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This page is to share information and create community for the volunteers and animal foster parents at Multnomah County Animal Services.
Thank you to the attendees, adopters, volunteers, and hosts of the Adoption Event at Oregon Rail Heritage Center on September 14, 2024, where 29 animals were adopted and 545 guests attended! Learn more about the adopted pets and see photos from the event.
https://www.multcopets.org/news/adoption-event-oregon-rail-heritage-center-runs-full-steam
Will you Choo-Choo-Choose Adoption? Foster puppies and kittens are coming out to play on Saturday, September 14, at Oregon Rail Heritage Center (.org) for our Adoption Outreach Event from 1 - 4 pm, and you should too! Visit with adorable adoptable animals, and take your family for a train ride at the engine house! During our Homecoming Adoption Special, adoption fees are $25 for dogs and puppies, and $15 for cats and kittens, plus license fees and the long-term cost and commitment of care.
Learn more and reserve your train ride:
https://www.multcopets.org/event/adoption-outreach-oregon-rail-heritage-center
Clean blankets, towels, and food bowls make our shelter go round. Can you help as a laundry and dishes cleaning volunteer to help keep our animals comfortable and their environment clean? Thank you for volunteering and spreading the word!
https://www.multcopets.org/news/volunteers-needed-laundry-and-dishes
It's heating up! Keep pets safe and cool by providing plenty of water, avoiding walks on hot surfaces, and not leaving pets in the car. Learn more about open county cooling centers where pets are welcome at https://www.multco.us/hot, and other hot weather guidance for pets at https://www.multcopets.org/news/keeping-your-pets-cool-hot-weather
MCAS will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of Labor Day. Emergency services will be available. Please call 503-988-7387
Rally your team to help find the right homes for adoptable pets during the Homecoming Adoption Special, all September at MCAS. Adoption fees are reduced for all pets. Adoption fees are $25 for dogs, $15 for cats and kittens, and $5 for small animals. License fees and the long-term cost and commitment of animal companionship apply. Learn more and share. Go team!
https://www.multcopets.org/news/homecoming-adoption-special
The Olympics may be over... but you can still go for the gold during our Gold Medal Champions Adoption Special through the end of August. Adoption fees are reduced for all animals. Fees are $25 for dogs and puppies, $15 for cats and kittens, and $5 for rabbits and pocket pets, plus the long-term cost and commitments of animal companionship, and any license fees for dogs and cats.
Learn more, and view adoptable pets!
https://www.multcopets.org/news/gold-medal-champions
MCAS is recruiting a Volunteer Program Specialist to lead and grow the volunteer program. This is a full time, union-represented, hourly position (Tue - Sat) with benefits. Pay range: $38.00 - $46.70.
As a key member of our shelter team, you'll lead and nurture our vibrant volunteer program. Our volunteers are essential, providing hands-on support in areas like animal care, enrichment activities, veterinary assistance, community outreach, and adoption matchmaking.
Requirements to apply include a bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience and education, and one year of responsible program coordination and outreach experience.
Please help spread the word to your eligible friends and colleagues!
https://www.multcopets.org/news/career-opportunity-volunteer-program-specialist
We're in need of kennel cleaning volunteers for dogs and cats. Can you help by signing up or sharing? Thank you! Learn more or sign up online at https://www.multcopets.org/volunteer
Love kittens? Want to help them grow and find loving homes? 🏡❤️ Become a kitten foster volunteer! Multnomah County Animal Services needs your help to care for tiny kittens until they're old enough to be adopted. You'll help feed newborns without a mother or care for litters with their mom - providing a safe, warm place for them to grow, cuddle, play, and learn important social skills. It's a fun and rewarding experience that makes a real difference in their lives! Sign up today at multcopets.org/foster 🐱🐾
Happy Adoption Story: Toast (Annabelle)
"Annabelle has been renamed to Toast! She seems to be learning her name already. She acclimated well right away and is already loving her new home! It only took a few days of slow introductions to her brother, Binx, and they are totally fine with each other. I’m sure they will be friends soon enough once Binx can stop giving her jealous looks. (Don’t worry, they are both getting plenty of love and attention!) Toast has been loving roaming the house and finding a cozy spot to look out all the windows, and she has never once gone up or down the stairs at a normal pace. She loves sprinting on the tile and hardwood floors downstairs. She also likes to chase Binx and try to play, but he’s not quite ready for that with her yet. Needless to say, Toast is utterly purrfect. She is playful and crazy, but also settles down and doesn’t cause *too* much destruction. She is sweet and loving, but she spends a lot of time going off and doing her own thing too. Though I notice she prefers to be around people when she’s chilling out—even when there was a vacuum and carpet cleaning machine to either side of her, loud as can be, she decided she wanted to loaf and hang out with her new people amongst the noise. She is truly an unbothered girl at her core. She is so sweet and cuddly, just absolutely LOVES people, and she hasn’t yet met a hand she doesn’t want to jump up to and give a snug. (My family calls this cat behavior a “jump snug” btw, in case anyone wants to use that terminology.) She lets you hold and carry her around pretty much any way, lets you touch her ears and paws, and lets you rest your head on her to hear her purrs. And she has no shortage of purrs—as soon as you pet her or put her on your chest, the purring starts instantly. My boyfriend Ethan, who of course was the one who told me I don’t need another cat, is absolutely smitten with his new little kitten. And I say *his* kitten because he is moving in this month, and has claimed her as his baby now. He is so excited to see her and love on her all day, everyday. All in all, Toast is settled into her new home life and is very happy and comfy! She has lots of people who love her, and she loves them. I think she and her new brother will love each other soon enough, too. She is a resilient little girl, and now she gets to live the rest of her life in comfort and luxury, surrounded by love. I’m just so happy I get to do that for her now!"
