Animal Aid operates a shelter in SW Portland and a foster network throughout the metro area. We acknowledge that our rescue work takes place on the unceded territories of the Atfalati, Cowlitz, Umpqua, Molalla, Southern Kalapuya, Rogue River, Chasta, and the many...
Betty’s life before coming to Animal Aid is a mystery, but foster parents Lissa and Carolyn believe it must have been traumatic. “All we know is someone tied her to a pole,” Lissa said. When Betty arrived at Carolyn and Lissa’s home on September 5, they noticed other...
Are you and your pets evacuation-ready? The Portland metropolitan area shuts down with 2-3 inches of snow, and freezing rain causes major disruptions to transportation and utilities. We’ve all been admonished to be ready for such events and worse ones, like an...
Michelle and Cody’s volunteer experience in animal rescue started at Muddy Paws Second Chance Rescue while they lived in Omaha. When they moved to Portland in 2019, they wanted to continue volunteering for an organization that shared similar values as Muddy Paws. ...
Eugene was a scrappy cat when he arrived at Animal Aid more than three years ago. He had mood swings and his manners needed refinement. But as time passed, his charm and charisma began to shine through those rough edges. That’s what attracted Susan Rooney to him. ...
Animal Aid is grateful to once again be a part of the Willamette Week Give!Guide, Portland’s easiest path to year-end giving that has brought 174 nonprofits together under one online giving platform. This year’s Give!Guide theme is “PDX Gives...
Many thanks to everyone who joined us for Bid for Pets! Whether you participated in the online auction, joined us for the livestream, or made a donation (or perhaps did all three!), we are so grateful for your support. What’s more, you helped us surpass our...
There’s no worse feeling than knowing your animal needs help, but not knowing if you’ll be able to afford it. For many of us, the price of preliminary testing can represent the extent of our expendable income, let alone the cost associated with a treatment plan. Throw...
Cami Brisbo and Charlie Ylijoki have wanted to be dog foster parents for some time now, but couldn’t while they both worked full-time onsite. Now that they’re working remotely from home, however, it’s become possible. The couple both grew up with dogs and they have...
Generosity runs in the Carmody family, that much is evident. Animal Aid has been fortunate enough to have Kelly’s sister, Shannen, volunteering with our rescue for the last three years (in fact, the best graphic design work in this newsletter is hers). So you can...
When Sally and Jeff decided to become dog foster parents, their research into Portland’s rescue community led them to Animal Aid. “We prefer volunteering for a smaller organization,” Sally said. “A small family can have a big impact in a small organization.” They were...
My article for the last newsletter was about keeping your pets, yourselves, and your children safely occupied during the “stay at home” order. Here we are now already very cautiously starting to emerge from that, but still faced with SARS-CoV-2 in the community. We’ve...
Cats have creative ways to get what they want—their favorite kibble, a special place to soak up the sun, or even a human to be their forever friend. When Stephen Day became an administrative volunteer for Animal Aid, he wasn’t thinking about adoption. One...
Racism exists. Our system is inequitable. Black Lives Matter. We should have shared these words before now—not just during the weeks preceding, or in past years. They should have been a part of the mission of our organization since day one. We have a lot to learn and,...
We can’t thank Kelly Carmody Photography enough for these amazing photos of our current and former foster dogs! Front porch photos provide beautiful snapshots of family and friends during this unique moment in history (while still adhering to physical distancing...
This is a big one, everyone: At nine years old, Neil has been with Animal Aid since he was one! As a Heartstrings Pet, Neil was a harder-to-place dog in search of his meant-to-be companion. Over the past year, we shared his story via comic strip and video: As it can...
Tilly is a chug—a chihuahua/pug mix—who had been living on the streets of Portland with an injured eye for an unknown period of time. As a stray, she first arrived at Multnomah County Animal Services before being transferred over to Animal Aid. Among her initial care...
Since our facility is currently closed to visitors, we know that many of you have been missing the opportunity to interact with our cats, and boy do they miss you, too! Rest assured, they’re all being well taken care of—you might even say they’re running...
One of my favorite authors, Gabriel García Márquez, wrote a novel entitled Love in the Time of Cholera, so “Love in the time of COVID” has been resonating in my head already. In January, I adopted a puppy born just before Christmas, before anything too alarming had...
If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out the photos from our open house and 50th anniversary celebration last year, you really should: They are fantastic. We can say that because none of the credit belongs to us; instead, it’s the result of the skill, passion,...
