We adopted our sweet pup from Oregon Dog Rescue. We first meet him through one of our neighbors who…read morewas fostering him. We were able to adopt him the first morning he was at the shelter. The screening process was thorough, but easy to navigate. Everything was straight forward and we appreciated they already scheduled his surgery to be neutered, which was included in the adoption fee. All the staff and volunteers we meet there were so wonderful. You could tell how genuinely they cared and loved animals. We adopted our pup right at opening time on a weekday which made it really easy and it wasn't busy yet. Highly recommend adopting a dog from Oregon dog rescue.

They didn't want to help me with my situation. In need of help placing this dog that I rescued…read morethat I cannot physically take care of, and they basically turned me away.

I adopted my cat, Kuzco, from NWAC in 2019, and now foster through them! Northwest Animal…read moreCompanions is such a great organization, and the people that volunteer/work with it are true gems. I highly recommend adopting from and donating to NWAC.

From the owner: At Northwest Animal Companions, all our rescued cats and dogs are fostered in the homes of our…read morededicated volunteers. We spend serious quality time getting to know these pets and our adoptive families, too -- ensuring you're matched with the perfect furry BFF. We offer: * Reasonable, transparent adoption fees -- all listed on our website at nwac-oregon.org (yes, spay/neuter surgeries and thorough veterinary care are always included in the cost) * Satisfaction-guaranteed pet adoption -- we aim to match you with your cat or dog soulmate, but will happily take your pet back into rescue if you two aren't a fit * Virtual or in-person meet-and-greets -- get to truly know your potential pet before committing * Digital payment and paperwork processing -- our application, adoption and payment systems are all online for maximum ease

This is a non profit feline free roam shelter. They do have separate spaces for cats that are not…read moresocialized or are on the shy side. You can volunteer in different ways to help this fun and fabulous group of folks who are caring for these rescue animals. Follow animal aid on social media to learn about fun yoga classes, bingo or ways to assist in raising funds for this small local shelter that has been in business since 1969. Dogs are all fostered so they are not on these premises. Give them a call to see how you can volunteer today, foster or adopt.

Had an amazing time here doing the cat yoga! This was my first time ever doing yoga too. It was…read moresuch a fun, welcoming, warm and peaceful place to do yoga. I had one of the cats come by me once or twice. Would love to come back and do this again. Thank you!

This is such an amazing facility!! Animals are in the best of care!! So happy to have found such…read moreloving and giving people!!

Animal Rescue is the most fantastic no-kill organization that rescues homeless dogs and cats and…read moresupplies them with foster shelter until they are adopted out to a permanent owner. The organization is supported by volunteers (I am currently fostering a kitty cat) who provide love, food and shelter until they are placed in a permanent home. If you are in the market for an adult dog or cat, check out their Website as they post pictures of all the furry pets looking for an owner to shower them with love. Or, if you want to sign up to volunteer, I'm sure they would be happy to have a few more loving foster parents to help out with all the homeless pets.

They used to always give you the dog walker you wanted. Now they dont listen. What happened? Past…read morefew weeks have been bad. Incorrect charges, messed up appointments, bad communication, and a friend told me they keep charging her or showing up after she cancels. New guy answering phones is disorganized.

