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!

Art 4 Paws Event
When: Saturday, May 17th 10am-6pm. Bidding closes at 5pm.
Where: Mona Lisa's Frame Shop, Albany Fred Meyer Plaza
Join us for our second annual Art for the Paws Silent Auction for SafeHaven Humane Society. Original artwork, no bigger than 8 by 10 inches in size and created by local artists, will be up for bid at Mona Lisa's Custom Framing and Prints from 10 am to 5 pm on May 17th. Bidding closes at 5pm where at that time bidders can buy their art and help out a very worthy cause at the same time. We will be serving refreshments, so bring a friend and come enjoy the art and help out our local animal shelter. Make sure to tell all your friends and mark your calendar for the 2008 event. We hope to make this event even bigger and better than last year. To view the artwork vist their site for questions or to bid by phone call Doriel at 967-4250. Here are just two of our favorites:

"Jane" Image #1 " Tux" Image #2

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.

Here are some 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. We need dry and canned kitten food badly!
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

Oak Heights 5th grade class has reorganized, and are now calling themselves the "Character Council." The main focus of the Character Council is to promote positive attitudes, responsible behavior, leadership, and community service. The Character Council's first endeavor is to sponsor a drive to collect needed items to help care for the homeless animals at SafeHaven Humane Society. You can help the Character Council by donating items to Oak Heights School in Sweet Home, or by donating in their name using PayPal! SafeHaven wants to thank the students and staff of Oak Heights School for their hard work and support!"

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!

Wednesday April 30th 3 Kittens and one mom cat were dumped in a box at our front doorat 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

(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.

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.