About PAWS


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Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter (PAWS) / Pioneer Humane Society

Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter (PAWS) / Pioneer Humane Society

Non-Profit animal rescue operated mostly by volunteers located in Pendleton, Oregon.

Smokey is a male husky who was last seen around the levee near Roy Raley Park in Pendleton, Oregon. If you see him or have him, please call 541-969-3747 to help Smokey get home. Please share! ... See MoreSee Less
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Is anyone heading to Portland Friday or Saturday who can drive a few cats to the Clackamas Petco? It would be a big help! Part of our Petco Love funding is based on the number of pets we have adopted out of Petco stores <3 Looks like the weather might be nice for a ROAD TRIP! 😎 ... See MoreSee Less
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Yesterday was a GREAT day for adoptions! Congratulations to our puppy Rip, our sweet Cher, and our very happy Lima! We're so thrilled for these pets and their fur-ever families! Please tag a friend who needs a friend! You never know who will see our posts and be inspired to adopt! 💗🐾#dogs #puppies #adoptdontshop ... See MoreSee Less
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We are SO happy to report that Kaia/Coyote, our former shelter dog who escaped from her new adopter, is now SAFE! Thank you to EVERYONE who helped to catch this frightened dog!If you have a skittish dog, please make sure you double leash whenever you have your dog outside of a securely fenced area. One leash attached to a harness and one leash attached to a collar. <3 🐾 ... See MoreSee Less
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Our shelter dog Winchester who is housed at Pupcakes needs a ride to Animal Urgent Care in Milton-Freewater. Can you help? He is a large, strong pit bull, so you will need to be able to handle a large dog on a leash. Please let us know if you can help. 💗🐾 Message us on Facebook or comment below. Thank you! ... See MoreSee Less
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Pioneer Humane Society / PAWS

We are YOUR Pendleton community animal shelter!

Pioneer Humane Society/Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter is a local, private, non-profit 501(c)3 animal shelter located in Pendleton, Oregon. Founded in 1975 by a group of compassionate citizens, we are dedicated to helping homeless, lost, and at-risk animals and pet owners in our town and surrounding areas.

Annual Animal Statistics 2019 
Dog intake 322
Cat intake 864
Lifesaving percentage
2019 99.9%

We do our work by operating a no-kill shelter facility for homeless animals; through education and outreach programs; encouraging and assisting with spay/neuter; helping low-income pet owners with our pet food assistance program, and much more.

We are supported by volunteers, community partners, donations, and grants. We have a contract to take in impounded stray dogs from the city of Pendleton, however this contract accounts for only a small amount of our budget. We are not affiliated with, nor receive any funding from, the Humane Society of the United States or any other national lobbying organization.

Please visit our Services and Programs and Frequently Asked Questions pages for more info on the work we do in our community, and Get Involved for how you can help.

PAWS building
Our PAWS building

Our Mission Statement

The mission of the Pioneer Humane Society, a non-profit 501(3)c organization, is to promote and provide humane treatment of animals through education and fostering/sheltering/adopting homeless animals.  Its programs and services are administered through PAWS (Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter).  PAWS serves the community by reducing pet population through spay/neuter programs and maintains a commitment not to euthanize healthy adoptable animals.

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