Broken glass with food is not a good mix. I apologize for the length and I'm not usually a negative…read morereviewer but... full experience: We recently relocated to Portland from Sacramento, Ca and were so excited to find a passionate group of folks to take care of our three cats and 70lbs dog in-(our)house. We used Tails and Trails 3 times with mixed results. Important to know- you create detailed notes with the owner (Jeff) on how to access your building, routines, where leashes are, etc., etc., when you have your introductory visit. Our instructions ask that the handler only feeds the cats their canned food, nothing else. 1st time, week-long trip (June 2024)- handlers were 2+ hours late regularly. While this wasn't the biggest issue, we don't have a doggie door and that level of lateness pushed the pup's bathroom breaks longer than we're comfortable. But, we liked the service offered and adjusted how often we scheduled handler visits for the second and third visits. 2nd time, 1 week of walks while both of us were gone for longer than 8 hours (September 2024)- Great! Annie (I'm not disclosing employees' full names for their privacy) had no problems and was very helpful. 3rd time, overnight away- 4 visits requested: Sat afternoon and evening; Sun am and afternoon (October 2024)- Day 1- We left the house at 8 am and scheduled feeding/walk visits for about 1:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Around 1:25 pm, Chloe (office manager) texted me to ask if we had scheduled for 7:00 am that day. When we said we hadn't, a communication between Chloe and a handler led to the 1:00 pm visit being skipped. We talked with Chloe that evening and she said the handler would roll the afternoon and evening visits together, apologized for the miscommunication between herself and the handler, and credited our account for the mistake (all great). The handler arrived around 7:00 pm. They had a difficult time accessing the building so Chloe texted us to say the handler would hang out for a little longer before leaving if they couldn't get access. Once they did get into the building, they couldn't find the food or leash. The access information, food instructions, and where the leashes are were all in the instructions. The handler fed the pets and took the pup for a 15-min potty break. Since we were only gone for a night, we didn't book anyone to stay overnight. We considered cutting the trip short and wish we had. Day 2- Oscar was our handler. We got notifications that both visits were completed and everything seemed to have gone smoothly. When we got home, a glass jar with cat treats had been taken from the closed closet and left open on the counter. When we got home, there were treats all over the counter and SHATTERED GLASS MIXED WITH TREATS all over the floor. All three cats had engorged stomachs. While Chloe apologized and said she'd speak with Oscar the next day, we didn't hear back from Tails and Trails' manager or owner. We'll be anxiously monitoring our furbabies for a few more days.

House of Dreams is an incredible no-kill, free-roam shelter for abandoned and homeless cats. It is…read morean all-volunteer organization, located in NE Portland, that began in 1999. It is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization and one of the only area shelters with facilities for geriatric and feline leukemia positive (FeLV+) cats. House of Dreams has a medical unit for cats who need separate living quarters while undergoing treatment too. The facility is entirely dependent upon donations, grants and events for funding. Volunteers work every day, 365 days each year, to clean and maintain the shelter, feed and look after resident kitties and those looking for their forever homes. No kitty is turned away. All cats have been spayed or neutered, tested for FIV/FeLV, and are current on vaccinations, plus any additional dental and medical care the cats may need are taken care of during their stay. Every November "The Pretty Kitty Holiday Bazaar" is held and features handmade gifts for people and pets. An amazing raffle is held that is the highlight of the event. Many artists donate items to be sold for the benefit of all the resident kitties. This year the Bazaar is on November 9th from 10am to 4pm at 5441 SE Belmont, in Portland. For more info go to WWW.Kittydreams.org. I'll see you there!!! House of Dreams is indeed a place where kitty dreams come true.

A wonderful rescue for 2 bonded sister cats, 10 yrs old. They lost their elderly owners. Both…read moregentle and loving. " Like butter". House of Dreams was there when all other shelters were full. No kill, vet care. Good record of adopting out but life home if that does not happen. I adore this place and a good place to make your charity

The phone number and website don't work and on maps it says they're open until 7. I drove 40…read moreminutes and got here at 4 and they're closed. Super annoying.

Incredibly disappointed in this rescue. My partner and I saw a dog online that we were interested…read morein and filled out an application. We requested a low energy dog and was told the one we were interested in was like this. His ad mentioned some training required but that he was otherwise laid back. The shelter told us he was only leash reactive. This was not the case. We brought the dog home and he was high energy and needed an incredible amount of training. Most notably he was highly reactive, which requires special training, and we were never informed he was like this. Reactive dogs can turn aggressive if it is not dealt with. His vet records, which were only given to us after his adoption, showed that he had a long history of reactivity and being on anti-anxiety medication that we were never told about. We reached out to the shelter for help 3 days after bringing the dog home and they didn't respond. It wasn't until we told the shelter that the dog was not a fit for our family that they responded, 2 days after our initial request. The shelter then told us we had to wait 9 more days before we could return the dog to their care, even after requesting a sooner date because he was causing a lot of stress to our household. When we returned the dog, the associate did not let us inside, and took his leash from my hand. I asked if we needed to fill out any intake paperwork. She said no so I asked if we could fill out paperwork because there was a lot of information they didn't tell us about the dog. She said no again, said there wasn't anything else they needed from us, and shut the door in our face. We had to wait nine days for an intake appointment that lasted less than a minute and required nothing but us passing over his leash. This was after we explained the amount of distress he was causing our dogs and the safety risk he posed due to his energy level and my partner's disability. It is clear that the shelter does not care where their dogs end up. This was an incredibly stressful 2 weeks for both my family and the dog because the shelter was not honest about his personality. This dog needs to be with a very specific household, and based on everything we told them about ourselves, we were not it. It seems it was more important to them that he was adopted by somebody, rather than him being adopted by the right family who could provide him what he needs. He suffers the most in this situation.

