Following an urgent plea on Friday, November 7, 2025, MCAS saw a tremendous response from the community, alleviating its immediate critical capacity crisis. Adopters and fosters still urgently needed!
In response to mounting challenges in animal welfare, five local shelters are joining forces for Adopt ASAP, a major adoption event happening Friday, October 25 to Sunday, October 27.
Multnomah County is looking for an experienced leader to serve as the Animal Services Director. This is your chance to make a real difference for the animals and people of the Portland Metro area.
Thousands of Oregonians, their livestock, and their animals are displaced following Oregon’s devastating wildfires.
Recent National Animal Shelter Data Shows Significant Increase in Stray Dog Intake. Shelter Animals Count and MCAS Offer Tips to Keep Pets Home Safe in July - National Lost Pet Prevention Month.
To safeguard our rabbits in the shelter, and to prevent the potential spread of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2), MCAS is taking special precautions and asking the public to be observant.
The Animal Shelter Alliance of Portland (ASAP) is updating how it reports animals. New reports will match the Shelter Animals Count (SAC) national database.
The shelter is open for dog adoptions, while intake for new dogs is still closed. There have been no additional deaths or new cases of Streptococcus zooepidemicus (SZ) in the adoption kennels.