-Hannah
Will you help spread the word about a career opportunity in Field Services? We're hiring for multiple full-time Animal Control Officer 2 (ACO2) positions. Pay range: $28.34 - $34.73 Hourly, with benefits. Learn more about the position and requirements.
Multnomah County Animal Services (MCAS), a division of The Department of Community Services, is hiring for multiple full-time Animal Control Officer 2 (ACO2) positions.
It's heating up! Read tips and advice on how to keep your pets cool and safe during hot weather, including providing plenty of water, shade, avoiding hot pavement or lots of activity, and never leaving pets in a hot car.
It's important to protect pets from the heat to avoid heatstroke, which can be difficult to treat once it begins, and can be life threatening. Please observe and share the following guidelines and resources for keeping pets cool in hot weather.
Read our April 2024 Monthly Report! Learn about animal intakes, outcomes, return to owner rates, average length of stay, live-release rates, and other agency statistics for April 2024.
https://www.multcopets.org/news/april-2024-monthly-report
National Pet Month Adoption Special
Throughout May 2024, Multnomah County Animal Services (MCAS) is holding an adoption special in honor of National Pet Month! Now's the perfect time to welcome a pet into your home! Adoption fees are reduced for all adoptable animals, including those in volunteer foster homes:
🐾 Dogs & Puppies: $25
🐾 Cats & Kittens: $15
🐾 Rabbits & Pocket Pets: $5
Visit our website (multcopets.org) to view adoptable pets waiting to join your family. License fees and the long-term cost and commitment of animal companionship apply.
https://www.multcopets.org/news/national-pet-month-adoption-special
If you're looking for a way to make a difference in the lives of adoptable shelter dogs, consider becoming a dog foster volunteer with MCAS. By providing respite care for long-term dogs, you can give them a break from the shelter environment, help us learn more about them, and free up space in the kennels for other animals in need. Please apply today, and share with your friends! Your support saves lives and makes a positive impact. Thank you!
https://www.multcopets.org/foster
MCAS is holding an adoption special from April 27 to May 5 to celebrate National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day on April 30. Adoption fees are reduced for all animals. Learn more, share, and see available pets!
https://www.multcopets.org/news/adopt-shelter-pet-special
📊🐾 Dive into the March 2024 MCAS Agency Monthly Report to learn about animal intakes, outcomes, return to owner rates, average length of stay, live-release rates, and more! See the impact of foster and shelter volunteering, transfer partners in the community, and the types of calls our officers are responding to. 🐶🐱
March 2024 Monthly Report Apr. 19, 2024 Learn about animal intakes, outcomes, return to owner rates, average length of stay, live-release rates,...
🌟 Happy Adoption Story: Oden and Zeus 🐾
A huge shoutout to our incredible Pacific Northwest community of animal supporters! Thanks to your likes and shares, bonded-pair of senior Great Danes, Oden and Zeus, were adopted together today. Our hearts are bursting with gratitude for each and every one of you who helped make this possible. Cheers to preserving the bond of these two sweet pups, and hope in a new home! 🐶💕
🐾📣 Calling all animal supporters - we have a TALL order for a bonded pair of TALL senior Great Danes! Meet Oden and Zeus, two beautiful souls with hearts of gold. Oden and Zeus are loyal companions. We are searching for the right home where they can be adopted together. Will you please help by liking and sharing? If you're ready to open your heart and home to these gentle giants, reach out to us today. Let's help Oden and Zeus find the loving family they deserve! 🏡❤️
Oden: https://www.multcopets.org/adoptable/258144
Zeus: https://www.multcopets.org/adoptable/258145
Are you passionate about animals and looking for a rewarding career opportunity? MCAS is currently hiring for an Animal Technician 1 position to support shelter cleaning, feeding, intake, reunification, and dog walking. Pay range: $20.10 - $24.53. Apply by April 19, 2024! 🐾🐶🐱
In this role, you will clean and feed animals, disinfect public areas and animal quarters, process intake of shelter animals, provide daily walks for dogs, help reunite lost pets with owners, and restock materials daily.
