City of Portland Animal Control
City of Portland Animal Control is a partner of Best Friends, working together to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country
The Best Friends Network is made up of thousands of public and private shelters, rescue groups, spay/neuter organizations, and other animal welfare groups — all working to save the lives of dogs and cats in communities like yours across the country.
From City of Portland Animal Control
Los Servicios de Cuidado Animal de Portland protegen la salud, la seguridad y el bienestar del público dentro de los límites de la ciudad, controlando la población animal y estableciendo normas uniformes para el control y la erradicación de la rabia. Este departamento se esfuerza por: 1. Educar al público sobre el cuidado y la tenencia responsable de mascotas. 2. Promover la esterilización y castración de mascotas para ayudar a reducir la población de animales callejeros. 3. Colaborar con las autoridades para investigar y procesar los casos de crueldad animal. 4. Encontrar hogares permanentes responsables para animales callejeros adoptables, colaborando con grupos de rescate animal locales, estatales y nacionales.
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Who we are
Best Friends Animal Society works alongside thousands of animal shelters, rescue groups, and other animal welfare organizations to save the lives of cats and dogs across the country and to make the entire country no-kill in 2025.
The Best Friends Network is comprised of thousands of animal welfare groups from every single state, all working to save the lives of pets in their own communities.
Ranging from animal shelters and rescue groups to spay/neuter and trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) organizations, they collaborate with Best Friends to save even more lives in every corner of the country.
Best Friends provides marketing help, fundraising events, webinars, grants, and other resources so that, together, we can Save Them All.
Interested in becoming a partner? Visit bestfriends.org/network »