I give a big thumbs up for Sadie's Safe House Chihuahua Rescue! Shanae is absolutely wonderful and…read moreso kind. I found her by accident but am so glad I did find her. She helped me adopt my puppy Rickey, formerly known as Mickey Mouse and he is just a love. The entire process was smooth and uncomplicated. I was nervous about the home visit at first but Shanae put us at ease right away when she arrived and brought Ricky for his meet and greet. I knew the minute I met him he was meant to be our baby and Shanae agreed, the hard part was letting him go until the adoption event when we could adopt him. But that gave us time to puppy proof our house and get ready for him to come home. They have a pretty fool proof method so that people don't have reasons to return their adopted puppies or dogs due to impulse adoptions. So that one week waiting period was hard on us, but I totally understand the reason for it and agree with the reasons for. All the puppies and dogs come vaccinated and spayed or neutered and have all health issues tended to and are made known to the adopters so they/we can continue care. This is a fantastic rescue agency and is a great cause to donate to for people looking to donate to a place that truly helps animals, they are 501C3 and all donations are tax deductible. So if you aren't adopting please consider a donation to help the dogs still needing homes. If you are looking to adopt please consider Sadie's Safe House Chihuahua Rescue :)

Shanae's nonprofit, Sadie's Safehouse, saved me. I adopted my sweet angel baby girl from her a year…read moreago. I've always known I've wanted a little chi chi of my own but waited years and years until I knew I was in a place to care for a pet the way I wanted to and the way a sweet pup should be cared for. So once I graduated from law school and had been working as an attorney a few years, the time was right. Not only is Shanae the most animal-knowledgeable person I know, she is also the most incredible rescuer I know. These animals are her heart and soul. She makes ZERO profit financially from this rescue (it's literally a nonprofit org), the only "profit" she is looking for is that each little angel that finds its way to her ends up in its forever home with a safe, wonderful family. Having my pup has changed my life. I feel like I have found my soulmate in my puppy and that we were always meant to find each other and be in each other's lives. She is my joy, my comfort, my emotional support, my little cuddle, my confidante, my fur-child my everything, especially after the past year we've all lived through. And I owe it all to Shanae. Any animal coming to Shanae's rescue is literally coming to a safe house. Every animal is vaccinated and fixed/spayed, micro-chipped and loved before they arrive at their forever homes. There are so many other organizations out there claiming to be "rescues", but the "rescuers" are really just trying to turn a profit by selling animals. Sadie's Safehouse stands out because Shanae's one and only goal is to get these properly-cared for pups into forever homes where they will continue to be properly cared for. Shanae has seen it all - abuse, people returning animals after a week, a month, years, etc. She vets these adoption applications based on her firsthand personal knowledge and caretaking of these animals and what types of homes they will best fit in with. Nobody knows them better than she does, so if your application gets denied, you should know there is reasonable and important justification behind it. Shanae has answered every question and addressed every concern (even my overprotective puppy mom ones) I've ever asked, every time. She's calmed my nerves and been the best support in the world for a first time puppy mommy, even a year after I've adopted my girl. If you have questions about a stray bad review online (or if you ARE a bad reviewer) please feel free to give me a call. I am MORE than happy to have a conversation about how insanely incredible and selfless Shanae is and would love to talk your ear off about how much this rescue has changed my life. Shanae is an Animal Angel in my book. She's the one rescue in town that I am 100% confident is an actual Safehouse. And I will continue to tell everyone I know about this rescue and support her and these pups. You should too.