Minimum qualifications include equivalent to the completion of twelfth grade and six months of physical work experience in a fast-paced environment. Apply now! 🐾✨
Career Opportunity: Animal Technician 1 Nov. 10, 2023 MCAS is hiring for an Animal Technician 1 position (full-time) to support shelter cleaning, feeding, intake, reunification, and dog walking. Pay range: $20.10 - $24.53. Learn More or Apply Apply for this position through November 20, 2023. Job Du...
Friends of Multnomah County Shelter Animals, the independent nonprofit supporting pets at our shelter, will have a table this weekend (March 23-24, from 10 am till 4 pm each day) at the CATstravaganza event at the Portland Expo Center. If you attend the event, please stop by their table to meet some of their Board members as well as some other folks who have fostered for, volunteered at and adopted from MCAS.
Portland CATstravaganza in Collaboration with PDX Cat TrapperPresented by Loving Cats Worldwide, The Meserve Foundation and Dr. Elsey'sSaturday, March 23rd - Sunday, March 24th, 2024Join Loving Cats Worldwide for a Cat Extravaganza & Rescue Awareness Event like you've never seen before! Hosted by LC...
Happy Adoption Story: Huey Lewis (Max)
"My husband and I adopted Huey Lewis, formerly Max, on January 14th 2023. On Christmas Eve, we had to put down our 18 year old cat that was my baby for almost his whole life. We had already decided after Pedro went that we would always keep a spot open for an elderly kitty needing a safe, loving place to live out the golden years. After Pedro left us, I had been casually looking at senior kitties for adoption for a couple weeks, and Huey Lewis was always there. He looked so sad and scared. The day Multnomah County opened back up for in person adoptions, he was one of two cats in the shelter. We got there and waited in line for the shelter to open, met Huey, and decided he belonged with us. I'm so incredibly thankful that he was there when I needed him, and that we could be there for him. Huey Lewis is a happy, healthy, and very lazy old man, and we love him so much. Senior kitties are the best!" - Sara
https://www.multcopets.org/news/happy-adoption-story-huey-lewis-max
📊🐾 Dive into the numbers and see the impact of your support in February 2024! Our live release rate for dogs was 92%, with 91% for all domestic animals. Thanks to our amazing volunteers, 44 pups found respite from shelter kennels in foster care. Return to owner rates increased to 78% for dogs with identification (41% without) - spread the word about licensing and microchipping! Together, we're making a difference for our furry friends. 🐶💕
(Pictured: Freya, a dog adopted in February 2024)
https://www.multcopets.org/news/february-2024-monthly-report
Shelters and rescues in Oregon need your help! They may be asked to pay significant license and inspection fees by the state, which could impact animal welfare. Contact your state representatives or learn more.
https://www.multcopets.org/news/support-rescues-oregon
At Multnomah County Animal Services in 2023, 25% of animals were transferred to other animal shelters or rescue groups to find new homes. We work with many other shelters and small rescues for different types of animals or breeds. These partnerships save lives and are essential to our work.
Shelters and rescues provide important services for their communities- often addressing gaps in municipal services- and do not profit from their work. You can support the vital work of shelters and rescues by contacting your state legislators, and urging them to fund the ODA Animal Rescue Entity Program, because supporting rescues serves the interests of the State of Oregon and the animals who live here.
(Pictured - Daisy, a dog transferred to Jack Russell Rescue OWII in January 2024)
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Thanks to the support of our community, Multnomah County Animal Services was able to open for in-person pet adoptions and reduce a shelter population surge this month. Learn more: https://www.multcopets.org/news/community-support-reduces-shelter-population-update FAQs: https://www.multcopets.org/news/frequently-asked-questions-and-answers-january-2023
Learn more about becoming a foster volunteer from Brandy T. Apply to volunteer, take a short training, and begin receiving regular e-mails about animals you can help by providing a temporary haven to rest, recover, and recoup. https://www.multcopets.org/foster #MCASVolunteers
Can you help? MCAS is seeking volunteer support to help with a variety of operational tasks, including in-person adoptions. Volunteers are needed to assist with everything from cleaning animal enclosures, greeting shelter visitors, helping with laundry and dishes, assisting adopters, and more. Apply for immediate openings at https://multcopets.org/volunteer
This page is to share information and create community for our volunteers and animal foster parents.
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