Harney County Save A Stray Rescue

We would like to thank all of you that came to our adoption event at the Christmas Jamboree. We adopted out 5 cats and kittens and enjoyed visiting with everyone that stopped by to say Hi.
We would also like to thank everyone that supported us this past year. Those of you that donated, transported, fostered or just said thank you. We appreciate every one of you and want you to know we couldn’t keep helping the animals in Harney County without your ongoing support. Every dime donated goes directly to the rescuing, rehoming, transporting, feeding and vetting of the animals that come into our care throughout the year.
Last year the total number of dogs we rescued is 158 and cats is around 125. This doesn’t count the aprox. 250 cats that were spayed and neutered for low income people in the community.

We wish everyone a happy, healthy and blessed new year!

Melanie, Angie and Michele

Please come see us at the Christmas Jamboree on December 10th at the new chamber building downtown.  We will have lots of cute kittens and young cats up for adoption.  We have been swamped this fall with people calling us for help after finding these little ones in need of being rescued. If you have any room in your heart and home for adding a cat or kitten, please call us, we really need to find homes for the ones we have so we will have room to keep taking in more.  Remember we don’t have a building so we have to rely on foster homes until permanent homes can be found. If you are ready to adopt one now, give us a call, we have several that are ready to go!  541-589-1104 or 541-589-2289

Indy was a rescued pup from the HC vet clinic. These are the “Happy Tails” that keep Save A Stray going. Instead of being euthanized because he wasn’t claimed by his owner, instead Indy was rescued and taken to the South Pacific County Humane Society in Long Beach, Wa. From there he was chosen to participate in the “Freedom Tails” program at the Stafford Creek Correction Center in Aberdeen, Wa.  As you can see from the link below he got a wonderful home after going through the training program.  Saving these strays really does make a difference, in fact Indy’s new owner is an author who is considering writing a book about finding Indy through the prison program.

http://www.katu.com/amnw/segments/125642933.html

Next month marks our 3 year anniversary since we rescued our first, stray dogs impounded at HC Vet Clinic.  It’s hard to believe 3 years have gone by and we’re still here rescuing animals in Harney County. We want to thank everyone that has supported us in any way, we couldn’t do this alone.

Just last week 7 dogs, 8 puppies and 13 kittens made their way to 3 different Humane Societies to find their forever homes. Save A Stray makes several trips like this a year. We want to thank Chris and her crew from the Humane Society of Redmond for helping us by taking so many of our dogs and puppies for us, please check them out at redmondhumane.org. They have lots of great cats and dogs up for adoption. We also want to thank the Oregon Humane Society in Portland, Or. for helping us out, you can visit their website at oregonhumane.org. And a big thanks to the South Pacific County Humane Society in Long Beach, Wa. that takes in most of our cats and kittens, you can check them out at beachpets.com.  If you are looking for a specific type of dog or cat, please check out petfinder.com.  This is a wonderful tool to go dog and cat “shopping” from the comfort of your own home.  These shelters are a BIG part in the saving of the dogs and cats, without their willingness to take in these animals we couldn’t keep our rescue going.

100% of all donations made to Save A Stray  goes directly to the care of the animals, we are all volunteers doing this in our spare time.  So far this year we have saved over 100 dogs and around 85 cats not counting all the ones we helped to spay and neuter that remain here in Harney County.   We are a 501-c3 non profit so all donations made are 100% deductible.

We continue to ask for your support in any way.  Monetary donations can be made to any US Bank or by sending it to us at P O Box 403, Burns, Or. 97720 or by clicking on the “Donate” button right here on our website.

Please remember to call us if you are looking to adopt a cat or a dog, we may have just what you are looking for! 541-589-1104

Thanks for caring! Save A Stray Today!

Melanie Epping

Angie Tiller  &

Michele Hamilton

We had a great adoption event at Big R over the Memorial weekend and would like to thank Jim and the crew at Big R for providing a nice WARM place to have our animals. 5 cats and 3 dogs found new homes! We would like to thank everyone that stopped by to support us by adopting, donating and by thanking us for what we do. Please call us if you are looking for a new family member. We almost always have cats, kittens and dogs looking for new homes. If we don’t have what you are looking for we can put you on our waiting list! By adopting locally YOU are SAVING A STRAY!

Please join us May 26th, 27th and 28th at our adoption event at Big R. We will have some cats, kittens, big and small dogs up for adoption. Our hours will be from 11-5 each day. Hope to see you there!

While we want to help EVERYONE that calls us for help sometimes we are not able to but we can direct you to someone that can, please check the list here on our website.
CATS:
As most of you know Save A Stray DOES NOT have a building to house the animals and currently have only 3 foster homes. Until we find more foster homes we can not take in any more CATS at this time. If you have a mom cat with kittens and can keep them until they are 8 weeks old and or 2 pounds we can help get mom and all the kittens spayed and neutered at little or no cost to you and then possibly help to find homes for the kittens.

FERAL OR WILD CATS:

Please call us for more info on how we can help with the feral cats.
DOGS:

Most of the time we can take dogs and puppies, so please call us for help with them.

MOVING:

First if you are moving and can’t take your pet, please check with friends and family first to see if they might be able to help you out.

STRAYS:

If you have found a stray dog, it must be impounded at the local vet clinic first and if not claimed by the owner then we will save it from being euthanized. If you have found a stray cat we can help to get it spayed or neutered at NO COST to you if you agree to feed it or can keep it until a home can be found.

Any questions, please call Melanie at 541-589-1104

Save A Stray would like to ask for your continued support by helping in any way you can.

Humane Society of the Ochocos in Prineville 541-447-7178 or  humanesocietyochocos.com

Redmond Humane Society 541-923-0882 or redmondhumane.org

CRAFT in Bend 541-389-8420 or craftcats.org

Idaho Humane Society in Boise 208-342-3508 x 2239 or idahohumanesociety.org

Northwest Animal Companions or NAC of Oregon in Beaverton 503-646-0171 or nwac-oregon.org

Northwest Animal Companions in Boise 208-429-6600 or nacrescue.org

Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood 503-925-8903 or catadoptionteam.org

Here are a couple of places where you can get your pets fixed for a reduced price. Call for prices.

Bend Spay & Neuter Project
910 SE Wilson Ste. B1
Bend, Or. 97701
541-617-1010

Companion Pet Clinic of Bend
3197 A-1 N Hwy 97
Bend, Or. 97701
541-388-0262

Do you have some time and space in your home to foster a dog or cat? We could really use your help! For any rescue organization foster homes mean the difference between saving the animal’s life or not being able to. We provide all the supplies needed while the animal is in your care. Please call us if you can help! 541-589-1104