Providing Compassionate Services to Pets and People A PUBLICATION OF WILLAMETTE HUMANE SOCIETY • SPRING 2013 Buster’s World We’re all just living in it… page 3 End of Life Decisions Let quality of life be your guide… page 7 Applause For Paws These jokes have gone to the dogs… page 9 WHS Services: Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts Willamette Humane is proud of our varied, Brief Paws is published quarterly by compassionate services offered to both pets and Willamette Humane Society. people. We focus on saving lives, supporting Moving? Send us your change of pet families and offering a sustainable, healthy address or email it to: animal shelter to our community.
[email protected] Editor: Dan Long, We open our shelter to those that found a pet but Willamette Humane Society cannot keep it; we celebrate birthdays while Design: Denise Seith & Co. teaching young children how to compassionately Marketing/Advertising care for a pet. Do you have a pet and need help? Printing: Oregon Web Press (I’d forgotten what it was like to bring a new pet home, let alone a puppy; thankfully our skilled trainer helped ease our transition and Willamette Humane Society PO Box 13005 • 4246 Turner Road SE my strong-willed puppy brings immense joy and a bit more exercise into my life.) Salem, OR 97309 • 503-585-5900 www.whs4pets.org We celebrate every adoption and reconnection of a lost pet while we actively
[email protected] promote our professional Spay/Neuter Clinic to reduce local pet overpopulation. Mon/Thurs/Fri • 12 pm—7 pm We provide compassionate support to both surrendered pets and to their families as Tues/Wed • Closed Sat/Sun • 12 pm—6 pm they face challenging circumstances.