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Pets

Homeless Pets of Eugene

How local efforts from volunteers, shelters and donations can save pets’ lives 

Culture 2 days ago

Homelessness isn’t specific to humans —  pets experience it each and every day throughout the community, too. The National Alliance to End Homelessness conducted a … Continue reading →

The Paws behind the Powerful

A bird’s eye view of Lane County’s mayors and their pets

Culture 2 days ago

Mayor of Eugene Kaarin Knudson says, “‘The fifth member of our family,’ is probably the best way to describe him.”  Running a city is no … Continue reading →

Out to Pasture

When your noble steed gallops over the rainbow bridge, what do you do with his 1,000-pound body?

Culture 2 days ago

It goes without saying that a pet is a family member, and when it comes time to say goodbye, the grief is the same. Horses … Continue reading →

Your Best Pets!

All pets are the best, but here are this year’s photo contest winners

Culture 2 days ago

Cutest Pet Spirit (above) the husky is 10 years old and has lived with Rachel Saxton since he was five. “We just love him to … Continue reading →

Creswell’s Sacred Cow

Romeo, a Creswell steer, is the 2025 Guinness World Records ‘Tallest Living Steer’ who loves to eat apples and hang out at the Welcome Home Animal Sanctuary

Culture 1 year ago

When Misty Moore first saw Romeo in a veal crate at a dairy farm he was only 10 days old and about the size of … Continue reading →

Agile Paws

Dog agility may be the cutest sport ever

Culture 1 year ago

A tricolor white, black and umber Shetland sheepdog sits eagerly before an agility course, looking intently at her handler, waiting for a cue. Not even … Continue reading →

Pawsitive Approach to Charity 

Every year the Eugene Police Department encourages its employees to donate to charity. What keeps its employees donating is ‘bring your pet to work day.’

Culture 1 year ago

The employees at the Eugene Police Department like to have fun with the incentives they give people for donating to nonprofit charities. One incentive has … Continue reading →

The Best of the Best

After counting up the votes, here are the winners of EW’s 2024 Pet Photo Contest

Culture 1 year ago

Between July 9 and August 8, Eugene Weekly received photos of 59 local pets ranging from birds to lizards, pigs to dogs. I had the … Continue reading →

Animal Foster Care

EW-Extra 2 years ago

Ever thought about fostering an animal? Well, maybe we all should.  On July 27 House Bill 2915 was signed into law. HB 2915 stops new … Continue reading →

‘Little Shooting Stars’

Eugene’s Little Critter Crew takes care of our smallest animal companions, many abandoned by their owners after the lockdown

Culture 2 years ago

Eugene’s Little Critter Crew got its start as an animal rescue group in early 2020, just a whisker ahead of COVID. What that meant, co-founder … Continue reading →

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