SafeHaven Humane Society, Linn County's Only No-Kill Shelter

SafeHaven Humane Society is a non-profit, privately funded, limited admission shelter, that does not use euthanasia for population control. We receive no funding from the city, county, state or federal government to operate. Donations from you keep our doors open to the over 1,000 animals we take in and adopt out each year. Thank You!

Mothers Day Silent Auction for SafeHaven
When: May 9th- 11th
Where: Heritage Mall
What: The annual Heritage Mall Mother's Day Art Show & Benefit is seeking donations for the Silent Auction to raise funds for SafeHaven Humane Society. The event, hosted by The Heritage Mall will be held May 9-11. A variety of art donated by local artists will be silent auctioned off throughout the weekend. Bidding will end at 2pm Sunday May 11th and artwork can be picked up at the mall between 3pm and 6pm.

New Hours: In an effort to maximize adoptions and better serve the community as of May 1st SafeHaven will now be open to the public 7 days a week. Our new hours are Saturday, Sunday, and Monday Noon-5pm, Tuesday-Friday Noon-6pm.

SafeHaven is currently hiring animal care staff. Please stop by our office during regular business hours at 33071 Hwy 34, Albany submit your resume and fill out an application.

Wednesday April 30th 3 Kittens and one mom cat were dumped in a box at our front door at approximately 1pm. If you have any information please contat Deputy Mike Rossiter, Linn County Sheriffs at 800-884-3911. Animal Abandonment is against the law and is a Class B Misdemeanor.

Cats Count" Program- Get your cat spayed or neutered for $10!!! SafeHaven's subsidized spay/ neuter program called "Cat's Count"is for low-income residents of Linn County. For more information and to download an application click here.

As of March 15th we have had 498 cats spayed and neutered in Linn County with the Cats Count Program!

Be a sponsor or vendor at this years 5th annual "Paws in the Park" Saturday June 21st at Timber Linn Park in Albany. download form here. Paws in the Park is SafeHaven's largest annual fundraiser. Walkers raise pledges and participate in a 1.5 mile walk with our without their dogs. Vendors with a variety of pet related items are on site as well as other non-profits, a food booth and more. Games for kids and dogs and prizes for top pledge earners. Activities will include a WAG demonstration and the opportunity for people to try agility with their own dog. We've extended the deadline for sponsors/ vendors to May 15th.

(picture left is our first bottle baby in foster care)
Kitten Season is upon us.... the warmer weather is bringing cats into heat and several pregnant mothers have already been placed into foster care as well as motherless kittens. In order to deal with the volume of requests we will receive (over 40 calls per day) we need foster families now!

SafeHaven can only take in kittens under 8 weeks old that we have foster care for, otherwise they have to be turned away. If you have found young kittens without their mother you may need to care for them until foster care can be arranged. For information on how to care for kittens visit our resources page. If you would like more information on fostering please email foster@safehavenhumane.com. Or download the application here.

Here are other ways you can help with the cat overpopulation problem:
1. Spay or neuter your cats- SafeHaven’s “Cats Count” program offers low-income Linn County residents the ability to have their cat spayed or neutered for $10. For more information visit our cats count page.
2. Donate supplies, money or your time. Visit you can help for more information.
3. Care for homeless or wild cats in your area- Although SafeHaven can not accept ferals we do rent traps to help catch them so they can be spayed or neutered by organizations like FCCO.
4. Open your home to new cat or adopt a playmate for your existing pets. Available Cats, Available Dogs

Want to help animals find forever homes? Download and print this flyer and post it at work, the gym, the grocery store wherever! (don't forget to ask permission to hang the flyer) Thanks for your support.

Download April Flyer Here. (.pdf)

Donate your items to SafeHaven's Book Sale which will be held in July

We can accept the following:
Hard bound Books
Paper Back books
books on tape
Compact discs
Records
Videocassettes
DVDs

We cannot accept:
Textbooks
Reader's Digest condensed books
Magazines older than 6 months
Business books published more than 10 years ago
Computer books published more than 10 years ago
Encyclopedias published more than 10 years ago

Our dogs love to sleep on Kuranda Dog beds, but we don't have enough for everyone. If you would like to donate a bed at a special wholesale price so another dog can sleep in comfort, please click on the image to donate one online today.

SafeHaven is looking to purchase property in Linn County, including the Tangent area for our future new shelter. We are looking for a minimum of 4 acres zoned light industrial, hwy commercial, etc. if you have property you are selling that you think might work for us email us or call 928-2789 and ask for Christiana or Chris,

Greystoke Medical Fund - This fund helps provide medical services to animals that need above and beyond just routine medical care. Without this fund it would be very difficult to afford the extensive medical care some animals need to be healthy and adoptable. Please consider donating to this fund today. For more information contact us at 928-2789 or just click on the Pay Pal link to make a secure online donation

Bubba- was brought in by gentleman who found him in Albany. Bubba looks like he's a healthy weight however half his body mass is matts. He should weigh closer to 10 lbs for his frame but he actually only weighed 6 lbs when he came in. Under all his matting was a severe flea infestation that was most likely making him anemic. As you can see from Bubba's photo he is also suffering from a very bad case of Upper Respiratory. Bubba has seen the local veterinarian and is already showing improvement. If you would like to donate to cover some of Bubba's care click here for Paypal.

Muffin's owner surrendered her since she was no longer able to afford her care. Muffin is a lhasa cross who despite being fairly young has some major medical problems. She requires daily eye drops and medication, but will most likely need one of her eyes removed. Muffin also has some food allergies which have caused her skin problems in the past. We seem to have that under control however Muffin will require a very special home that can afford her care. She will no doubt pay you back in love and affection though. Until Muffin finds a home we will contiue to care for her and get her the treatment she needs. Donations to the Greystoke Fund is what makes this possible. For more information pleae call 928-2789 or you can donate online using Paypal.

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Sheba is an adult female Rottweiller X she and Goofy were found wandering around rail road tracks for 3 months before they could be caught. Once caught they spent some time being socialized and cared for and now they are ready to find their forever homes. Sheba is more shy than Goofy but she has been a star in the training program. She learned sit very quickly and is so willing to please. They can be adopted together or seperately.