Humane Society of Central Oregon
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Bend Brews and Beyond Aims to Bring a Sense of Joy  

Beyond beer, the event offers a pet “petting zoo” with adoptable pets, lower admission prices, hemp garden libations, and a drinking pants pageant
Avatar photoBy Jesse Coronado

If it’s not going home with a good buzz, Bend Brews and Beyond organizers say they want visitors to leave the fest this year feeling a sense of joy.   The second annual BBB festival is back, with hidden gems such as a petting zoo with adoptable dogs, sour barrel-aged cherry beer and a drinking pants pageant. One notable change to the festival this year is lower prices. Festival organizer Brian […]

Posted inBest Of Central Oregon

Best Nonprofit

Humane Society of Central Oregon
by Miina McCown

The Humane Society of Central Oregon is one of the longest-running nonprofits in Central Oregon. Since 1961, it has served local animals and people, providing company as well as thrifted items at its secondhand store, where profits go toward the efforts and operations of the animal shelter. “We are incredibly honored and humbled to win […]

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For the Love of Cats

Two groups merge to help provide low-cost spay and neuter services for Central Oregon pets, including feral cats
Chris Miller

It takes a big love for cats for someone to wake at 4:30am, do a loop across Central Oregon from Sisters to Madras, then to Burns and back by midnight—with a carload of feral animals. Caring for pets in Central Oregon got a little more streamlined when in November, the Bend Spay and Neuter Project […]

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Stolen Dog Reunited

Bend Police say a Philomath woman took a Bend man’s dog
Chris Miller

Imagine you tie up your companion dog, head inside to play arcade games for a short time, then come out to find your pup gone. That’s what happened to Matthew Torney Friday in downtown Bend. Cops say Philomath resident Sabrina McCaskill took Torney’s dog, Kido from outside Vector Volcano arcade—doing so because cops say she […]

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