I locked myself in the bathroom. That was terrifying! Especially when they had to use a saw on the door to get it open! I was scared for a while after that, but the servants learned that I like treats and playing with the red dot to settle me down. I am starting to trust them and impress them everyday when I come when my name is called. Even though I occasionally hide behind the piano, I am settling in to my new home where everyone knows that I am the queen!

Thank you to WHS for helping me find a home with people who will always take care of me, give me plenty of scratches, and love me even when I am scared!

Louis came to our family as a roughed up stray looking for food and a place to rest. With the virus and lockdown in full effect we were unsure if we would be able to care for him and took him to the Humane Society after a few days of feeding and petting him when he showed up. After a couple of weeks our situation changed for the better and we found out the little rescue was adoptable under the name TJ. We knew we had to snatch him up as soon as possible and we welcomed him into our home, now as Louis. He is very chatty and loving! The morning after we took him home I woke up to him snuggling with my arm, and he has done so every morning since. My husband and I are newlyweds, and we couldn’t be happier with our new family!

When we first brought our Maggie (Rosalie) home, we weren’t sure what to expect. It didn’t take long to figure her out though. Right away, Maggie showed us just how full of spunk she was. After a bumpy first week, things started to mellow out at the Bishop household, and now Maggie is a spoiled little princess! With enough toys to make any feline jealous, Maggie has taken over the house as well as our hearts.
She enjoys long conversations with mom, and an abundance of cuddle time with dad. Her favorite activities include chirping at the squirrels, jumping on mommy’s feet, and telling us about her day in as many words as possible.

We would like to thank the wonderful staff at the Willamette Humane Society for their excellent services and willingness to help animals like Maggie who have no where else to go. Not only did you introduce us to our new baby girl, but you did it in the middle of a pandemic! Thank you for your kind hearts and helpful hands. We love WHS!

Anchor loves his boys and we are constantly on the lookout for outdoor adventures! He follows his kids over logs, up waterfalls, and into the river.

We don’t know how Anchor lived during the first 4 months of his life, but in the beginning, he would get winded before us on walks, and he was a clumsy climber. But he was eager to follow us and in no time he has surpassed us all in fitness and skill. Now we’re following him off trail and into the mountains. He is loyal and protective, doing what looks like perimeter checks when we’re in remote areas and staying close when he’s off leash.

He loves other animals and people, but we know we’re his favorites. He has been a blessing and I can’t remember how we ever got along without him.

Anchor is our first dog and we’re learning right along with him and the journey has been so fun! We’ve discovered all the dog friendly places, made new friends and found new ways to live daily life.

We adopted 2 cats, 4 years ago and they have been a joy. Gertie worships our anti social dog and tries the emulate her. Gertie comes when she is called, begs at the table and catches. She is still working on retrieving. The last time we took her to the vet, the first thing he said was Oh my that is a big cat! And all 15 pounds of her loves to cuddle, she runs to greet us at the door then gives licks and nose rubs all over our faces. One of her favorite spots is in the dog bed and often kicks the dog out. LOL.

My family adopted two cats, and one of them was Mothra, who we renamed Zylina. Her and her 'boyfriend', Sauron, who used to be Charizard, like to run around the house and wake you up at night for snuggles. Even though she used to stay in one room all day and hide under the bed as soon as you set foot in the room, now she's running around the house, and on you.

My family adopted two cats, one of them was Charizard, who we've renamed Sauron. Him and his 'girlfriend', as we call it, go thumping around the house at night and sometimes come up onto your bed to wake you up at 2 in the morning. While he's not fully socialized yet he lets you touch him a lot and is always playing with yarn and toys.
He's even got a homemade cat tree and a bunch of scratchers (which will include your arms)

One day in February, almost three years ago, I was browsing online when I saw the big, fluffy, tom-cat face of a cat named Brody. From the photo alone, I instantly had the feeling that this was the cat I'd been looking for: a large, lovable, cuddly, cool-as-a-cucumber lap cat who'd fit the name Bombur.
I instantly drove over to WHS to meet him, and promptly fell in love. He was, indeed, the cat of my dreams. Unfortunately, adopting Bombur ended up taking two months. He'd been found in a feral colony by the colony's feeder and brought in because he was so obviously not feral. He also wasn't doing so well at feral colony life: He had bad hair loss and dermatitis from severe flea allergies, numerous scabs and scars, and was FIV positive. Additionally, even though they estimated his age as 8 and he'd clearly had a home at some point, he'd never been neutered! Before he could be neutered, he ended up coming down with a severe URI (complicated by FIV) and was in isolation for weeks and weeks, where I visited him several times. Even snotty and wheezy, he was the most affectionate cat I'd ever met. I finally got to bring him home on April 1. Thanks to the excellent information at WHS, the introduction with my female cat was a huge success. The two now love each other like siblings--he puts up with her compulsive licking and generally lets her run the house, even though he's nearly twice her size. I regularly catch the two of them spooning in various spots around my house.
Some lovable factoids about my baby boy now: 1) He likes to sleep on the same pillow your head is on and purrs me to sleep.
2) He has "blanket-dar" and runs from wherever he is in the house the second I put his favorite blanket on my lap.
3) If I don't have the blanket on my lap, he meows at me until I fetch that blanket. 4) He's beloved by vets, vet techs, and basically everyone.
5) He's a huge dork with 0 dignity. Thanks, WHS! And to everyone else: adopt older cats!

Ellie formerly “Bella” is an answer to our prayers. We have been discussing getting a puppy for awhile now but after talking to a Petco employee we headed to the Humane Society to check out the rescues. We saw her and knew. Yes she’s older than a puppy however she is the perfect fit for our family now & forever.🐶❤️ We are grateful to the lady at Petco who planted a seed in our hearts and to all the crew at WHS (specifically the lady working the front desk on Thursday night, John and Sasha). Merry Christmas. 🎄Ellie is the best present ever!❤️

My search for a new addition to our pack started with my Chihuahua Mix that I've had for 7 years needing a playmate her size. When we went to meet new dogs, the lady working at that time explained what home she thought would be best for the dogs we saw. When she introduced us to Jessie (an 11 year old chihuahua mix), she mentioned all the negative things on her report and it felt like she stressed them very profusely. "Jessie is not potty trained, she has bit someone before, always escapes, etc." I started to think this was a mistake even prior to adopting her, but something in my gut said to give her a good home because no one else would want an older dog with such a long rap sheet.
After taking Jessie home and introducing her to the rest of our "pack" she fit right in. She loves my husband's lab mix just as much as my other Chihuahua mix. She plays well with everyone human and canine. Possibly due to being part of a pack, she took to training VERY fast. Jessie was having zero accidents after day 4 of being in our home. She listens very well to our other dogs and learns the rules very fast. By day 6 she was sitting and staying prior to meals. She is learning new tricks to her but tricks our other dogs are pros at. It's so wonderful to see her development and how well she is fitting into our family.
After not even a full month of having Jessie live with us, the 'bad' dog has turned into an angel (albeit a rambunctious one) and we couldn't be happier with the choice to adopt her.